Russian skaters blame America (and Canada, too)

Post #28,547 by marlowe 2/15/02 4:45:10 PM Reply	Russian skaters blame America (and Canada, too) [link\|http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20020215/ap_on_sp_ol/oly_pairs_controversy_russia_fig_1\|This is just so typical] Excerpt: It's a disgraceful fuss," Matviyenko said before Friday's development. "The International Olympic Committee (news - web sites) should get to the root of it and not allow American mass media and amateurs give marks to our skaters," Matviyenko told a news conference, the Interfax news agency reported. The controversy has received wide attention in the Russian press, which for the most part has provided factual coverage, tinged with just a touch of bitterness over what has been perceived in Russia as the Canadians' unwillingness to accept defeat gracefully and allegations the Russians may somehow have exerted pressure on some of the judges. I say: Shut up. You cheated, and you got busted. Have the decency to honorably accept dishonor and slink away in shame. And maybe the IOC should slink away in shame as well. Above politics, my ass. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html] Sometimes "tolerance" is just a word for not dealing with things.
Post #28,551 by admin 2/15/02 5:56:10 PM Reply	They may not have cheated. The allegations I have seen only assert that the French judge felt pressure from her own association, not from the Russians. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #28,583 by wharris2 2/15/02 11:29:36 PM Reply	Yup. Skaters themselves probably had no involvement. You (usually) can't blame the skaters themselves for getting a (maybe) undeserved award. Although in the depths of the cold war, it is said the KGB and the USSR bureaucracy did its utmost to fix results of various events, from chess to the Olympics. Where each demon is slain, more hate is raised, yet hate unchecked also multiplies. - L. E. Modesitt, from his Recluse series
Post #28,731 by marlowe 2/17/02 11:51:58 AM Reply	I stand corrected. Posted that one in kind of a hurry. [link\|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html\|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html] Sometimes "tolerance" is just a word for not dealing with things.
Post #28,810 by boxley 2/18/02 11:16:25 AM Reply	On second thought, This is also about appearance/style compare the russian duo to the canadian barkers, Russian Gold. thanx, bill Mike Doogan "Then there's figure skating and ice dancing and snowboarding. The winners are all chosen by judges. That's not sports. That's politics. And curling? If curling is a sport, pork rinds are a health food."

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