The Court of Arbitration for Sports, CAS has dismissed the appeal filed by Russia against the reallocation of the 2022 Olympic team figure skating medals.
The International Skating Union, ISU dropped Russia from gold to the bronze medal after Kamila Valieva, who was then 16, received a four-year ban for doping.
Valieva now 18, was a member of Russia’s gold winning team at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
Russia had appealed against the decision, which saw the United States promoted to gold with Japan taking silver, but CAS said the decision to disqualify Valieva stands.
In response, the Russian Olympic Committee said it was extremely disappointed and was considering further action to defend the rights and interests of Russian athletes.
Meanwhile, Canada have also lodged an appeal as they believe they should have been awarded bronze following Valieva’s disqualification.
CAS said a decision on that is yet to be made.
