The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee called the decision to withhold Olympic medals 'frankly, unfair to the athletes.” Medals are not awarded in competitions involving Kamila Valieva, the Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal.
“If the outcomes were completely predictable, this wouldn’t be any fun for any of us,” Hirshland said.Women have had a hand in winning 15 of 21 medals for the United States so far — either in women’s or mixed events — a headline accomplishment that will be celebrated throughout 2022, which marks the 50th anniversary of the gender-equity law known as Title IX.
Hirshland said she met recently with figure skater Vincent Zhou. Hardly any single athlete has been through as much as he has over these past two weeks. Shortly after helping the U.S. finish second in the still-in-limbo team event,“He won’t ever get that opportunity that he missed, and that’s really difficult,” Hirshland said.
The USOPC was still trying to find some way for Zhou and company to head back to the United States with their medals. But time was running short and people are starting to pack up and head home. One thing the doping case reminded Hirshland is that the USOPC and the IOC are not necessarily built to always get along.
“My job is to do what’s best for Team USA and those in our country,” Hirshland said. “And the IOC has 205 other countries ... and 55 international federations who have their own agendas. And so, we’re going to have areas where we don’t see exactly the same.”AP NEWS
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