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Olympic ethics—for the good of all
Originally appeared on spirituality.com
Viewers around the world may watch the 2006 Winter Olympic games in Torino, Italy, with a different perspective than ever before. Not only will the athletic abilities of the participants be on display; the ethics of each individual athlete, judge, and coach will be closely scrutinized, too.
You may remember that four years ago, Canadian freestyle pairs skaters Jamie Salé and David Pelletier were initially awarded the silver medal in competition, despite a clean performance, while a Russian pair, who didn’t skate quite as well, received the gold. A French judge later admitted she’d been under pressure to favor the Russians in exchange for another judge’s influence on scoring other skating events. It was quite a scandal.
As the investigation progressed and the injustice was uncovered, justice did prevail. Both skating pairs were finally awarded gold medals.
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