China News Service, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Affected by the drug-testing scandal of Russian figure skating player Valieva, the International Olympic Committee has decided not to award medals for figure skating team events until other investigations into the matter are completed.
The U.S. figure skating team appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to claim their silver medal before the end of the Beijing Winter Olympics, but the request was rejected.
On February 7, the ice dance free dance competition of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating team competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
The picture shows American players Madison Jock (right) and Evan Bates in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
According to reports, on the 19th, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport announced that the award ceremony of the figure skating team will not be held during the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The arbitration body did not elaborate on its decision and said it would release more details in the coming days.
The latest decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport means that members of the U.S. figure skating team will not receive their medals until the dust settles in the Valieva case, which could take weeks or months, the report said.
On February 15, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics figure skating women's single skating short program competition was held at the Capital Gymnasium.
The picture shows the Russian Olympic Committee player Kamila Valieva in the game.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Cui Nan
On February 7, the figure skating team competition ended. The Russian Olympic Committee team won the gold medal and the US figure skating team won the silver medal.
After the figure skating team competition, Valieva was caught in a doping scandal.
The International Olympic Committee's official website issued a statement saying that, for the sake of fairness, it has decided not to hold an award ceremony for the figure skating team competition during the Beijing Winter Olympics.