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作者：Anonymous 在 罕见奇谈 发贴, 来自 http://www.hjclub.org
Some Judges Say Overrule Is a Cop-Out
By SELENA ROBERTS (New York Times)
ALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 17 ?Hours before Jamie Sal?and David Pelletier received their gold medals in a ceremony at the Salt Lake Ice Center tonight, three veteran judges said there was no provision in the International Skating Union rulebook to serve as a foundation for the awarding of duplicate gold medals.
In its haste to resolve a scandal, the I.S.U. invented a solution based on public outcry and Canada's all-out campaign to turn silver into gold, according to the judges, who are from Western countries and are familiar with the international federation's rules. All three spoke on condition of anonymity.
On Friday, the skating federation declared Sal?and Pelletier co-winners of the pairs competition along with the Russians Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. It also announced the suspension of one of the pairs judges, Marie Reine Le Gougne of France. That action, the three judges said, provided an easy out. They said that even if Le Gougne's marks had been removed, and the controversial voting in the long program had resulted in a 4-to-4 tie among the eight remaining judges, the short program would have served as the tie breaker. In that portion of the competition, Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze were in first place by a 7-to-2 vote ?or 6 to 2 without Le Gougne's marks.
"The Russians won outright, no matter how you look at it," one judge said.
When Ottavio Cinquanta, the president of the I.S.U., announced the decision Friday, he did not refer to a particular section of the federation's rules as a basis for the decision. Repeated phone calls to the I.S.U. to seek clarification were not returned.
With an I.S.U. council meeting scheduled for Monday morning, and with Cinquanta preparing to propose judging reforms, issues about the fairness of the pairs competition have not gone away.
To some skating officials, it remained unclear whether there was a conspiracy to deny the Canadians the gold medal, as widely believed, or whether there was an effort to sabotage the Russians' chance at a major title for the second time in the last year.
Over the past three days, skating officials say allegations concerning possible collusion between Russia and France at the pairs event have emerged, as well as accusations of impropriety on the part of Canada.
"There was a bloc for Canada that not only wanted them to have the world championship but also the gold medal," said Shevale Nusuev, a longtime coach and trainer for the Russian skating federation. "The conspiracy is not a Russian conspiracy, but a Canadian conspiracy."
Nusuev pointed to what he said was tangible evidence: the marks. The scores from last week's pairs event paint a picture of a Canadian judge who voted out of line with the majority, while Le Gougne scored the event more consistently than anyone else on the panel.
The misconduct that led to her suspension ?the failure to report improprieties before the event ?is seen as a misdemeanor by the judges. So far, no evidence has been presented to suggest she changed her marks as a result of pressure. Le Gougne initially said pressure came from the French federation; French Olympic officials contend that it came from judges and trainers on both sides who approached her at a practice before the event.
Le Gougne may have a chance to tell her side of the story on Monday. The Associated Press reported today that she asked the I.S.U. council to allow her to address the members. If anything, Le Gougne has her own scorecard from the pairs event to support her ability to judge clearly.
Le Gougne may have more credibility than other judges who have been under scrutiny at major competitions. In one year, Nusuev points out, the Russian pair's attempt to separate themselves from Pelletier and Sal?has resulted in two controversial endings.
Each time, a Canadian judge, Benoit Lavoie, was on the judging panel. At the 2001 world championships in Vancouver, British Columbia, last March, Canada went from third to first. Last week, Sal?and Pelletier's second-place finish was only briefly decorated with silver.
Several judges and figure skating officials pointed to Lavoie's marks in the competitions. At worlds, he scored the Russians lower than any other judge and marked the Canadians higher than the rest of the panel in the long and short programs. Last week, Lavoie was one of two judges to place Berezhnaya and Sikharulidze second after the short program.
"Odd, isn't it?" one Western skating official said.
Judges are prohibited from discussing their decisions until after the competition, but Lavoie did not respond to a request to comment privately about scoring in the pairs event. The Canadian Olympic Association was also asked to address Russia's allegations of improprieties by Canada.
Instead of bristling at the accusations, a Canadian official reacted without a vehement reply.
"I think what we have to say is, `Let's wait and see what the internal investigation turns up,' " said Brenda Gorman, a spokeswoman for Canadian Olympic figure skating. "Until we see the results, we cannot react to hearsay. We're not prepared to make a reaction at this time.
"I'd have to say, yes, I'm surprised. But at the same time, nothing surprises me after this past week."
Cinquanta is the one responsible for maneuvering the I.S.U. through the allegations. Not every skating official believes he has been open enough in his investigation. Today, speaking on "ABC This Week," he denied receiving letters that alleged Russia was guilty of improprieties.
"I say that when we were in a position to take a decision, to suspend an individual judge, and we have done it," Cinquanta said. "What is affirmed, that we are in possession of specific letter with specific implication of the Russian or other federation, is not true."
Skating officials who contend Cinquanta has letters with accusations of impropriety in his possession wonder if he is trying to make the controversy disappear.
"Cinquanta knows that Canada lost," Nusuev said. "There were four judges who wanted Canada to win. There are letters written from other judges that say the Canadians should be in second place. In Canada and America, this is business. It is not big business in Russia. We don't need this.
"You can say anything, but that a deal is with Russia? Doesn't this sound stupid?" Nusuev continued facetiously. "If Russia wanted to lean on anyone, it would be Ukraine. Now, that would be understandable."
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