Winter Olympics 2022 - Intrige as team figure skating medal ceremony delayed due to 'legal issue'

The medal ceremony for the team figure skating has been delayed due to a legal issue, the IOC said on Wednesday. The ceremony to award the ROC the gold medals, the United States silver and Japan bronze was pulled from its scheduled slot late on Tuesday.

Ad/> A mini ceremony was held at the venue, but the official medal ceremony at a plaza in Beijing should have taken place on Tuesday evening. Beijing 2022'What’s the point?' — Shiffrin hints at early Beijing exit after crashing out of slalomAN HOUR AGO International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said the reason for the delay was due to a “legal consultation” required with the governing body of skating.

Further details have not been specified. “We have athletes that have won medals involved,” Adams said at a daily news briefing.

“Everyone is doing absolutely everything that the situation can be resolved as soon as possible." He added: «As you know, legal issues can sometimes drag on.” Beijing 2022 LIVE Beijing 2022 schedule, big names, key events An appeal could potentially go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport should any athlete or team be disqualified. An update is expected later on Wednesday.

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