Winter Olympics 2022 - Team USA lawyers appeal to CAS for figure skating medals to be awarded before closing ceremony
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Updated 19/02/2022 at 10:11 GMT
Lawyers for Team USA's figure skating team have notified the IOC that they have filed an appeal for their medals to be awarded before the Beijing Winter Olympics closing ceremony on Sunday. The medals for the women's team figure-skating event have yet to be awarded as the doping case against the Russian Olympic Committee's remains ongoing.
Alexander Bolshunov of Olympic Athlete from Russia passes the Olympic Rings as he competes during the Cross Country Men's Team Sprint Free semi final on day 12 of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia Cross-Country Centre on February 21, 2
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Lawyers for Team USA's figure skaters have filed an appeal for their women's medals to be awarded before Sunday's closing ceremony.
The medals for the women's team figure skating event have yet to be awarded as the doping case against the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Kamila Valieva remains ongoing.
The International Olympic Committee have ruled that no medal ceremony that included Valieva would occur until the case is resolved.
But the Associated Press have obtained a letter sent to IOC president Thomas Bach by Team USA lawyers explaining that they would ask the Court of Arbitration for Sport for a ruling before Sunday's closing ceremony so the medals can be awarded.
The ROC won gold in the event, with the USA taking silver, but they are yet to find out whether that will be bumped up to a gold. They were offered torches instead of medals in the meantime.
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