Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said early Sunday in Beijing that it dismissed the appeal by the nine skaters, who finished second in the team event marred by a doping positive from 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva. The International Olympic Committee responded by saying that no medals would be awarded in any event in which Valieva finished in the top three.
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Panel denies US skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals
