Russian Olympic flag carrier denies he wants to compete for US at Sochi
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July 3 - A commission set-up by the Dutch Olympic Committee and Royal Netherlands Speedskating Association has found that one of its skaters, Gretha Smit - or a member of her entourage - did offer a Polish rival €50,000 (£41,000/$63,000) to drop out of a race at the 2006 Olympics in Turin.
June 21 - London in Ontario has been awarded the 2013 World Figure Skating Championships, which could feature South Korea's Olympic champion Kim Yu Na (pictured), Skate Canada announced today.
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
May 6 - South Korea has been hit by a major race-fixing scandal which has seen two short-track speed skaters, including double Vancouver Olympic gold medallist Lee Jung-su (pictured), banned from the sport for three years.
January 17 - South Korea's Kim Yu-Na (pictured), the favourite for the women’s figure skating at next month’s Winter Games in Vancouver, stands to win a $1 million (£615,000) golden bonus if she can break her own world record in winning Olympic gold.