attyfan said:IMO, it is a pity that they had to include a picture of B & S. It wasn't their fault; why not use a picture of the victim?
The scandal was hardly a curse for B&S. Anyone who has followed the story at all has seen that they are people of great integrity and heart. No other skaters have their picture in the mainstream news, so this can only help their careers.Vash01 said:B&S are truly cursed. No matter how well they skated in SLC, no matter how gracious they have been through all these years, they are considered criminals because of such articles.
I consider that accusation and insult. I have never said that S&P were the best team. I said they were the best that night. That's my opinion and I along with others have that right to an opinion.Vash01 said:Joe, you can believe what you want to believe. You have been a supporter of S&P for a long time so I am not surprised by your 'logic'.
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brad640 said:Anyone who has followed the story at all has seen that they are people of great integrity and heart..
Mathman said:The reporter refers to Yuri Balkov (aka Mr. Taptoe) as "the whipping boy of American and Canadian journalists." Poor guy.
Mathman said:Here is a different perspective, from a Russian newspaper. It says that Tokhtakhunov couldn't possibly have bribed Le Gougne because he does not speak French. Not only that, but Tokhtakhunov's character is vouched for by "...hockey player Pavel Bure, tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov, and the majority of Russian coaches and athletes, performers and musicians..." So I guess that settles that question.
The reporter refers to Yuri Balkov (aka Mr. Taptoe) as "the whipping boy of American and Canadian journalists." Poor guy.
BTW, this article is adorned by a picture, not of B&S, but of Anassina and Peiserat. I thought that was an interesting choice. What are they trying to imply?
The article identifies Chevalier Nusuyev as "an official sponsor of the Russian Figure Skating Federation."
http://english.mn.ru/english/issue.php?2002-30-3
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This has nothing to do with the issue. We have battered the BS and SP to death. This is about a murder which is skating related.mzheng said:ITA. It just too bad their glories have to be tinted like that. But in my mind they are always being a deserved pair OGM at SLC, and the only one.
The article identifies Chevalier Nusuyev as "an official sponsor of the Russian Figure Skating Federation."Miezekatze said:He was not a skating official.
And not even that article claims he ever was one. People have an amazing talent to read what they expect to see or want to see :scratch:
The Russian article says that Nusuyev organized the "Association for Children's sport" in Russia. It also mentions that Nusuyev would often sponsor specific Olympians, providing financial support both to athletes and to coaches. Nothing is mentioned about his ties to FS (other than the 2002 SLC scandal connection). In fact, his specific sports were Sambo and Judo.Joesitz said:The article identifies Chevalier Nusuyev as "an official sponsor of the Russian Figure Skating Federation."