Canada cleared of US allegations they rigged skeleton qualifying for Winter Olympics

Guardian sport Thu, 15 January 2026 at 1:25 pm UTC·2 min read Canada’s skeleton team have been cleared of allegations they rigged a qualifying event for the Winter Olympics and denied rival athletes from qualifying for next month’s Games. USA’s Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Winter Olympian in skeleton, accused the Canadian team of deliberately pulling four of its six athletes from a race in Lake Placid, New York, last weekend in order to make it harder for athletes from other countries to...