Ukrainian judge involved in 2002 scandal was on tonight's Ladies panel
This will go down as the blackest day in the history of figure skating, far surpassing 2002.
The judging $$$$ in these olympics was a farce, climaxing with the rigged result of the ladies event.
Judging the women's free skate on Thursday evening in Sochi is none other than Ukrainian Yuri Balkov.
Balkov, as you may remember, is the same judge who was recorded on tape -
by Canadian whistle blower Jean Senft - listing the results of the
pairs free dance at the Winter Olympics in Nagano before the event even
took place.
His punishment for rigging an Olympic event, as handed down by the International Skating Union: A one year suspension.
Shocking. Especially for the absolute meritocracy that is figure skating.