Canadian skaters awarded gold medals

The International Skating Union and the International Olympic Committee have decided to award a gold medal to the Canadian figure-skating pair who lost out to the Russian pair on Monday night.

The decision to award gold to the Russians sparked a controversy, with most spectators and critics agreeing that the Canadians deserved to win.

The French judge at the centre of the scandal, who was accused of fixing his vote in return for a vote for the French team in a separate event, has since been suspended.

The Russian pair were also allowed to keep their gold medal.