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No Olympic bronze for Canada despite Russian figure skating disqualification

Even without Valieva, Russian team still had enough points to finish 3rd in Beijing team event
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FILE -Russian Kamila Valieva, center, and her coach Eteri Tutberidze, left, react after competing in the women’s free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2023 Russian Figure Skating Grand Prix in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023. Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport comes almost two years after Valieva’s doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Skate Canada said Tuesday it was “extremely disappointed” with the International Skating Union’s position on the awarding of medals from the figure skating team competition at the 2022 Beijing Olympics and will “consider all options to appeal.”

Despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case, the Russian figure skating team still stands to finish on the podium and get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics ahead of fourth-place Canada.

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