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Hi :-) Yes, I agree with you that it doesn't prove the deal didn't exist, but I think the article gives unfull information - anyone who read that and hadn't followed Olys in detail who'd have thought the Russian judge did vote for them. Also when the author calls the pairs result the biggest scandal in Olympic history he is being rather untruthful - taking into account that so many people find arguments (technical and rulebook arguments!) for B&S winning, I don't think you can call it that. It's basically very poor journalism :-( I don't like articles, which are only there to say "there's a scandal, there's a scandal!".
Hi, Monika,
While I share your disdain for sensationalist journalists, I believe that in this case there is a very big story here. After all,
an arrest has been made.
I think how B/S skated vis-a-vis S/P is irrelevant. The issue is attempted event-fixing. BTW, I`m no kind of S/P supporter. I find them boring and basically only watch pairs to see P/T .
I don`t think I`m premature in noting that the noose is tightening around Anissina`s neck.
Boy, Speedy and Rogge are awful slow in issuing statements. I don`t for a second suspect Rogge of any culpability, but the alleged attempted fix happened on his watch so he`s stuck with this can of worms.
What does the U.S. Justice Dept. know that they`re not yet divulging? This whole thing may play out slow, but IMHO this is a scandal of bigger proportions than I can even dream.
Over the years there have been rumors that two members of a world-class ice dance team don`t even talk to each other off-ice. I wonder if that`s true and who the team could be.
As you know, I`m no insider in any way. shape, or form and all I know is what I get from the internet, newsgroups, and reflectors (or is it mailing lists?).
Cordially,
Arthur
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