US EditionWinter Olympics Skeleton Controversy Rolls on as US Athlete Looks to JD Vance for Help
Uhlaender alleges Canadian team manipulated qualification points at Lake Placid; multiple national teams and the US Olympic Committee seek a wild card for her to compete.
- Earlier this month at Lake Placid, Katie Uhlaender won the North American Cup final but last-minute Canadian withdrawals cut qualification points, leaving her short for Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy next month.
- Uhlaender alleges the IBSF's Interim Integrity Unit dismissed her complaint and ignored athlete testimony, deepening the dispute over alleged manipulation by the Canadian team and coach Joe Cecchini.
- At least a dozen competing nations and the USOPC have asked Kirsty Coventry, IOC Athletes' Commission Chair, along with Rocky Harris and Aron McGuire, to grant Uhlaender a wild card; Elisabeth Vathje resigned over value misalignment.
- She is still training and hopes in the next two weeks to find a pathway to the Games, urging US Vice President JD Vance to present her case to the IOC as a fight for sport integrity.
- The Lake Placid incident has thrown skeleton into turmoil, raising broader questions about governance and athlete recourse within the Olympic Movement and sport governance bodies.
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12 nations back Katie Uhlaender's petition for Olympic spot after Canada allegedly manipulated competition
At least 12 countries have come out in support of American skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender. The Olympic committees of Malta, Israel, the Virgin Islands, South Korea, Belgium, Brazil, Jamaica, Denmark, Netherlands, Ghana, Nigeria and Trinidad, sent to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), have signed their support for Uhlaender either in their own letters or signing the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)'s letter to the IO…
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