Casey Dawson made the long trek to the Olympics not knowing when he would be able to compete. But on Monday, after a long trek to Beijing, he was planning to take the ice for the 1,500-meter race. The U.S. speed skater tested positive for COVID-19 three weeks ago and had struggled to get the necessary clearance to travel to Beijing….
Published 10 mins agoCasey Dawson made the long trek to the Olympics not knowing when he would be able to compete. But on Monday, after a long trek to Beijing, he was planning to take the ice for the 1,500-meter race.struggled to get the necessary clearance to travel to Beijing. He had to produce four consecutive negative tests, and also dealt with issues over testing centers in Utah that had to be approved by the Chinese consulate.
Dawson finally resolved those matters and boarded a flight to Beijing, according to a tweet Monday from US SpeedskatingDawson missed the 5,000 meters, and it looked like he could miss Tuesday’s 1,500 meters. He is also set to skate in next week’s team pursuit, where he’s part of a group that is considered a strong medal contender.BREAKING: Casey Dawson has tested NEGATIVE for COVID-19 & is planning on competing in the men’s 1500m immediately after flying more than 11,000 miles in 31 hours.
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