The Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) says the Beijing Winter Olympics medal ceremony for the determine skating workforce occasion has been delayed resulting from an unspecified, last-minute “authorized session”.
Key factors:
- On Monday, the Russian Olympic Committee workforce positioned first within the gold medal occasion
- The IOC has not given causes for the delay in presenting their medals
- It says the medal ceremony will happen as quickly as attainable
There have been no particulars given on causes for the delay however, with 4 Russian skaters — together with 15-year-old sensation Kamila Valieva — not attending their deliberate coaching classes on Wednesday, the ceremony’s postponement has raised questions.
The ceremony had initially been moved to Tuesday night from Monday earlier than being postponed indefinitely.
On Monday, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) workforce positioned first in the gold medal occasion, with Valieva touchdown the primary quadruple jumps by a lady in Olympic competitors.
The USA took silver and Japan claimed bronze.
“A scenario arose at brief discover that requires authorized session,” IOC spokesperson Mark Adams stated, with out offering any particulars on the character of the continuing session.
“I can’t offer you any extra particulars however we’ll do our utmost.”
Mr Adams stated the ceremony would happen as quickly as attainable.
Valieva was one of many 4 ROC athletes — together with pairs dancers Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov, and Mark Kondratiuk — who didn’t seem at their follow classes on Wednesday.
It was not clear why they did not prepare.
Kondratiuk additionally represented the ROC workforce and competed in Tuesday’s particular person brief program.
He superior to the finals which are scheduled on Thursday.
Russian athletes are competing in Beijing as representatives of the ROC moderately than beneath their residence nation’s flag, resulting from doping sanctions.
Reuters