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Those medals were a stupid move. They should have either been left as they were awarded ( If that had left B/S 's win under a cloud of doubt and controversy..they wouldn't have been the first) , or if enough evidence of wrongdoing existed , medals should not have been awarded at all.
A serious investigation and overhaul of the system could still have been undertaken. It was already long overdue. And has not been completed to everyone's satisfaction yet.
Once a "whistleblower" has cast doubt on more than one official..a substitute mark for one judge's results would mean nothing. If that person then recants, and tells a completely different story ,but none of the other principals crack.. no-one can be sure which version is true ,or if there's yet another " truth " at the crux of the matter. This puts the whole competition under a cloud , not just the gold medal placements.
ISU judging was already widely considered to be rife with corruption. There were already insistant voices calling for the exclusion of ice dance , in particular, from the games. The IOC was still trying to put it's own favours-and-payoffs-for-the-selection-committee scandal to rest.
Most , if not all , of the powers that be wanted a quick fix ( never mind if it's a dirty one ) before their own positions were placed in jeopardy. At that level, the skaters are just grist for their mill.
A serious investigation and overhaul of the system could still have been undertaken. It was already long overdue. And has not been completed to everyone's satisfaction yet.
Once a "whistleblower" has cast doubt on more than one official..a substitute mark for one judge's results would mean nothing. If that person then recants, and tells a completely different story ,but none of the other principals crack.. no-one can be sure which version is true ,or if there's yet another " truth " at the crux of the matter. This puts the whole competition under a cloud , not just the gold medal placements.
ISU judging was already widely considered to be rife with corruption. There were already insistant voices calling for the exclusion of ice dance , in particular, from the games. The IOC was still trying to put it's own favours-and-payoffs-for-the-selection-committee scandal to rest.
Most , if not all , of the powers that be wanted a quick fix ( never mind if it's a dirty one ) before their own positions were placed in jeopardy. At that level, the skaters are just grist for their mill.
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