Team Canada coach speaks out after being found to have manipulated competition, US Olympian fires back

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.'

Canadian national team skeleton coach Joe Cecchini has spoken out about the sudden national controversy surrounding his team's decision to withdraw athletes from an Olympic qualifier, costing American Katie Uhlaender a chance to make the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Uhlaender has responded to his claims. 

Cecchini told CBC News "there's nothing wrong" with his team's decision to withdraw four athletes from the North America Cup earlier this month, which reduced the total amount of points the event could award. 

The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) determined this week that the decision was "intentional and directed to reducing the points available," making it mathematically impossible for Uhlaender to qualify for Milan Cortina. But no penalties or score revisions were made by the IBSF despite the findings.

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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. 16, 2018. (Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images)

"This is all within the rules. There's nothing wrong with those things. And people can be strategic in the races that they participate. And she was doing that, and other nations were doing that, because you want to put your best foot forward," Cecchini said. "This is a system flaw, if anything. But we were within the rules."

Cecchini also took aim directly at Uhlaender, saying she isn't a "top-tier athlete." 

"I don't really wanna speak negatively