Team USA wanted its silver medals after finishing second to a Russian team inspired by Kamila Valieva
Team USA has failed in a bid to officially receive figure skating team event silver medals at the Winter Olympics after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) turned down its appeal following the cancelation of the ceremony which would have seen Russian athletes win gold.
The ceremony, which would also have seen Japan take bronze, had been due to take place more than a week ago, only to be called off by what the IOC and the International Skating Union (ISU) initially described as a legal issue.
That turned out to center on a test submitted by Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) star Kamila Valieva at the Russian championships on December 25.
In the high-profile ensuing saga, Valieva was allowed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to proceed to an individual event which would not have had a medal ceremony had the pre-Games favorite to win gold achieved a podium place.
Read a copy of the letter sent to IOC president Thomas Bach saying the team will ask the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a ruling before the #Beijing2022 closing ceremony. https://t.co/RsXocKdBtJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2022
Valieva produced an uncharacteristically imperfect performance to finish fourth, and her anti-doping case over a non-performance enhancing heart drug that was detected in her system will now be resolved after the Games.