You have a new rule system which is so calculated, so difficult and so complicated.

It's the event everybody can relate to. It's got beauty, it's got talent and it's got athletic perfection of the most extraordinary level.

The scandal helps people become aware of (skating). And once they're aware of it, they're hooked.

I think it's been a scandal to a certain degree so far, but whether it will end up being a full-blown one, I don't think so. And I don't think it should be.

It's going to be more fun than anything for me because for once we'll be able to say what we want. We'll be able to really applaud the skaters. We'll be able to cry with what we see has gone wrong.

They were two halves that together formed a magical whole.