[Olympics] Is the Delay of the Figure Skating Team Event Medal Ceremony Due to Doping?

IOC "Unexpected Issue Legally Discussed with ISU"
InsideTheGames "Issue Between ROC and Doping Agency"

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on the 9th that the medal ceremony for the figure skating team event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was delayed due to legal issues. The specific reasons were not disclosed. Mark Adams, IOC spokesperson, only explained that it was an "unexpected issue under legal discussion with the International Skating Union (ISU)."

In the figure skating team event, where the scores of four categories?men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance?are combined to determine the rankings, the gold medal was won by the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), led by the women's singles star Kamila Valieva. The United States and Japan took the silver and bronze medals, respectively.

The medal ceremony was scheduled for 10 PM on the 8th but was postponed. Regarding this, the online media outlet Inside the Games, which covers Olympic news, reported that there was an issue between ROC athletes and the International Testing Agency. It is claimed to be related to the doping test results conducted prior to the competition. Russia had previously been sanctioned by international organizations for doping issues and participated in this event under the name ROC instead of Russia as a country name.

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