IOC offers Olympic torches to US team as prizes while Winter Games deals with doping scandal: report

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The U.S. figure skaters who finished in second place in the team event to the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) were reportedly offered Olympic torches as holdover gifts while the doping drama surrounding skater Kamila Valieva plays out.

Nathan and the rest of the nine-person U.S. team finished as runners-up in the team event, but chaos ensued after reports surfaced that Valieva used a banned medication.

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Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach offered the Olympic torches in a private meeting with the skaters in Beijing, the Associated Press reported. Bach reportedly reiterated that no medal ceremonies would be held for events involving Valieva.

According to the report, the torches used during the traditional Olympic flame relay were already given to team staff to be presented to the athletes later. IOC officials didn't comment on the report.

The U.S. team would at least win a silver medal for finishing in second place but could get gold if Valieva is disqualified from the event.

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Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Valieva was ruled eligible to compete in this week’s women’s event by the Court of Arbitration for Sport while her case went through the anti-doping system. Valieva