Ice Storm: The Salé and Pelletier Affair
When Canadian figure skaters, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, skated a flawless routine in Salt Lake City, it should have been a gold medal performance they would always remember. But instead a Russian pair won despite a number of errors and the controversy that followed was one that the skating world will never forget. After a furious debate that engulfed the games for nearly a week, an extraordinary deal made both pairs champions. Both teams saw their medals tarnished, but not as much as figure skating itself after the biggest judging scandal in skating history.
- Runtime
- 44m
- Released
- 2006
Details
Release year: 2006
Storyline
When Canadian figure skaters, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, skated a flawless routine in Salt Lake City, it should have been a gold medal performance they would always remember. But instead a Russian pair won despite a number of errors and the controversy that followed was one that the skating world will never forget. After a furious debate that engulfed the games for nearly a week, an extraordinary deal made both pairs champions. Both teams saw their medals tarnished, but not as much as figure skating itself after the biggest judging scandal in skating history.
Top credits
- Ted Barton — Self
- Yelena Berezhnaya — Self
- Sandra Bezic — Self
- Sonia Bianchetti — Self