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		Skating judges have never been required to give testemony about their decisions and that is a situation the ISU would probably like to avoid at all costs.
		Earlier in the week figure skating officials had recommended to ISU president Cinquanta the marks of the French judge be stricken and replaced with the marks of the substitute judge, which would have given sole possession of the gold medal to Sale and Pelletier, but he rejected that recommendation.
		Skating fans began lining up at the doors to the Delta Center at the appointed time, 2 hours before the start of the competition, but due to rampant disorganization inside the venue were required to stand in the bitter cold for another 20 minutes.
	www.iceskatingintnl.com /archive/results_olympics/olympics02.htm (2920 words)

	TIME.com Print Page: Arts & Entertainment -- Olympic Figure Skating: A Sport on Thin Ice
		Skating is full of fancy footwork, but we like to think it's confined to the skaters.
		Whether figure skating should be in the Olympics at all is a question some people have been asking for years.
		By that time Rogge and the other members of the Olympic committee were aware that the Canadian Olympic Association had filed an application before the court of Arbitration for Sport, a non-Olympic body, asking the court to hear its request for a second gold medal and to compel the pairs judges to testify.
	www.time.com /time/olympics2002/printout/0,8816,203477,00.html (2508 words)

	Winter Olympics: Figure Skating
		The man credited with giving birth to the type of figure skating we see today is Jackson Haines, an American from New York.
		Figure skating was in the spotlight in the 2002 Olympics when it was discovered that vote-swapping had pushed the Russian pair into first place above the near-flawless Canadian performance.
		The French judge was sent packing and in an Olympic first, the gold was awarded to both the Canadians and the Russians.
	www.factmonster.com /spot/winter-olympics-figure-skating.html (528 words)

	Sarah Hughes \| Olympian \| Figure Skating \| Olympics \| Biography \| Bio \| 2002 \| Winter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		That opened the door for 16 year-old Sarah Hughes to win the gold in women's figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
		With some help from the bizarre figure skating scoring system, which makes understanding trigonometry or memorizing the capitals of eastern European seem easy, Sarah was awarded the gold medal based on the strength of her long program.
		The figure skating world has been taking notice of Sarah since 1998 when she won the US Junior Figure Skating Championships at the age of 12.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p1818.htm (377 words)

	Figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A controversial decision which extended the Russian dominance of pair skating at the Olympics.
		On February 15 the ISU and IOC, in a joint press conference, announced that it would award a second gold medal to Salé and Pelletier, and that Marie-Reine Le Gougne, the French judge implicated in collusion, was guilty of "misconduct" and was suspended effective immediately.
		It was the first gold in Olympic figure skating for France since 1932.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Figure_skating_at_the_2002_Winter_Olympics (688 words)

	Olympic Figure Skater and Cancer Survivor Scott Hamilton to Speak at Ithaca College Commencement - Ithaca College News ...
		The figure skating gold medalist and cancer survivor will speak to some 1,355 graduates and their guests at the 10:00 a.m.
		Hamilton earned his first trip to the Winter Olympics in 1980, when he was selected by his teammates to carry the American flag for the opening ceremonies at Lake Placid.
		After entering the professional skating ranks later that year, Hamilton continued to be a crowd favorite in both competitions and in tours with the Ice Capades and Stars on Ice.
	www.ithaca.edu /news/release.php?id=1463 (520 words)

	NPR : 2002 Winter Olympics, A Special Report
		Olympic officials -- seeking to thwart performance-enhancing drugs -- must determine which of hundreds of dietary supplements should be banned from use during competition.
		The 1932 speed skating gold medalist was killed in a car crash, just three weeks before his grandson is to compete in the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
		At recent Olympic trials for the biathlon -- an event that combines cross-country skiing and shooting -- several U.S. hopefuls were soldiers, training for the Olympics at a time of war.
	www.npr.org /programs/specials/olympics2002 (2380 words)

	Agony and ecstasy: Referee's figure skating allegation probed - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Ottavio Cinquanta, president of the International Skating Union, announced today that the organization is investigating a "specific allegation" regarding the event and that results of the internal assessment will be discussed by the ISU's council at a meeting Monday in Salt Lake City.
		Sally Rehorick, a figure skating judge and a top manager of the Canadian Olympic Association, said she accepted that Monday's results are final and agreed there is a certain degree of subjectivity in judging figure skating.
		The oldest scam in figure skating judging is vote trading, with judges agreeing to vote for a certain skater with the understanding they can call in the debt later.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,70000600,00.html (929 words)

	Olympic Figure Skating Links
		"Figure" skating is named for the compulsory figures skaters did in competition until 1990, in which the skater would attempt to trace a set pattern on the ice.
		Nowadays, figure skaters perform two programs in competition: the short, or technical, worth about 1/3 of the total score, is comprised of a series of required elements.
		In Olympic caliber competition, look for skaters to include six to seven triple jumps and several spins in their freeskate programs, as well as some triple-triple combinations from the top echelon of women and even some quadruple jumps from the men.
	www.sirlinksalot.net /figureskating.html (250 words)

	CNN.com - Russians unhappy over Olympic judging - February 23, 2002
		Russian officials Friday said the judging of the women's figure skating final won by 16-year-old American Sarah Hughes was biased and demanded that the Russian skater who finished with silver get a gold medal.
		In the pairs figure skating competition last week, officials granted a gold medal to the Canadian skaters, who first received a silver after skating a technically perfect final routine while the Russians, whose performance had technical flaws, won the gold medal.
		On Thursday, Russian Olympic officials threatened to pull all their athletes from the 2002 Winter Games if new concerns over judging and drug tests are not investigated.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/02/22/oly.winter.olympics/index.html (727 words)

	Lessons from the Winter Olympics
		Eleven countries in the 2002 Winter Olympics were represented by a "team" of just one athlete.
		The pairs figure skating competition would prove that life, if nothing else, is very subjective.
		Figure skater Sarah Hughes, in fourth place after the women's short program, went into the final program with the smallest chance of winning a medal.
	www.topendsports.com /events/winter/lessons.htm (773 words)

	Figure skating profiles - 2002 Winter Olympics coverage
		Hughes comes from a skating family: Her father played hockey at Cornell, captaining the 1969-70 team; her brothers also play hockey, and her sister competes in figure skating.
		Butyrskaya was born in Moscow and began skating at her kindergarten.
		Though their relationship is not friendly, the two have taken skating to a new level, combining technical difficulty with artistry.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/0,3949,60000023,00.html (1111 words)

	Ideals and Dollars: Selling the Olympics
		The Winter Olympics conjures up images of white, snow-covered mountains, swift skiers racing towards the finish line, skilled skaters twisting in the air, and huddled spectators cheering for their team.
		For example, it is well known that the figure skating event attracts a large audience of television viewers.
		Companies know that if they advertise during the figure skating event, their products will be seen by a large number of people.
	www.riverdeep.net /current/2002/02/021802_dollars.jhtml (1443 words)

	2002 Winter Olympics
		The 2002 Winter Olympic Games were held in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
		Prior to these Olympics, a number of I.O.C members were forced to resign after it was uncovered that they had accepted inappropriately valuable gifts in return for voting for Salt Lake City to hold the Games.
		In the first week the pairs figure skating competition resulted in the French judge's scores being thrown out and the Canadian team being awarded a second gold medal.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/2/20/2002_winter_olympics.shtml (431 words)

	Sasha Cohen \| Biography \| Pictures \| Photos \| Figure Skating \| 2006 Winter Olympics \| World Figure Skating Championships (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Figure skating star, Sasha Cohen, is taking a short break from skating but will still be around for the big events of 2007.
		She started figure skating when she was seven and entered her first skating competition at the age of 10.
		After missing a year of skating due to a back injury, Cohen returned to the world figure skating stage at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where she finished fourth.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p6477.htm (353 words)

	Figure Skating Controversy -- 2002 Winter Olympic News from KSL
		Figure Skating Controversy -- 2002 Winter Olympic News from KSL
		The International Skating Union announces it will investigate the judges' decision in Monday night's pairs figure skating competition.
		The International Skating Union president, Ottavio Cinquanta, faced reporters Wednesday, and we think everyone came away realizing how difficult it will be to change that decision on figure skating.
	2002.ksl.com /news-5199i.php?p=1 (525 words)

	Amazon.ca: 2002 Olym.Figure Skating Exhib: Video: Olympic Winter Games 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Olympics are the premier event in figure skating, and although I recorded all of the '02 Olympic figure skating events live on my VCR, I purchased this offering because I desired to have the best possible picture quality for the best skates.
		Kwan's figure skating accomplishments ranked her among the best to ever lace up a pair of skates: four time world champion, six time US national champion, and 1998 Olympic silver medalist.
		Yes, the editing of the 2002 olympic figure skating exhibition weakens the tape considerably.
	www.amazon.ca /Olym-Figure-Skating-Exhib-Olympic-Winter/dp/B0000639LW (1140 words)

	2002 Olympics - Salon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Former U.S. figure skating champion Rudy Galindo talks about the Salt Lake Olympics, the sport's effeminate image and the reactions to his coming out.
		The figure skating people were amusing for a while with their little controversy.
		Awarding the Canadians the gold was a half-measure, but as long as figure skating is controlled by a bitchy sewing circle it won't be a real sport.
	dir.salon.com /topics/2002_olympics (303 words)

	Olympic skating scandal judge fights to clear name - smh.com.au
		A judge at the heart of the 2002 Winter Olympics figure skating scandal said today she had new information that would clear her name.
		She is scheduled to appear at a hearing of the International Skating Union (ISU) in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday and Tuesday in connection with one of the biggest scandals in Olympic skating history.
		Le Gougne was suspended indefinitely but said she discovered evidence that showed the ISU, in a break with precedent, had thrown out all the judges' votes - not just hers - in awarding the second gold.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/04/26/1019441298005.html (451 words)

	Amazon.ca: Figure Skating Champions : Includes the 2002 Winter Olympics: Books: Steve Milton,Gerard Chataigneau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Figure skaters are jumping higher, skating faster and pushing artistic and technical boundaries like never before.
		Figure skating is one of the most popular events at the Olympic Games, with millions more watching on television around the world.
		He has covered international skating since 1980 and has attended six Winter Olympics and more than a dozen World figure skating championships.
	www.amazon.ca /Figure-Skating-Champions-Winter-Olympics/dp/1552976580 (354 words)

	Amazon.com: The 2002 Olympic Games - Figure Skating Competition/Exhibition: Video: Olympic Winter Games 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The first is the figure skating competition from the 2002 Olympics, and the second is the exhibition skates that occurred afterwards.
		During the free skate portion of the competition, the emphasis was on artistry.
		I'll wrap this up: Yagudin's exhibition skate is amazing; you have to see it to believe it, if you see it you won't forget it, and if you have a young niece asking you uncomfortable questions about it, she can be easily distracted with a hand-puppet.
	www.amazon.com /2002-Olympic-Games-Competition-Exhibition/dp/B0000639LX (2296 words)

	Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
		Recovering from the flu, Weiss had a less than stellar performance at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Colorado Springs in December.
		After the Olympics, Weiss said he realized that he was skating well and started to rethink his decision to leave competitive skating.
		If he still has a desire and passion to skate for the next two years, he said he would like to be back at the Olympics in 2006.
	www.usfigureskating.org /event_story.asp?id=21026 (516 words)

	CNNSI.com - 2002 Winter Olympics - Figure Skating - Americans, Russians headline figure skating - Saturday January 26, ...
		American figure skaters are contenders at the Salt Lake City Olympics.
		But after a shaky victory at Skate America, a third place (her first so low since 1996) at Skate Canada and a second to Russian nemesis Irina Slutskaya at the Grand Prix finals, Kwan found herself at nationals.
		In winning Europeans, Butyrskaya had an error-filled free skate, and her psyche often is fragile at bigger events.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /olympics/2002/figure_skating/news/2002/01/26/skating_preview_ap (1099 words)

	Salt Lake City Winter Olympics 2002 \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As the Olympics come to the finish line, post your questions to the Monitor's Mark Sappenfield, reporting from Salt Lake City.
		Others in the sport say this could be the first sign that figure skating is due for some drastic changes.
		Rehorick said subjectivity in figure skating was fine, "as long as the subjectivity is based on fair play in the spirit of the Olympics."
	www.csmonitor.com /specials/oly2002/0212ap3.html (1185 words)

	The Winter Olympics — Infoplease.com
		The move toward a winter version of the Olympics began in 1908 when figure skating made an appearance at the Summer Games in London.
		Despite the objections of Modern Olympics' founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin and the resistance of the Scandinavian countries, which had staged their own Nordic championships every four or five years from 1901-26 in Sweden, the International Olympic Committee sanctioned an “International Winter Sports Week” at Chamonix, France, in 1924.
		Apres ski: the IOC is awarding itself and its broadcast partners a gold medal after scoring record ratings for the Winter Olympics......
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0115111.html (727 words)

	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Japan's Shizuka Arakawa won the gold medal in the women's figure skating competition Friday after favourites Irina Slutskaya of Russia and American Sasha Cohen stumbled in the free skate.
		Figure skating analyst Paul Martini discusses how the new judging system will impact the Torino Games.
		Few sports have embraced the glamorous to the tawdry and spanned from the sublime to the ridiculous as figure skating.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/figureskating (817 words)

	NPR : The Athletes and Coaches, 2002 Winter Olympics, A Special Report
		NPR News looks at the athletes and coaches involved in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
		As the 2002 Winter Olympics get under way in Salt Lake City, athletes hoping to win a medal say they must do two things: be confident and convince themselves that the games are "just another competition." NPR's Tom Goldman reports for Morning Edition.
		At 40, this is Iginia Valentina Boccalandro's last shot at the Olympics.
	www.npr.org /programs/specials/olympics2002/athletes (817 words)

	NBCOlympics.com - Figure Skating (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Even though the Olympic games are over, the NBC Universal Store still has your favorite Torino merchandise.
		Short program leader Sasha Cohen missed the first two jumps in her free skate but still wound up with silver behind Japan's Shizuka Arakawa.
		Learn all about Olympic figure skating -- the events, the elements, and the history.
	www.nbcolympics.com /figureskating/index.html (193 words)

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