And that is one of the things that make me think an arrangement might have been made. Both teams are excellent. The big difference in the marks looks shady.
If you look back, I said the Russians earned the gold in team. I did not think it was a set up, even though it had been reported by then that a judge said there was an arrangement.
But Petri's comments, the big difference in marks, and Plushenko's injury......all three together have put some doubts in my mind. Of course there are some Canadians that have probably never even watched Pairs Dancing and are screaming and yelling about it. But some of us do watch, and we think it should be investigated. If the American and Russian judges marked Davis and White way above what any other judges marked them AND those same two judges marked Virtue and Moir way below what all the other judges marked them, then that's an arrangement. Especially if the same pattern shows up in their marking of the teams.
I know the marks are not made public, but if they could, they should look into it.
The last time I heard of a judge intentionally marking wrongly they were not allowed to judge for a year. That's ridiculous. They should be banned for life when caught.
And for the record....I was not going to post about this. You are rightfully proud of your skaters. They were amazing both nights. I posted my concerns
before the skate. Once it was done, and Davis and white got the gold, I was not going to raise it again. But, one line of your post (with the picture of them holding the flag) offended me. So I responded. (Not a big deal. I'm over what I felt offended by.)
I hope you realize it isn't all "sour grapes". You don't have to agree with me, but I hope you can understand why I and many others would like the judging examined.
And now.....on to hockey.
