Outrage Spreads: Was Women’s Figure Skating Rigged in Sochi?

Ain’t no drama like figure skating drama, folks. A major controversy is surrounding Russian Adelina Sotnikova’s figure skating gold medal win at the Winter Olympics in Sochi on Thursday

Many people, from figure skating insiders to peripheral fans of the sport, think her win was a fix and fan favorite Yuna Kim got royally snubbed. They’re claiming the entire competition was just an elaborate Russian setup. As of Friday, in fact, more than 1.7 million think so.

A petition on Change.org, boasting more than 1.7 million signatures, is demanding an investigation of the resultIt’s the fastest-growing petition in the site’s history — spreading quicker than the petition seeking prosecution in the killing of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. But conspiracy theorists in tin foil hats aren’t the only ones who are up in arms Read more…

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