The Russian and Canadian Olympic committees have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), engulfing the 2022 Winter Games figure skating team event in controversy.
The disagreement arises from the revised Beijing final rankings after Kamila Valieva tested positive for drugs. Four appeals have been submitted to CAS after the International Skating Union (ISU) came under fire for rejecting Valieva’s results. The story of the Winter Games gains a powerful depth from this developing drama.
The Russian Olympic Organization (ROC), the Figure Skating Federation of Russia, and Russian athletes have initiated three opposing appeals against the ISU judgment. In a dramatic change of events, Canadian skaters, their Olympic organization, and Skate Canada have filed an appeal against the ISU ruling.
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The main player in this story is 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, who participated in ROC in Beijing. Despite their triumph, Valieva’s failing drug test during the Games caused a two-year pause in the medal distribution process. The sporting world is now waiting to see how this protracted issue will be resolved.
In the post-Olympic frenzy, a bitter argument has emerged between the Russians and the International Skating Union (ISU) over the revised results. The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) fiercely claims that their team should be reinstated in the gold medal position, even though ISU’s updated calculations have Russia ranked third, after the US and Japan.
A surprising development is that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has verified that Canadians are promoting a reordering of the podium, with Japan securing silver, the United States claiming gold, and Canada claiming bronze. There’s a sense of tension in the aftermath of the Games as the race to find the proper medal allocations gets stronger.
CAS said; “All four CAS arbitration procedures have just commenced. Given the early stage of the proceedings, no indication can be given as to when a hearing may take place, if any,” an article from sportstar mentioned.
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