Nine figure skaters from the U.S. were denied their 2022 Olympic team gold medal in Beijing because of a Russian doping scandal linked to Kamila Valieva. Now the squad will get their medals in Paris.
Nathan Chen competes in the men's free skate program during the figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Beijing. The U.S. team will finally be awarded its long-delayed gold medal at a ceremony on Paris.are finally set to receive their gold medals — two years late — during a special ceremony at the Paris Summer Olympics.
"The panel deliberated and concluded that the results of Ms. Valieva in the Olympic figure skating team event were correctly disqualified," CAS officials saidand her performance in Beijing invalidated. That appeared to clear the way for the U.S. team to win gold medals.On Thursday, however, the CAS panel concluded finally that the Russian skaters who competed alongside Valieva"could not be awarded the gold medal.
"We are glad that this opportunity can be offered to the athletes and teams who, unfortunately, had to wait for a very long time for their medals due to the ongoing legal case," the IOC said in its statement."We are thrilled to finally honor these incredible athletes," said Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, who added that details of the event aren't yet confirmed.While the U.S. receives the gold medal, the silver will go to Japan.
In a separate statement, CAS said an appeal filed by Canadian skaters and the Canadian Olympic Committee was reviewed this week at a hearing in Lausanne, Switzerland, but they declined to say when a final ruling will be issued.Brian Mann is NPR's first national addiction correspondent. He also covers breaking news in the U.S. and around the world.
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