Jamie Sale and David Pelletier are awarded the Gold Medal

The IOC has awarded a Gold Medal to Sale and Pelletier(the Russians are being allowed to keep theirs) and the French judge has been suspended.
Below are pictures from the press conference and links to articles dealing with the events of February 15, 2002.




Jamie Sale and David Pelletier before their press conference on Friday, February 15.

Canadian pair David Pelletier and Jamie Sale met the press Friday
after learning that they will share the gold medal with Anton Sikharulidze and Yelena Berezhnaya of Russia.

Canadian figure skater Jamie Sale, right, smiles as her partner David Pelletier, looks on during a news conference after they were awarded with a gold medal Friday.

Canadian figure skaters Jamie Sale (R) and David Pelletier (L) hug their team chief, Sally Rehorick, during a press conference given at the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, February 15, 2002. The couple, who were awarded the silver medal in the controversial judging of the pairs competition last February 13 in which Russian rivals were given the gold, will be awarded gold as well after the votes of the French judge were cancelled. Photo by Gary Hershorn/Reuters




Links to Articles


Canada

Sale, Pelletier to get gold after all

Pair of truly great Canadians

Great Britain

Canadians delighted by gold

Canadian skaters get gold

U.S.

Sale, Pelletier share gold with Russian pair

Canadian pair get gold, scandal judge banned

Canadian pair say justice done

Quotes on Canada's figure skating pair being awarded a gold medal

Canadians awarded gold as judge is banned




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