The International Olympic Committee awarded Canada's figure skating pair, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, a gold medal Friday in an attempt to resolve a judging controversy that has dominated the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The highly unusual decision by top Olympic and figure skating officials also allows the Russian pair, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, to keep their gold medal, which was narrowly won during Monday night's free skate program. Also during the Friday news conference, the International Skating Union suspended French figure skating judge Marie-Reine Le Gougne for false voting during Monday's figure skating competition after reports that she was pressured into casting her vote for the Russians.