2022 Olympic FS Team Event delayed medal ceremony - updates

[Habs]

It's nobody's fault but Canada's own that they didn't push for this like the US did. If they knew and wanted that bronze, they should have pushed. You don't get to insert yourselves into someone else's moment now.

They couldn't push because of the way it unfolded. As soon as they were able, they filed appeals and were vocal about it.

They're also not trying to insert themselves into someone else's moment. They literally said to award the medals to USA and Japan, and not wait for the outcome of their appeal.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Meagan weighs in

One of the times I agree with her. If you do a podium ceremony then it needs to be with everybody, are they gonna drag their heels for another two years trying to decipher the bronze medal winners when it’s obvious to the entire world who should be getting it.

 

[Vagabond]

One of the times I agree with her. If you do a podium ceremony then it needs to be with everybody

Why? When someone who finished third in an Olympic event gets disqualified after the original medal ceremony because better testing has been developed and detects a namned substance, no one expects the gold and silver medalists to come to the medal ceremony. In fact, it is better that they don't; all focus should be on the bronze medalist who is finally receiving recognition.

 

[coppertop1]

Why? When someone who finished third in an Olympic event gets disqualified after the original medal ceremony because better testing has been developed and detects a namned substance, no one expects the gold and silver medalists to come to the medal ceremony. In fact, it is better that they don't; all focus should be on the bronze medalist who is finally receiving recognition.

We have said why. Is there any point in telling you? You're not listening to what others here are saying

 

[skategal]

I have a feeling the medalists from the USA and Japan will show up (if they are able to) to help celebrate if /when Canada gets awarded the bronze.

 

[On My Own]

If you do a podium ceremony then it needs to be with everybody,

So if Russia had been adjudicated without a doubt as deserving the bronze medals, you'd want them there? Despite the ban?

 

[TAHbKA]

And let people advocate for clean athletes who haven't been rewarded and speak up about an ongoing issue

According to WADA Sinitsina/Kastalapov, Mishina/Gallyamov and Kondratyuk were clean.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

So if Russia had been adjudicated without a doubt as deserving the bronze medals, you'd want them there? Despite the ban?

This is clear and simple. The podium is USA Japan and Canada. It’s just human beings acting like complete children that it’s going to take years and years. I take that back children are more evolved.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Why? When someone who finished third in an Olympic event gets disqualified after the original medal ceremony because better testing has been developed and detects a namned substance, no one expects the gold and silver medalists to come to the medal ceremony. In fact, it is better that they don't; all focus should be on the bronze medalist who is finally receiving recognition.

I don’t understand what we’re talking about, the podium is USA Japan and Canada. It takes a kindergarten education to figure it out. No need for this to be dragged on, it’s out of control ridiculous.

 

[Vagabond]

I don’t understand what we’re talking about, the podium is USA Japan and Canada. It takes a kindergarten education to figure it out. No need for this to be dragged on, it’s out of control ridiculous.

At the moment, the podium is USA, Japan, and Russia, and it will take an arbitration decision to change that.

In an ideal world, the CAS would have issued a decision reversing the ISU's decision by now. The last time I checked, however, we don't live in an ideal world.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

At the moment, the podium is USA, Japan, and Russia, and it will take an arbitration decision to change that.

In an ideal world, the CAS would have issued a decision reversing the ISU's decision by now. The last time I checked, however, we don't live in an ideal world.

Why don’t we from FSU just gift Canada the bronze. Let’s right a wrong.

 

[jamesy]

Why don’t we from FSU just gift Canada the bronze. Let’s right a wrong.

Are you going to be the representative for FSU? We'll need to give Christine Brennan your fax number.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Are you going to be the representative for FSU? We'll need to give Christine Brennan your fax number.

Yupppp

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[LeafOnTheWind]

At this point in events I'm fine with how the medals are going to be presented. Gold and silver medalists won't have to stand with Russia if CAS goes along with the ISU and screws Canada. I do think teams gold and silver will show up or tweet support to bronze if it goes to Canada.

 

[skateboy]

Even if Russia had been officially awarded the bronze, somehow I don't see the team showing up to Paris for the ceremony.

Anyone disagree?

 

[Vagabond]

Even if Russia had been officially awarded the bronze, somehow I don't see the team showing up to Paris for the ceremony.

Anyone disagree?

I am not sure that they would be able to enter France even if they tried to come.

 

[skateboy]

I am not sure that they would be able to enter France even if they tried to come.

Oops, I forgot about that.

 

[TAHbKA]

They would need a visa. For now even the Russian journalists who were granted an accreditation had troubles getting their visas, more than that, some of the journalists who had both the accreditaiton and the visa granted had their accreditations revoked.

 

[Vagabond]

The journalists are ostensibly in France for work, so they would be eligible for work visas unless there were a reason not to grant them. The figure skaters, though, wouldn't be there to work.

 

[sk9tingfan]

Only Nathan could be so self-deprecating and so funny. Why he didn't make the 2024 Paris Olympics:

Nathan Chen on Instagram: "Maybe if I show up in Paris they’ll let me compete"

77K likes, 487 comments - nathanwchen on August 2, 2024: "Maybe if I show up in Paris they’ll let me compete".

www.instagram.com

 

[TAHbKA]

Russian media claims Russia keeps thr bronze

 

[Theoreticalgirl]

CAS has ruled in favor of Russia. Official announcement: https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/CAS_Media_Release_ISU_Op_Part__10354_.pdf

MEDIA RELEASE

OWG BEIJING 2022 – FIGURE SKATING – TEAM EVENT
THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS) DISMISSES THE APPEAL
FILED BY CANADIAN FIGURE SKATERS, SKATE CANADA,
AND THE CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Lausanne, 2 August 2024 – The CAS Panel in charge of the appeals filed by Canadian skaters Madeline
Schizas, Piper Gilles, Paul Poirier, Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, Eric Radford, Vanessa
James and Roman Sadovsky, together with Skate Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC)
(collectively, the Appellants) against the re-ranking decision announced by the International Skating
Union (ISU) on 30 January 2024 (the Challenged Decision) in relation to the final standings for the Team
Event in figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 has issued its decision: the appeal is
dismissed. The ranking announced by the ISU on 30 January 2024 is confirmed as follows:

1. United States of America 65 pts (gold)
2. Japan 63 pts (silver)
3. Russia 54 pts (bronze)

The Appellants had sought a ruling from CAS re-ranking the figure skating Team Event as follows: re-
ranking the figure skating Team Event, as follows: United States of America (Gold); Japan (Silver);
Canada (Bronze).

Following the hearing that took place on 22 July 2024, the Panel of CAS arbitrators in charge of the
matter deliberated and concluded that the results of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in the
Olympic Figure Skating Team Event were correctly disqualified, without any possibility in the ISU Rules
to re-allocate points in favour of Team Canada, following the retroactive disqualification of Kamila
Valieva.

The Panel issued the Operative Part of the Arbitral Award. The full award, with the grounds for the
Panel’s decision, will be issued as soon as possible.

 

[danafan]

Wow what a joke.

 

[PRlady]

 

[Aaron MB Fan]

I’m in total disgust. Why I bother with this sport I have to ask myself?

 

[myhoneyhoney]

Wow… does this mean Russia will be at the medal ceremony? Yuck

 

[tony]

And Skate Canada says they respect the decision and they will move forward with athlete development. Mess.

 

[danafan]

Interesting tweet from Meagan Duhamel.

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I’m sorry but Russia didn’t compete at the 2022 Olympics.

The CAS ruling refers to Russia even though they competed in 2022 as "Russian Olympic Committee"

 

[PRlady]

Wow… does this mean Russia will be at the medal ceremony? Yuck

Not in France. No visas. Unless somehow there’s a deal for that too. Maybe the West threw it in to get their hostages back.

 

[Lara]

Disgusted.