It would seem that the skaters themselves are able to put this into perspective and just perform their best while letting the cards fall where they may. They don't appear to be too bothered by this allegation.
Skaters dismiss report of collusion between Russia, USA
This French magazine article may turn out to be a red herring put out there for no better reason than to gain readership. So far we have no substantive corroboration of this supposed collusion.