ISU: redistribution of Olympic team tournament medals in accordance with CAS decision
The International Skating Union (ISU) explained the redistribution of medals in the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games (OG) in Beijing based on the results of the doping case of Russian Kamila Valieva. This is reported on the organization’s website.
The ISU said the decision was based on a comprehensive assessment of legal experts and is in line with the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel. They emphasized that this decision could negatively affect the ranking of teams.
On January 30, the ISU redistributed the medals of the Olympic team tournament due to the disqualification and cancellation of the results of Russian Kamila Valieva. The Russian team moved from first to third place, gold went to the USA, silver to Japan. If the Russian team had been disqualified, Canada would have won the bronze.
On January 29, CAS suspended Valieva for four years for using the banned drug trimetazidine. The period of suspension starts on December 25, 2021.
Source: Lenta
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