French lead in ice dancing despite questions.

From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: February 15, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Phil Sheridan

SALT LAKE CITY _ Hours after International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge assured that the rest of the figure skating competition would not be tainted, the ice dancing compulsories were held last night.

Judge No. 2 was Yuri Balkov of Ukraine.

In 1998, Balkov was suspended for a year after attempting to rig the voting in the ice dancing competition at Nagano, Japan.

The dancers he downgraded in `98 were Canadians Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz, who are contenders for a medal in this year's competition.

After a crazy week ...

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