
Canada’s Appeal Over Beijing Olympics Figure Skating Medal Rejected
Published on August 2, 2024
PARIS—Canada’s appeal to be awarded a team figure skating bronze medal from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Aug. 2, leaving the Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) team in third place. At the Beijing Games, Russian teenager Kamila Valieva was found guilty of doping earlier in the season. She was banned for four years thus removing the ROC as winners of the team event. It was thought that Canada, who finished fourth, would be promoted to bronze but the International Skating Union (ISU) said the Russian team’s total score even after Valieva’s marks were erased was still a point better than the Canadians....
