The International Skating Union (ISU) is under fire after releasing a new team order for the 2022 Olympic team figure skating bronze medal at 4:39 am ET, placing USA, Japan, and Russia in the top three, despite Kamila Valieva's disqualification for doping. Questions arose at 5:22 about the scoring, suggesting Canada should be third. The Canadian Olympic Committee, in discussions with Skate Canada, is exploring an appeal to the ISU ruling. Meanwhile, the Russian Olympic Committee has condemned the sports arbitration court's four-year disqualification of Valieva, and the ISU, led by Thomas Bach and the IOC, has been accused of unethical conduct. Despite the controversy, which has been ongoing for two full years, the ISU has yet to explain its decision.
Our CNN World Sport conversation on the chaotic 2022 Olympic team skating medal situation. @donriddellCNN https://t.co/nXjlHcGWat
It took the international sports courts two full years to decide whether to DQ the Russian figure skater from the 2022 Olympics and when the ruling finally came down, the international figure skating people screwed up the simple math on who else would get medals https://t.co/27xv9vRtWi
It has been well over 24 hours — 26 1/2 to be exact — and still nothing from the International Skating Union explaining what rule it used to put Russia ahead of Canada for the 2022 Olympic team figure skating bronze medal. Total silence. https://t.co/ELDaeuhpOh
‘A war has been declared on Russian sports,’ the Russian Olympic Committee claims. It has slammed the sports arbitration court decision regarding Kamila Valieva’s case and vows to respond, after the court ruled to disqualify her for 4 years. https://t.co/i4Efee4HZ3
JUST IN Canadian Olympic Committee says they are in discussion with Skate Canada as it explores options at an appeal to ISA ruling. Canada does not get bronze by one point after Valieva was found guilty of doping violation. Full statement: https://t.co/T60EG2kvR6
IOC working with ISU found a way to give Russians a medal. Again the Russians. Again Thomas Bach and IOC. Zero ethics. Zero credibility. Zero shame. Oh Canada. https://t.co/xFlBChybQV
The ISU sent out this new team order — USA, Japan and Russia — at 4:39 am ET. At 5:22, I emailed about their math, asking why two points weren’t added (1 in SP, 1 in LP) to the other women who would move up after Valieva’s DQ? Canada would be 3rd in that case. Still no response. https://t.co/RpsG6dCgbM