American figure skaters will receive gold at the Beijing Games – Kommersant

American figure skaters will receive gold medals for winning the team event at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, the US National Olympic Committee (NOC) announced. The decision comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) yesterday disqualified Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years, which could cause the Russian team to lose the gold they won in the team figure skating tournament at last year’s Olympics.

The International Olympic Committee announced the transfer of gold medals to the Americans to NOC General Director Sarah Hirshland. “Sarah Hirshland confirms that she spoke with the International Olympic Committee and received the excellent news that Team USA skaters have been awarded gold medals in the team competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics,” the American organization’s press service said on its X account.

CAS disqualified Valieva for violating anti-doping rules. The court did not take into account the athlete’s young age at the time of the violation, nor the fact that the drug found in her pre-Olympic sample could hardly have contributed to improving the results. Kremlin considered The court’s decision is politicized. OCD named disqualification of Valieva by declaration of war.

Details – in the publication “Kommersant” “The case of Kamila Valieva has taken a disqualification turn”.

Laura Keffer