"I remember about a year before the Olympics, Carlo Fassi came to my mom and dad and said he wasn't sure Frank had the political connections to get me the gold - if they'd put me with him, he could almost assure you that their daughter would get that gold medal......My parents didn't even have to ask me about that, as I was completely loyal to Frank." She added, "Sometimes I wonder what would have happened back in 1980 if the USFSA had gotten behind me like the Canadian Association got behind their pair team. But back then, you just did your job and went home were glad you weren't third."
This is Linda's quote from the original article as quoted by SkateFan4Life.
What I wonder, and does anyone know? Did Fassi use this claim of sekret, (probably corrupt), political powers , guaranteed to win you the gold, to attract topnotch skaters to his program?
If so, it is not surprising when looking back, people like Linda and Frank believed him and went the conspiracy theory road.
Even if Carlo claimed it, does not mean he really did it, BTW.
I'd be curious what others think. Like SkateFan4Life, I wish he had finished his biography. I would have read it.
dpp