Post by Admin on Jan 30, 2024 15:34:37 GMT
Skating Canada issued a statement of protest on the 30th in response to the International Skating Union (ISU)'s announcement of changes to the results of the team competition at the Beijing Olympics.
"We are extremely disappointed in the ISU's position. Skate Canada disagrees with this and will consider all options to appeal."
The ISU's Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended female figure skater Kamila Valieva (17) from Russia for four years after she was found to be doping-positive during the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and her results for the same period were canceled. As a result, the second-place United States won the gold medal, the third-place Japan won the silver medal, and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) announced that the results had been moved back to the bronze medal. In the team event, which was contested based on ranking points, Valieva was first in both the women's SP and free skate, earning 10 points each, but she was disqualified and received 0 points. However, the overall score for pairs, ice dance, and men's singles was 54 points, which placed them in 3rd place behind the United States (65 points) and Japan (63 points), while Canada, which was in 4th place, had 53 points and was just one place behind the bronze medal.
ISU regulations state that if a competitor is disqualified, "athletes who were ranked lower than the disqualified competitor will be moved up accordingly," but the ranking points for the women's SP and free skate will not be moved up. First, the Canadian side claims that they will be given an extra point in each of the SP and free skate, and that their rankings will be swapped with ROC.
"We are extremely disappointed in the ISU's position. Skate Canada disagrees with this and will consider all options to appeal."
The ISU's Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended female figure skater Kamila Valieva (17) from Russia for four years after she was found to be doping-positive during the 2022 Beijing Olympics, and her results for the same period were canceled. As a result, the second-place United States won the gold medal, the third-place Japan won the silver medal, and the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) announced that the results had been moved back to the bronze medal. In the team event, which was contested based on ranking points, Valieva was first in both the women's SP and free skate, earning 10 points each, but she was disqualified and received 0 points. However, the overall score for pairs, ice dance, and men's singles was 54 points, which placed them in 3rd place behind the United States (65 points) and Japan (63 points), while Canada, which was in 4th place, had 53 points and was just one place behind the bronze medal.
ISU regulations state that if a competitor is disqualified, "athletes who were ranked lower than the disqualified competitor will be moved up accordingly," but the ranking points for the women's SP and free skate will not be moved up. First, the Canadian side claims that they will be given an extra point in each of the SP and free skate, and that their rankings will be swapped with ROC.