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原文地址：US Olympic figure skaters finally get gold medals after Russian doping scandal halted Beijing Olympics podium
新闻日期：2024-08-07
由于俄罗斯选手卡米拉·瓦列娃的兴奋剂违规行为，美国花式滑冰队被推迟了近两年半才获得金牌。
2022年北京冬奥会团体花式滑冰项目中，瓦列娃帮助俄罗斯队夺得了金牌，但后来被发现违反了反兴奋剂规则。
美国花式滑冰协会在2月2日发表声明称，选手们“深感沮丧”，他们“长期缺乏该次比赛的正当奖励”。美国花式滑冰协会呼吁对此次事件作出公平和适当的判决，以确保所有受到影响的干净项目运动员都能获得应有的奖牌。
最终，在今年1月，瓦列娃被判定违反反兴奋剂规则，俄罗斯队的金牌被取消。国际滑联将俄罗斯队从金牌降为铜牌，美国队则从银牌升为金牌，日本队从铜牌升为银牌。他们又等了近七个月才在巴黎举行了正式的颁奖典礼。
本周，所有美国选手终于能在13,000名观众的见证下领取自己的奖牌。“几乎难以置信。”Chock 在典礼上说，“我转身看到埃菲尔铁塔，被这一景象完全震住了。”
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原文摘要：
More than two years after missing out on gold medals due to an opponent’s doping use, the U.S. Olympic figure skating team finally received their hardware. U.S. and Japan figure skaters took to a podium at Champions Park in Paris on Wednesday to receive their gold and silver medals, which they earned at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. At the time, Russia took gold in the event, much due to the help of 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, who became the first woman ever to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM However, Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine — a banned drug that prevents angina — at the Russian national championships in December 2021, and the results of the test were only made public the day after the team final in Beijing. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) then ruled that no medals for the team figure skating event would be officially presented until Valieva’s case was resolved. The Olympians then had to wait nearly two years to know what medal they would even receive. CUBAN WRESTLER BECOMES FIRST PERSON TO WIN INDIVIDUAL OLYMPIC EVENT 5 DIFFERENT YEARS, RETIRES ON THE SPOT The team released a statement on Instagram Feb. 2, 2023, that said its athletes were “deeply frustrated by the lack of a final decision in the Team Event.” “They have long deserved the recognition that has been withheld due to the ongoing process,” the statement continued. “U.S. Figure Skating calls for a fair and appropriate ruling to rightfully award medals to all clean sport athletes affected by this situation.” It wasn’t until this past January that Valieva was found guilty of committing an anti-doping rule violation, stripping the ROC of its gold medal in the event. the International Skating Union demoted the Russian team from gold to bronze after Valieva’s disqualification, while the U.S. moved from silver to gold and Japan moved from bronze to silver. Then, they had to wait another seven months to actually take part in their official medal ceremony, which was already nearly two years past due at that point. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP But this week, all of the Americans were able to celebrate their overdue medals. Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Zachary Donohue, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbell, Alexa Knierim, and Vincent Zhou, were all able to make the revised medal ceremony in Paris on Wednesday in front of 13,000 cheering fans. “It’s almost surreal. We got our medals, and I turned around, and I saw the Eiffel Tower, and I was just blown away,” Chock said at the event. “It took my breath away.” Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
