The Canadians at the centre of an Olympic scandal
SOCHI, RUSSIA – The International Olympic Committee won’t investigate reports of a proposed deal between figure skating judges, calling the rumours “groundless.”
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir found themselves in the middle of a brewing scandal on Saturday night after French newspaper L’Equipe reported a proposed agreement between Russian and American judges to keep the Canadians off the top of the podium.
“Co-operation between the U.S. and Russia? In this case absolutely not,” IOC communications director Mark Adams said at a press briefing Sunday morning. “I have seen absolutely no evidence apart from the claim, so we would treat that as a bit of gossip, frankly, which is groundless.”
The Canadian Press
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