12 nations back Katie Uhlaender's petition for Olympic spot after Canada allegedly manipulated competition

At slightest 12 countries person travel retired successful enactment of American skeleton jock 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), person signed their enactment for Uhlaender either successful their ain letters oregon signing the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)'s missive to the IOC advocating for the American to beryllium granted qualification for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.

Uhlaender is abruptly starring an planetary protestation to summation qualification aft a determination by Team Canada outgo her the accidental to marque her sixth Winter Olympics. 

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Katie Uhlaender (U.S.) competes successful the women’s skeleton lawsuit astatine the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games astatine the Olympic Sliding Center successful Pyeongchang, South Korea, connected Feb. 17, 2018. (James Lang/USA TODAY Sports)

After Team Canada withdrew athletes from the North America Cup earlier this month, reducing the magnitude of points the contention could award. The simplification made it mathematically intolerable for Uhlaender to gain capable points to qualify. 

Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) said the determination to retreat the athletes was made "after cautious valuation of the program's needs and successful consultation with the IBSF" and "careful information of jock health, safety, and semipermanent development."

"It was determined that continuing to contention these athletes was not successful their champion interests, nor successful the champion interests of the program," it added.

However, 1 of the Canadian athletes said the coaches said the crushed for the withdrawal was owed to "the champion involvement for the mode points had worked." 

"They had travel implicit and explained to america that it would beryllium successful the champion involvement for the mode points had worked for Jane, truthful that we arsenic a squad tin suffice 2 spots to the Olympics," Canadian skeleton racer Madeline Parra told The Canadian Press.

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Katie Uhlaender of the U.S. reacts aft the women’s skeleton vigor 2 tally during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games astatine the Olympic Sliding Center successful Pyeongchang, South Korea, connected Feb. 16, 2018. (Mark Ralston / AFP via Getty Images)

IBSF’s Interim Integrity Unit (IIU) investigated allegations of contention manipulation. It acknowledged the withdrawals raised interest but concluded the governing rules let teams to retreat athletes astatine immoderate time. Because the rulebook contains nary punishment oregon safeguard for precocious withdrawals that change points distribution, the IIU dismissed the complaint.

The IOC has since responded to the USOPC's missive advocating for Uhlaender.

"This substance relates to the exertion of the IBSF’s rules and procedures successful transportation with an IBSF organized event. The IOC understands that IBSF has already responded to Ms Uhlaender connected this matter," the IOC said successful a connection provided to Fox News Digital.

Uhlaender has the enactment of astatine slightest 12 nations down her. And that database could turn starring up to the commencement of the Games.

Vice President JD Vance volition pb the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the Milan Cortina Olympics adjacent month. Uhlaender hopes the vice president volition advocator for her participation.

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Katie Uhlaender of Team United States poses for a representation during the Team USA Beijing 2022 Olympic sprout connected Sept. 12, 2021, successful Irvine, California.  (Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Team USA)

"As U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to conscionable with the enactment of the International Olympic Committee, I respectfully inquire that helium basal with maine arsenic an Olympian that has represented the United States of America and our values, the USOPC, and the galore affected nations successful supporting our petition to IOC President Kirsty Coventry to usage her authorization to uphold fairness successful Olympic athletics by granting a wildcard entry," Uhlaender said.

"Doing truthful would support the integrity of contention and forestall further harm. Such enactment would nonstop a almighty connection to young athletes everywhere: that lasting up for morals and integrity whitethorn beryllium difficult, but it matters."

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