Team USA: Beijing 2022

U.S. Figure Skating is still waiting on the medals it won in the team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.



As the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) continues to sort out a case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the investigative process regarding her alleged usage of a banned substance has left the U.S. team in limbo — receiving neither the silver medal it had earned in second place to Russia, nor the gold medal in the case of Valieva and teammates being stripped of their win.

The U.S. team shared a statement Thursday on Instagram, nearly one year after the winter games began in February 2022.

"As we approach the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, U.S. Figure Skating and its athletes are deeply frustrated by the lack of a final decision in the Team Event," their statement read.

"We're very proud of how our Olympic medalists have carried themselves with poise and dignity since earning medals in Beijing. They have long deserved the recognition that has been withheld due to the ongoing process. U.S. Figure Skating calls for a fair and appropriate ruling to rightfully award medals to all clean sport athletes affected by this situation," it added.

Ahead of the start of the women's competition last February, it was revealed that Valieva, at the time 15 years old, reportedly tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, a heart medication, back in December 2021.