1.   A Russian pair scored highest in the short program.

2.   After the ceremony, the Canadians extended gifts to the Russian pair.

3.   But conspicuously, the Russian pair of Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze smiled just as broadly.

4.   But the patient was the Russian pairs skater Sergei Grinkov.

5.   Eastern European judges often prefer classical performances such as the one that the Russian pair of Anton Sikhuralidze and Elena Berezhnaya performed in Salt Lake City.

6.   During that meeting, Pfenning distributed a document that called into question the scoring of the five judges who had placed the Russian pair first.

7.   He seems to be the natural spokesman for the Russian skating pair, especially when the questions are in English.

8.   In the ensuing uproar, an investigation uncovered that French judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne was pressured by her federation to vote for the Russian pair.

9.   In the pairs competition, the judges were accused of favoritism toward Russian pair Anton Sikharulidze and Elena Berezhnaya.

10.   Russia, China, Poland, Ukraine and France voted for the Russian pair, while the U.S., Canada, Japan and Germany voted for the Canadians.