Gold on Ice : The Sale and Pelletier Story

English

ISBN: 1552634663

EAN: 9781552634660

Category: Sports & Recreation / Ice & Figure Skating

Publisher: Key Porter Books

Release Date: 05/01/2002

Synopsis: It was the story that rocked the 2002 Winter Olympics and directed the worlds gaze to figure skating. Canadian champions Jamie Sale and David Pelletier finished second to Elena Berezhnaia and Anton Sikharulidze by the narrowest of margins in the Olympic figure skating pairs final. But a judge later admitted shed been pressured to put the Russians first. Acknowledging a wrong had been done, the International Olympic Committee awarded a second gold medal to Sale and Pelletier: Their silver was upgraded to a second gold after an uproar, ensuing controversy, and an investigation revealed that indeed a judge had succumbed to pressure to vote for the Russian pair instead. The twosomes story has placed a spotlight on the sport and will result in an overhaul of the way it will be judged in the future. Gold on Ice: The Sale and Pelletier Story features more than 60 stunning, full-color pictures documenting the skating pairs early lives, as well highlights from their controversial Olympic program. Chapters include: The Early Days Two Solitudes Together at last The Olympic Games The Scandal Erupts Happy Ending. Sale and Pelletier embody the true spirit of the Olympic ideal, and have established themselves as world-class athletes. They have thrilled audiences everywhere, and here for the first time is their story that is sure to inspire legions of fans and young skaters across the country and around the world.

Gold on Ice : The Sale and Pelletier Story

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.24 inches

Width: 8.0 inches

Length: 10.0 inches

Weight: 15.87 oz

Pages: 80