MetaFilter posts tagged with olympics and figureskating

Voyageman — Sun, 24 Feb 2002 14:35:54 -0800

Will this spoil the party in Canada ? (NYT reg req) Great victories by the men and the women. Sure. But then one is reminded again in the NYT today about last week's controversy - "The judge, Marie Reine Le Gougne, said the pressure she felt was unlike any in her 14 years of judging, that it intensified as the Olympics drew near and that it came from one country, Canada" You cant help but wonder.

Lanternjmk — Fri, 22 Feb 2002 10:43:57 -0800

Russians Challenging Hughes Skating Gold Russian Olympic officials lodged an official protest, demanding that Olympic Silver Medalist Irina Slutskaya be awarded a gold medal, accusing the ladies figure skating judges of being biased against the russian skater. This is the biggest batch of sour grapes I have ever seen in sports.

neilkod — Fri, 15 Feb 2002 10:09:44 -0800

Justice Served Canadian figureskating team gets their gold after all.

wpeyton — Mon, 11 Feb 2002 20:34:53 -0800

What were the skating judges watching? What a robbery! The Canadian pair, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier were just fantastic, and deserved the gold. It is hard to imagine what the judges were thinking, because they had it all - technical merit, drama, passion, and excellence. And after the decision, dignity.