Cast the key players of Skategate
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If you're not too tired of the drama of the pairs figure skating scandal already, get ready for more.

Somebody is sure to make at least a made-for-TV movie about the Olympic skating flap that saw Canadians Jamie Salé and David Pelletier share the gold medal with Russians Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze after days of outrage and intrigue over the judging.

Before Hollywood gets started, we want to know who you believe should be cast in the key roles. Below, we list the main players along with our nominees. Send us a note on who you believe would best portray each figure, along with reasons why. Then later this week, we'll take the best suggestions and run polls to decide who should play each character.


Jamie Salé
Dark-haired Canadian sweetheart from Red Deer, Alberta, and partner David Pelletier skated a near-flawless long program at the Salt Lake City Olympics. But the duo received silver after questionable scores by some judges.
Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock
The pair captured everyone's attention after the slight and impressed everyone with their class and sportsmanship. She also proved she could take a check after she recovered from a pre-performance collision with Russian skater Anton Sikharulidze. Once had a side job at a coffee shop in Edmonton.

Page 2's suggestions: Sandra Bullock, Kate Beckinsale
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David Pelletier
Salé's partner on and off the ice, the French Canadian is a fun-loving guy
Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe
whose sense of humor comes across in English and French. The native of Sayabec, Quebec, had a side job selling beer at the Molson Centre at Montreal Canadiens games.

Page 2's suggestions: Ryan Phillippe
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Ottavio Cinquanta
The International Skating Union president was pushed to the forefront of the scandal to explain the position of the sport's governing body.
Roberto Benigni
Roberto Benigni
But, because of broken English and political doublespeak, he couldn't explain things very clearly. After initially announcing a slow investigative process, he was seemingly pressured into giving the Canadian pair a share of the gold medal with the Russians.

Page 2's suggestion: Roberto Benigni
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Elena Berezhnaya
Together with partner Anton Sikharulidze, the two-time world champion pairs from Russia won a controversial gold medal at Salt Lake City.
Nicole Sullivan
Nicole Sullivan
She overcame a scary mishap in 1996 when the blade of a fellow skater caused a 2-inch laceration in her skull. She had emergency brain surgery, which caused temporary speech impairment and partial paralysis on the right side of her body.

Page 2's suggestion: Nicole Sullivan
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Anton Sikharulidze
Before Berezhnaya's accident, she was already linked romantically with Sikharulidze. He rushed to her bedside after her accident and has been her partner on the ice ever since.
Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze
After the pair were awarded their controversial gold medal, they feared they were being blamed for the debacle and laid low until it was announced they would be co-gold medalists with the Canadians.

Page 2's suggestion: Patrick Swayze
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Marie-Reine Le Gougne
Le Gougne's controversial voting became the focus of the ISU's investigation, and it was revealed that she admitted to
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
being pressured to give higher marks to the Russians. After leaving the games, and being suspended indefinitely, Le Gougne told a French sports daily that she had never made a deal to trade votes.

Page 2's suggestions: Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett
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Who should portray Jamie Salé?

Who should portray David Pelletier?

Who should portray Ottavio Cinquanta?

Who should portray Elena Berezhnaya?

Who should portray Anton Sikharulidze?

Who should portray Marie-Reine Le Gougne?





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