Canadian pair just hoping to get on with lives
Now that they have been promised their Olympic gold medal, Canadian pairs skaters Jamie Sale and David Pelletier just want to get on with their lives.

Figure skating: French win original dance despite 6.0 for Russians
The big question wasn't who would win the original dance or whether the judging was fair. More pressing was just how soon the ice dance competition would end Sunday night so the real show — the pairs medals presentation — could go on.

Fracas isn't over

Figure Skating: Original ice dancing results

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Figure skating was Games' first winter sport Skating's roots may stretch back as far as the Middle Ages, where drawings depict ancient gods wearing huge "skis" with runners. In 1850, E.W. Bushnell introduced the first steel-bladed skates, which revolutionized the sport by making possible more intricate twists and turns.

Up close: Figure skating It's the most popular sport of the Winter Olympics. The grace and artistry of Olympic skating is never difficult to express.

Skating is a real sport Sigh. Yes, Virginia, figure skating is a sport. I know, I know. There are sequins on the costumes, short skirts on the ladies and more routines choreographed to movie themes than you can three-turn or twizzle to.

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Figure skating medalists in Nagano