Canadian women’s skeleton team faces criticism, accusations of competition manipulation from rivals after event
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Key Points:
- Controversy has arisen ahead of the Winter Olympics after the Canadian women’s skeleton team withdrew four athletes from a North American Cup race in Lake Placid, reducing the field size and ranking points, which negatively impacted American slider Katie Uhlaender’s Olympic qualification chances.
- Uhlaender accused Canada of deliberately manipulating competition to benefit their own athletes, while Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) denied these claims, stating withdrawals were made to protect younger athletes’ health and development during a challenging three-race week.
- The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has launched an investigation into the event’s integrity, with other nations criticizing Canada’s decision as unfair and detrimental to the sport’s spirit of fair play.
- An internal
