Berezhnaya, Sikharulidze take gold in pairs.

ABC news: The French figure skating judge was pressured to "act in a certain way" before she voted to give the gold to the Russians in pairs, the head of the French Olympic team said Wednesday night. Questions of improper judging have centered on Le Gougne, one of five judges who favored the Russians despite the couple's obvious technical error. Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze edged Canada's Jamie Sale and David Pelletier 5-4 in the free skate Monday night.

Reuters: Canada's Jamie Sale and David Pelletier appeared on Larry King Live on Wednesday as the rumpus over their Winter Olympics figure skating silver medal gathered pace. Pelletier said he felt like he had been punched in the stomach when the scoreboard revealed that their brilliant performance on Monday had not been enough. The gold went instead to Russians Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze.

CNN: The pairs figure skating event Monday night brought out the best and worst of the sport: Canadians Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, the defending world champions in the event, were at their best, skating a free program that was both emotional and technically solid. The five judges who relegated their performance to the silver medal, one spot behind Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia, were an example of the sport at its worst.

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