W. Figure Staking officalls says it rigged

[evergreen96]

Just heard it on the news.

 

[Nitemare]

Anyone have a link yet?

 

[BCYL]

I was reading msnbc.com this morning and saw this article comparing figure skating to boxing... I thought it was a pretty interesting read...

 

[swayinOtis]

i saw a thing on sports center where these two judges in another competition were signaling each other on how to vote by tapping their shoes a certain way. lol

i still won't watch the stupid sport, though. it's too ghey.

 

[silverpig]

CNN has had a story about it up for a long time. Even the newspaper here had the headline. Basically, the French judge has admitted that she was "pressured" into acting a certain way... Read more on CNN's site...

 

[b0mbrman]

<< CNN has had a story about it up for a long time. Even the newspaper here had the headline. Basically, the French judge has admitted that she was "pressured" into acting a certain way... Read more on CNN's site... >>



Yes, that's what I'd heard too...is this what you're referring to?

 

[BlueApple]

CNN SI Article

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The French figure skating judge was pressured to "act in a certain way" before she voted to give the gold to the Russians in pairs, the head of the French Olympic team said Wednesday night.

 

[silverpig]

Yeah, it made this morning's paper, so it's been news for a while now.

 

[NFS4]

Don't let Red Dawn see this thread

 

[js1973]

The French? Unreliable? That's it, if anybody needs me, I'll be in my bomb shelter.

 

[Scarpozzi]

<< The French? Unreliable? That's it, if anybody needs me, I'll be in my bomb shelter. >>


LOL! My thoughts exactly...