Katie Uhlaender's Olympic bid case heads to Court of Arbitration for Sport

Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin has the latest on the allegations that points were manipulated following the pullout of some athletes on 'America Reports.'

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the world's highest court for settling disputes related to international athletics, will hear an appeal by American skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender for a spot in the upcoming Milan Cortina Olympics. 

Uhlaender is seeking qualification after she missed out on the chance to qualify when Team Canada withdrew athletes from the North America Cup earlier this month, reducing the amount of points that the event could award. The point reduction made it impossible for Uhlaender to earn enough to qualify. 

Now, CAS will review the case. 

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"Ms Uhlaender requests that CAS determine whether a decision by BCS to withdraw four of its athletes from the 11 January 2026 IBSF North American Cup Race was in violation of the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, and that BCS coaches violated the IBSF Code of Conduct," CAS said in a statement, per Reuters.

The hearing is set for Sunday morning. 

An investigation by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) found that Team Canada intentionally manipulated the points at the competition in Lake Placid. However, the IBSF also did not revise any of the results or deliver any penalties as a result. 

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Katie Uhlaender of the U.S. reacts after the women’s skeleton heat 2 run during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Olympic Sliding Center in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on Feb.