Comments On Olympic Figure Skating Controversy
Ashley Wagner:

They need to get rid of anonymous judging. There are many changes that need to come to this sport if we want a fan base, because you can't depend on this sport to always be there when you need it. To be completely honest, this sport needs fans and needs people who want to watch it. People do not want to watch a sport where they see someone skate lights out and they can't depend on that person to be the one who pulls through. People need to be held accountable.

People don't want to watch a sport where you watch people fall down and somehow score above someone who goes clean. It's confusing and we need to make it clear for people.

I am speechless. The crowd was very supportive of the Russians, so to be a Russian figure skater must have been absolutely incredible to get out there... period. I came into this event knowing pretty well that that was how it was going to go. It is not fair to the skaters who work so hard to become noticed if they are not going to have a sport that backs up what they are doing.

I'm the type of person where what you see is what you get. Maybe I might be a pretty decent figure skater out on the ice, but in the kiss-and-cry, I still haven't mastered that figure skater attitude where you sit there and smile until the bitter end.


Johnny Weir:

That is a big, big number. You have to think being in Russia in front of a Russian audience has definitely helped. She (Sotnikova) skated well, I don't know if she was eight points ahead of Carolina Kostner.

Adelina Sotnikova:

Any questions (about the scores) are for the judges, not for me. I did my job. I gave a gift to Russia. I smashed my season's best. In fact, I smashed my highest score for my whole career and I did it at the Olympics. I didn't think I could skate like I did today.

Yuna Kim:
I'm not in the right position to comment on it. And my words can change nothing.