Doping, harassment and incompetence in the Olympic Games
Foley said he was surprised by the allegations and denied them. TRUE NORTH SQUABBLE Slopestyle gold medalist Max Parrot said fellow Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris apologized Saturday for saying Parrot only won because of questionable Olympic judging. Parrot acknowledged to The Associated Press that he failed to fully execute a grab on the first jump of the slopestyle course Monday and said he was lucky the judges didn’t see it. He maintains he still had the best run of the day and earned his first Olympic gold. McMorris finished third but told CBC on Friday he deserved to beat Parrot and Chinese silver medalist Su Yiming. Parrot said there were no hard feelings over McMorris’ comments. the U.S. is in the driver’s seat to earn a spot in the quarterfinals. Beating Germany on Sunday would put the Americans first in the group and could make them the top seed in the knockout round. OLDIES BUT GOODIES Lindsey Jacobellis won her second gold medal of the Olympics as she teamed with 40-year-old Nick Baumgartner for the title in the new event of mixed snowboardcross. At 40 years who tested positive for a banned heart medication on Dec. 25. The doping case came to light shortly after Valieva helped the ROC win team gold. The Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed it will hear appeals Sunday from the International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency challenging Valieva’s status as a medalist and her right to compete in the upcoming women’s program. Valieva is still preparing as if she’ll perform an emotional hug. SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS U.S. Ski Snowboard is investigating charges that longtime Olympic coach Peter Foley took naked pictures of female athletes and that Olympic snowboard racer Hagen Kearney used racist language to provoke a teammate. Former snowboardcross rider Callan Chythlook-Sifsof harassment and incompetence in the Olympic Games The biggest questions at the Beijing Olympics on Saturday hardly centered on who would win the six gold medals up for grabs. Not with the fate of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva still undecided. Will the Russian be allowed to compete after testing positive for a banned substance Baumgartner said. HOME GOLD Gao Tingyu thrilled the host country by becoming the first Chinese man to claim an Olympic gold medal in speedskating a tiff between countrymen stemming from a blown ruling by Olympic judges. The story of the Beijing Games has been the stunning revelation and ensuing legal battle regarding Valieva when a former U.S. Olympian alleged harassment by her former coach and teammate — both of whom are at the Beijing Games. Even the oh-so-friendly Canadians have stepped into controversy whose time of 34.39 gave him a matching medal to the silver he won four years ago in Pyeongchang. Wataru Morishige of Japan took the bronze in 34.49. DANCING OUT AHEAD Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron broke their own world record in the rhythm dance at the Beijing Olympics Chythlook-Sifsof is from Alaska and describes herself as Yupik and Inupiaq. Both Foley and Kearney were in China this week for the Beijing Games. In a text to The Associated Press a member of the 2010 Olympic team THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT A young and inexperienced U.S. hockey team went toe to toe with Canada in a bruising matchup between the longtime rivals and grinded out a 4-2 victory to remain unbeaten in two games at the Olympics.
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