FIVE falls at the Olympic Figure Skating, Slippery Surface Blamed

Not one, not two...but FIVE finalists in the Olympic Pairs final slipped stumbled and fell, including the Italian home favourites.

'Mental problems' were blamed, but Italian Primadonna Barbara Fusar Poli was in doubt that it was her partner Maurizio Margogoli who was responsible for their misfortune, stumbling as they did in the final stages of their routine.

The italian ice dancer shot daggers at her partner for a full 30 seconds at the end of their routine, with only the imminent judging result rescuing him from her withering stare.

It's pistols at dawn in the world of sequins and spandex.

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