Dean Christopher: "After collapse of the USSR a certain politicization of competitions was felt. The judicial panel often was prejudiced"

The Olympic champion of Sarajevo-1984 in ice dance Dean Christopher, acting from Jane Torvill, told about bias to their duet after collapse of the USSR in the 1991st year. "If it is honest, it was a hard time, certainly, all of us felt it. Before the Olympic season we really enjoyed process of trainings, and already in the season on tournaments we felt pressure and tension. Certainly, a certain politicization of competitions was felt. The USSR broke up, but historically its many former republics – nowadays the independent states – still were close each other. At each such...