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Judge In Olympic Pairs Skating Flap Accused Of Wrongdoing VOA News 14 Feb 2002 03:03 UTC 
A judge in Monday's controversial Olympic pairs skating competition has been accused of wrongdoing by the official who reviewed the event with the judges afterward.
That decision drew immediate howls of protest from the crowd and expressions of shock from television commentators who thought the Canadians were far more technically correct.
The International Skating Union president, Ottavio Cinquanta, did not reveal the nature of the allegations against the judge, but said he has received a denial. Earlier, Mr. Cinquanta said the skating union was doing an "internal assessment" to see if judges at the event followed proper rules and procedures -- but he said their ruling would not be overturned.
The International Olympic Committee has told the skating union to settle the dispute over the decision "quickly." The skating union says it will review the written charge against the judge next Monday.
In the latest Olympic results from Salt Lake City, Germany has won a medal sweep in the women's luge competition, with Sylke Otto taking the gold, Barbara Niedernhuber winning the silver, and Sikle Kraushaar winning the bronze.
Eaerlier, Norway's Kjetil Andrew Aamodt won the gold medal in men's alpine combined skiing. Bode Miller of the United States took the silver and Benjamine Raich of Austria won the bronze.
Kati Wilhelm of Germany won gold in the women's 7.5 kilometer sprint biathalon. Fellow German Uschi Disl took the silver and Magdalena Forsberg of Sweden won the bronze. In other competition Wednesday, two athletes won their second gold medals at these Winter Olympics. Switzerland's Simon Amman won the individual K-120 ski jump and defending champion Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway took the 10 kilometer sprint biathlon.
Some information for this report provided by AP and DPA.
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