11.   Ottavio Cinquanta of Italy, the president of the skating union, advocated a plan that would award points instead of deducting them.

12.   Pfenning investigated and filed a report with the skating union.

13.   Recent developments have increased pressure on the skating union as it determines what to do about Le Gougne.

14.   The dispute has clearly put Ottavio Cinquanta of Italy, president of the skating union, in the middle.

15.   The IOC had pressed the skating union to act swiftly to resolve the controversy.

16.   The International Olympic Committee and the skating union had acted fast because an awful lot of people were paying attention to this judging mess.

17.   The IOC acknowledged that the skating union and its president, Ottavio Chiaquanta of Italy, has the responsibility to oversee figure skating and determine whether wrongdoing took place.

18.   The president of the skating union, Ottavio Cinquanta, said he will hold a news conference Wednesday.

19.   The Russian federation then accused the skating union of disregarding the rules.

20.   The skating union has suggested a system in which skaters would receive marks for each maneuver based on degree of difficulty and execution.