Later on February 19, Beijing time, there was an update on the storm about the award ceremony of the figure skating team final of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The U.S. figure skating team filed a complaint with the International Court of Arbitration for Sport, asking the International Court of Arbitration for Sport to intervene in the investigation and help the U.S. team get their own silver medal before the end of the Winter Olympics.
At the same time, the American figure skating team also commissioned a lawyer to send a letter to the International Olympic Committee, asking the International Olympic Committee to immediately resume the award ceremony for figure skating team competitions, which must be held before the closing of the Winter Olympics!
In order to avoid dissatisfaction between the U.S. and Japanese teams, the IOC has long been prepared, and the IOC presented the Olympic torch to the United States and Japan, and the Japanese team expressed its understanding of the IOC's decision, while the U.S. team did not speak out.
The team awards storm of figure skating began from the moment Vallieva's drug test results came out. The International Olympic Committee first took a stand and postponed the award ceremony. Later, it was announced that during the Beijing Winter Olympics, there would be no award ceremony for the project.
Such a decision caused strong resentment from the Russian side, and the Russian Olympic Committee protested, on the grounds that Vallieva's doping-positive samples were not collected during the Olympic Games, so it was perfectly normal to hold the award ceremony.
Today, not only Russia, but also the United States has expressed the same demand. The U.S. figure skating team is more professional, they have hired lawyers, the U.S. team's lawyers said that through the inquiry, it can be found that the IOC seriously violated Article 56 of the Olympic Charter and the terms of the contract of the host city of the Winter Olympics.
The clause clearly stipulates that the ceremony of awarding medals to athletes shall be held at the venue after each sporting event.
Team USA's lawyers said that the athletes paid too much for this medal, which may be the highest moment of their lives, and it is the most basic respect for them to let their achievements be publicly recognized in front of the world!
So far, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport has accepted the appeal of the American team, and not only that, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport has stepped up its efforts to ensure a final ruling before the closing ceremony begins.
Soon, the final answer will be given as to whether the award ceremony for the figure skating team finals will resume.