Overview
- CAS ruled it could not hear Katie Uhlaender’s appeal because the race and IBSF decision occurred before the Jan. 27 cutoff for pre-Games disputes.
- The IBSF had determined no rules were broken and the IOC deferred to that stance, confirming Kelly Curtis and Mystique Ro as the U.S. women’s skeleton entrants.
- Uhlaender alleged Canada manipulated the Lake Placid field by withdrawing four athletes late, while Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton cited health, safety and development reasons and noted unintended effects.
- Uhlaender sought full ranking points from the Jan. 11 race and asked the IOC for a discretionary place, requests that were not granted.
- CAS likewise dismissed Ireland’s luge appeal on timing grounds after claims Elsa Desmond was denied a place and challenges to AIN allocations, with 106 luge spots filled by 105 athletes due to Wolfgang Kindl qualifying in two events.