2022 Winter Olympics (Beijing, China)
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Russia to lose 2022 gold to U.S. after Valieva DQ
Two years after the Beijing Games, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified, meaning Russia will forfeit the 2022 Olympic gold medal to the U.S., which finished second.
Kamila Valieva DQ'd; Russia to lose '22 skating gold to U.S.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games.The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport means the Russians are set to be stripped of the gold medal in figure skating's team event. The United States finished second and is set to be named Olympic champion instead.
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The U.S. team took silver in Beijing and should be upgraded to gold. Japan took bronze, and Canada placed fourth. The IOC is responsible for reallocating medals; its executive board is next scheduled to meet in March.
"We now anticipate the day when we can wholeheartedly celebrate these athletes, along with their peers from around the world," the U.S. Olympic body's CEO, Sarah Hirshland, said in a statement Monday.
The likely new Olympic champions are Evan Bates, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Zachary Donohue, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbell, Alexa Knierim and Vincent Zhou.
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