Jamie Salé and David Pelletier
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Jamie Salé and David Pelletier are a Canadian pair figure skating team best known for their Olympic gold medal at the 2002 Winter Games and their influential role in prompting reforms to the sport’s judging system.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pair figure skating team
ⓘ
sports duo ⓘ |
| awardedBy | International Olympic Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian pair skaters
ⓘ
Olympic figure skaters for Canada ⓘ Olympic gold medalists for Canada ⓘ Olympic medalists in figure skating ⓘ figure skating controversies ⓘ |
| controversy | 2002 Olympic figure skating judging scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversyType | judging bias allegations ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| discipline | pair skating ⓘ |
| disciplineType | pairs ⓘ |
| era |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| event | pair skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalResult | gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics pairs event ⓘ |
| governingBody | International Skating Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
increased scrutiny of figure skating judging
ⓘ
public debate about fairness in judged sports ⓘ |
| influenced | introduction of a new ISU judging system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
2002 Winter Olympics pair skating gold medal
ⓘ
role in reforming figure skating judging system ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of reform in figure skating judging ⓘ |
| medal | Olympic gold medal in pair skating ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive international media attention in 2002 ⓘ |
| member |
David Pelletier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jamie Salé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| notableFor | being central figures in the 2002 Olympic pairs judging scandal ⓘ |
| notableProgram | Love Story free skate ⓘ |
| OlympicEvent | figure skating pairs competition ⓘ |
| OlympicGames | 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City ⓘ |
| originalResult | silver medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics pairs event ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Stars on Ice
NERFINISHED
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professional skating tours ⓘ |
| represented | Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
| resultOfScandal | overhaul of the 6.0 judging system in figure skating ⓘ |
| sharedGoldWith | Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | figure skating ⓘ |
| style |
artistic pair skating
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technically strong lifts and throws ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
| trainingLocation | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnedProfessional | after the 2002 Winter Olympics ⓘ |
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