Olympians Skate Into Hall Of Fame

by JeffHuang | January 23, 2009 at 09:43 am

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Jamie Sale, David Pelletier, and the 2002 men and women hockey teams will be inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame in March.
Figure skating pair, Sale and Pelletier was eventually awarded gold in the Olympics amidst the infamous 2002 Olympic Games skating scandal when judges for the competition was accused of cheating in favour of the Russians.
The men and women hockey teams both captured gold in the 2002 Olympics against the rivaled Americans in their hometown of Salt Lake City. The Men's gold medal game drew in an audience of 10 million making it the most watched Canadian TV program ever.

Jamie Sale and David Pelletier and the men's and women's 2002 hockey teams headline this year's group of inductees to the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.

They will be officially inducted March 26 at a gala ceremony and dinner at the Westin Bayshore hotel in Vancouver.