February 25, 2002
More scandal and intrigue struck the figure skating world in Salt Lake. The 2002 Olympics were rocked by allegations of bribery and collusion after a bumpy Russian routine received higher marks than Jamie Sale and David Pelletier’s flawless Love Story routine. TIME’s cover story alluded to the potential voting bloc: “Looking over the roster of judges, many people expected a kind of cold war face-off.” While conspiracy theories spun faster than triple axels, Sale and Pelletier remained calm, TIME wrote:
“Pelletier and Sale, meanwhile, were being pelted with valentines. Their constant sportsmanship and shrugging good cheer was probably as a good a performance as any they gave on the ice, but it was what the moment required, and it earned them a lot of goodwill.”
When Jacques Rogge, the president of the International Olympic Committee, amid a look into the cheating allegations, decreed that both the Russians and the Canadians should share the gold, he underscored “that the value of the Olympic brand is on the line.”
Olympic Covers
- Sochi, 2014: Terror Fears
- London, 2012: Swimming Rivalry
- Beijing, 2008: Basketball Player LeBron James
- Turin, 2006: Skier Bode Miller
- Athens, 2004: Swimmer Michael Phelps
- Salt Lake City, 2002: Figure Skater Sarah Hughes
- Salt Lake City, 2002: Figure Skaters Jamie Sale & David Pelletier
- Sydney, 2000: Track Star Marion Jones
- Atlanta, 1996: Track Star Michael Johnson
- Atlanta, 1996: Michael Johnson’s Golden Feat
- Atlanta, 1996: Gymnast Kerri Strug & Bombing Victim Alice Hawthorne
- Lillehammer, 1994: Figure Skaters Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding
- Barcelona, 1992: Gymnast Kim Zmeskal
- Calgary, 1988: Figure Skater Debi Thomas
- Seoul, 1988: Track and Field Star Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- Sarajevo, 1984: Skiers Phil Mahre and Tamara McKinney
- Los Angeles, 1984: Organizer Peter Ueberroth
- Los Angeles, 1984: Soviets Boycott the Games
- Los Angeles, 1984: Track and Field Star Carl Lewis
- Los Angeles, 1984: Carl Lewis Claims Gold
- Lake Placid, 1980: Speed Skaters Eric and Beth Heiden
- Innsbruck, 1976: Skater Dorothy Hamill
- Montreal, 1976: Gymnast Nadia Comeneci
- Munich,1972: Swimmer Mark Spitz
- 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre
- Rome, 1960: Decathlete Rafer Johnson
- Melbourne, 1956: Shotputter Parry O’Brien
- Oslo, 1952: Ski Racer Andrea Mead Lawrence
- Helsinki, 1952: Decathlete Bob Mathias
- London, 1948: Track Star Mel Patton
- Swimmer Eleanor Holm, 1939
- Paris, 1924: Crew Captain James S. Rockefeller
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