L'Equipe News Article Proves To be Prescient: Olympic Skating Scandal

The French magazine L'Equipe went to press with this story on 8 February and it was picked up as an also-ran by various international news sources.


"The French magazine L’Equipe is reporting that the fix is in and that Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir cannot win in ice dance as a result. The United States is not a contender to win the team title, while Russia is. Russia does not have someone who can win ice dance, while the United States has Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The story in L’Equipe reports that the U.S. would support Russia in the team event, while in turn the Russians would ensure Davis and White toppled the Canadian duo of Virtue and Moir."

[link to www.thestar.com]


The same story appeared in US papers, also on 8 February.

[link to www.washingtonpost.com]

[link to www.usatoday.com]


Now that the Ice Dancing competition is over, we have the official Ice Dancing results for both events:

Team Event
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. United States

Pair event
1. Davis & White (USA)
2. Virtue & Moir (CAN)
3. Ilinykh & Katsalapov (RUS)


These are the same results predicted by L'Equipe back nine days ago. An interesting Olympic development for sure. I guess sometimes gold tarnishes, too?

The French magazine L'Equipe went to press with this story on 8 February and it was picked up as an also-ran by various international news sources.


"The French magazine L’Equipe is reporting that the fix is in and that Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir cannot win in ice dance as a result. The United States is not a contender to win the team title, while Russia is. Russia does not have someone who can win ice dance, while the United States has Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The story in L’Equipe reports that the U.S. would support Russia in the team event, while in turn the Russians would ensure Davis and White toppled the Canadian duo of Virtue and Moir."

[link to www.thestar.com]


The same story appeared in US papers, also on 8 February.

[link to www.washingtonpost.com]

[link to www.usatoday.com]


Now that the Ice Dancing competition is over, we have the official Ice Dancing results for both events:

Team Event
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. United States

Pair event
1. Davis & White (USA)
2. Virtue & Moir (CAN)
3. Ilinykh & Katsalapov (RUS)


These are the same results apparently predicted by L'Equipe nine days ago. An interesting Olympics development for sure. I guess sometimes gold tarnishes, too?

If there is any basis to these allegations — and the results seem to lend them some credibility — then one must ask why would certain parties wish to fix this particular event. And that question leads us to the 'artistic component' of the pair event which featured some very specific arcane symbolism.

Oh well, I guess I should have posted this on an actual conspiracy forum.

Not that the Canadian pair seems to mind:

"Virtue agreed. 'We have great respect for Meryl and Charlie and it's been an interesting relationship over the years,' she said. 'We weren't really competing against them. We're competing against the system. We were doing our job, they were doing theirs and it came down to preference and we don't hold any bitterness against them at all.'"

So it's good all around, apparently! But I repeat myself.

I'm not watching any of these events. Anti-Olympics.

However, I am struck by your phrase "arcane symbolism" in these team skates.

So what were the creative themes in the top contenders' programs?

If you have time, respond please.

The French magazine L'Equipe went to press with this story on 8 February and it was picked up as an also-ran by various international news sources.


"The French magazine L’Equipe is reporting that the fix is in and that Canada’s Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir cannot win in ice dance as a result. The United States is not a contender to win the team title, while Russia is. Russia does not have someone who can win ice dance, while the United States has Meryl Davis and Charlie White. The story in L’Equipe reports that the U.S. would support Russia in the team event, while in turn the Russians would ensure Davis and White toppled the Canadian duo of Virtue and Moir."

[link to www.thestar.com]


The same story appeared in US papers, also on 8 February.

[link to www.washingtonpost.com]

[link to www.usatoday.com]


Now that the Ice Dancing competition is over, we have the official Ice Dancing results for both events:

Team Event
1. Russia
2. Canada
3. United States

Pair event
1. Davis & White (USA)
2. Virtue & Moir (CAN)
3. Ilinykh & Katsalapov (RUS)


These are the same results apparently predicted by L'Equipe ten days ago. An interesting Olympics development for sure. I guess sometimes gold tarnishes, too?