Achievements Babb-Sprague was awarded a gold medal in the women"s solo event at the 1992 Summer Olympics after a scoring scandal.In the technical figures routine, a Brazilian judge accidentally entered a score of 8.7 instead of 9.7 for the Canadian swimmer Sylvie Fréchette, allowing Babb-Sprague to win the competition.Fourteen months later, and after several appeals by the Canadian Olympic Committee, Sylvie"s medal was upgraded to gold by the International Swimming Federation, while Kirsten was allowed to retain hers.