There is definitely a cloud hanging over figure skating with the outcry over the pairs competition, and an admission that a French judge had been pressured to vote a certain way.
Ottavio Cinquanta, head of the International Skating Union, said no decision on the pairs controversy will be made until his executive board meets Monday, and there is no plan to speed up the process.
France's Olympic chief now says a French figure skating judge was "manipulated" into voting for the Russians in the pairs competition. That stunning revelation came late Wednesday night.
"Some people close to the judge have acted badly and have put someone who is honest and upright, but emotionally fragile, under pressure. We cannot continue to let our judge be lambasted in this way. What is true is that she has been put under pressure, which pushed her to act in a certain way."
On NBC's Today Show Thursday morning, the head of the professional skaters association said it's time this kind of under-the-table judging was exposed and cleaned up.
"I think that the judges who are involved in any kind of backdoor scandals, any kind of deals that are made in the backroom, should be barred for life."
Jamie Sale and David Pelletier toured NBC's broadcast area Thursday. They say they are waiting.
Skate Canada is filing an appeal of that medal competition with the ISU and also wants in independent investigation.
Jamie Sale said, "Dave and I have nothing to do with this, as well as the other skaters. We have everybody else working on it."
Skate Canada is also hoping to resolve this with the best possible outcome for the skaters, by the awarding of a second gold medal in the pairs competition.
There is a precedent. Back in 1992, that happened with a synchronized swimmer when a judge registered the wrong score.