CAS: Virgin Islands skeleton slider can't compete at Olympics

Berlin (dpa) - Virgin Islands skeleton slider Kathryn Tannenbaum will miss the upcoming Pyeongchang Olympics as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Friday turned down her attempt to compete via a quota spot.The CAS said it acknowledged that the slider met the general qualifying crieria but added all quota spots had been given away and that the International Olympic Committee "was not obliged to allocate any additional or further invitation place."It was the first case handled at the February 9-25 Pyeongchang Games by CAS which has two ad hoc divisions in operation since Tuesday at the host city to deal with doping and other matters and make swift decisions.