CAS Upholds Russia's Disqualification from 2022 Winter Olympics

The Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed Russia's appeal against the decision to strip them of the figure skating team gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The ruling follows the four-year doping ban of figure skater Kamila Valieva. The International Skating Union awarded the gold medal to the United States and silver to Japan.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Russia's appeal against the decision to revoke their figure skating team gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Teenager Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban for doping, effective from December 2021, leading to the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) losing the gold medal two years after the event.

The ROC and involved skaters challenged the ruling, seeking a re-ranking of the team event and the gold medal's award to the ROC. However, CAS concluded that Valieva's disqualification was appropriate.

The ROC expressed disappointment and is considering further steps to defend Russian athletes' rights. Despite Russia's rich Olympic history, recent doping controversies have strained relations with the International Olympic Committee, resulting in athletes competing without national symbols.

(With inputs from agencies.)