The ceremony was two years in the making
The Team USA Olympic figure skating team receive gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping after the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on day 12 of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games on Aug. 07, 2024 in Paris, France.the Olympic medal ceremony Wednesday at Champions Park under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. And instead of Olympians who had recently won medals in summer sports like swimming, gymnastics, and fencing at the 2024 Games, the first athletes honored were…figure skaters.
silver while Russia moved down to bronze. The Russian skaters did not participate in the ceremony in Paris. Madison Hubbell and Brandon Frazier of the U.S. Olympic figure skating team pose for a photo after receiving gold medals following the disqualification of Team Russia for doping after the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing on day 12 of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris on Aug. 07, 2024 in Paris, France.The delay, however, is bittersweet, especially given the uncertainty that the skaters have lived with over the past two and a half years.
In some ways, the delayed ceremony provides critical and timely leverage for an issue that continues to plague every major sports event, including the Olympic Games—doping. The reason the U.S. and Japanese teams waited so long for their medals was due to, a heart drug approved in some countries but not in the U.S., that can improve blood flow and therefore potentially aid athletes in training.
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