MOSCOW, Feb. 19 Lawyers for the US Figure Skating Association on Saturday notified the International Olympic committee (IOC) to file an appeal demanding to award medals for the team figure skating tournament before the end of the Beijing Olympic Games, the Associated Press reports. ) with the intention of having a decision before Sunday's closing ceremony of the Games. The letter says that «IOC rules require that an awards ceremony be held after the completion of each sporting event.» Previously, the Russian team, which included single skater Kamila Valieva, won Olympic gold in the team figure skating tournament, the Americans took second place. Later it became known that Valieva's doping test, taken at the end of December, gave a positive result. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowed the skater to participate in the individual Olympic tournament in Beijing. The awards ceremony for the winners of the team competition was not held. On Thursday, Valieva, who was leading after the short program in single skating, made a number of blunders and took fourth place.
