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After five months of horrifying news, it was refreshing to escape briefly into the world of Jamie Sale and David Pelletier and their quest for the gold medal [WINTER OLYMPICS, Feb. 25]. Their venture had everything: a talented, attractive pair of figure skaters reaching for their dream, an obstacle to it and finally (like the made-for-TV movie that will surely come) a storybook happy ending. I know they had a few difficult days, but their tale of triumph overcoming adversity was like a minivacation for this American's battered psyche. LINDA COURTEMANCHE Royersford...
While I won't disagree that the corruption in Olympic judging needs to be seriously addressed, I question the decision to give the Canadian figure skaters a gold medal in addition to the one won by the Russian pair Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze. What would have happened if the situation had been reversed and the Russians had challenged the judges? Nothing. The controversial resolution of awarding two gold medals was obviously aimed at pleasing the American press and public, and it reeked of cold war residue. It is rather symptomatic of the nation of plaintiffs that is America. Your...
Competitions are about winning and losing. In defeat, the Canadian skaters made it clear that they did not deserve the gold medal. I give their whining performance a 5.2. COURTNEY R. JOHNSON Washington...
Sale and Pelletier are to be congratulated on the professional way they handled the unfortunate judging incident. The proper outcome should have been for the Russian pair to concede the gold and accept the silver medal. Naturally, this did not happen. It is time to clean up Olympic judging. Athletes give their heart and soul in competition, and they deserve to be judged fairly. CONSTANCE K. QUINN Ottawa...
There is a saying: those who cannot lose will never win. Gold medals cannot be covered with mud, no matter how hard somebody tries to dirty them. And silver medals don't turn into gold, no matter what somebody tries. The Canadian pair surely understand that they got their consolation medals just to calm down the crowd. OLGA IVANOVA Novosibirsk, Russia...