Skating fix suspect 'may have contacted six judges'

The alleged Russian mobster charged with fixing two Olympic figure skating contests was on tape saying six judges might be involved, Italian police said as they released details from their investigation of the worst judging scandal in Olympic history.

The alleged Russian mobster charged with fixing two Olympic figure skating contests was on tape saying six judges might be involved, Italian police said as they released details from their investigation of the worst judging scandal in Olympic history.

The information emerged a day after an Italian organised-crime unit arrested Alimzhan Tokhtakhounov in Venice on US conspiracy charges.

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