Overview
- The announcement means Japan will have no entry in the men’s two-man event at next month’s Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
- Olympic slots are now allocated using combined points from two- and four-man results rather than two-man results alone.
- The federation did not attend an international meeting about the change two years ago, and staff mistakenly believed the rule had not changed.
- The mistake was identified earlier this year after officials from other countries pointed it out.
- Federation leaders apologized, citing a competition committee error and offering remorse to athletes and supporters.