United States Olympic chiefs are desirous to push forward with long-overdue gold medal celebrations after determine skater Kamila Valieva was discovered responsible of doping at 2022 Beijing Games, thus eradicating Russia as winners of the group occasion.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday banned teenager Valieva for 4 years for doping, efficient from December 2021, stripping the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) of its gold medal and elevating the U.S. to high spot on the rostrum.

Japan strikes up a step to silver and it was thought that Canada, who completed fourth within the occasion, could be promoted to bronze. However, the International Skating Union (ISU) mentioned on Tuesday the ROC’s complete rating even after Valieva’s marks have been erased was nonetheless some extent higher than the Canadians.

Skate Canada mentioned is it contemplating interesting the ISU’s choice whereas the ROC has already confirmed it’ll attraction on the CAS ruling each of which may additional delay the awarding of medals.

Sarah Hirshland, CEO of the United States Olympic and Paralymic (USOPC) acknowledged the appeals throughout a convention name on Tuesday however was already trying into the place and when U.S. skaters would get their gold.

“There are some appeals out there to the Swiss tribunal which is a procedural attraction,” said Hirshland. “We have a high degree of confidence, and I have been given very clear directions, that we should proceed in awarding medals to the United States team and that’s what we are going to do.

“Regardless (of appeals) there is no scenario at this point in which Team USA is not the gold medal winners.

“Everyone has a sense of urgency and there is no reason for any delay.”

How and when the group of Evan Bates, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Zachary Donohue, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbell, Alexa Knierim and Vincent Zhou get their gold can be determined by the skaters and U.S. Olympic officers.

In the previous some redistributed medals have been awarded throughout one other Olympics whereas others have been handed over quietly in lodge rooms or personal gatherings with none pomp or ceremony.

“We are going to contemplate all the prospects what would be the greatest logistically and what would be the greatest scenario for Team USA to be along with the folks which might be most necessary to them in that celebration,” mentioned Hirshland.

“It doesn’t have to be a ceremony with all three – the gold, silver, bronze – awarded in the same place at the same time.

“We’ve got a bit of flexibility to think about what’s going to be best for Team USA independent of what might be best for Japan and ultimately ROC or Canada, however that ends up playing out.

“But our goal, our focus is on Team USA independently.”

After ready 721 days to be confirmed as Olympic gold medallists, world champion ice dancers Chock and Bates, who received a their fifth U.S. Championship title on Saturday, indicated that they need the total Olympic expertise they have been denied in Beijing.

“When all this initially occurred the very first thing got here to everybody’s thoughts was we might like to have a real Olympic medal ceremony,” said Chock. “So for us it would be a medal ceremony at the Paris Games this summer.

“That would be the dream scenario to stand a top the podium at an Olympic event and be there with our families and just to celebrate and be surrounded by the Olympic spirit and the Olympic movement would be our dream scenario.”