Katie Uhlaender's Olympic bid case heads to Court of Arbitration for Sport

Now, CAS will review the case. 

"Ms Uhlaender requests that CAS determine whether a decision by BCS to withdraw four of its athletes from the 11 January 2026 IBSF North American Cup Race was in violation of the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, and that BCS coaches violated the IBSF Code of Conduct," CAS said in a statement, per Reuters.

The hearing is set for Sunday morning. 

An investigation by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) found that Team Canada intentionally manipulated the points at the competition in Lake Placid. However, the IBSF also did not revise any of the results or deliver any penalties as a result. 

"Although Canada subsequently attributed its decision to order four athletes not to slide in Official Training to concerns about the athletes involved, substantial evidence supports Ms. Uhlaender's contention that the move was a deliberate effort by Canada to reduce the points available at the final Lake Placid NAC so as to protect its own Olympic quotas," the IBSF said.

"Although the disqualification of an athlete and cancellation of results may have collateral impacts (other participants moving up in official finishes, for example) the Olympic Movement Code does not set out standards or means by which event records can be changed other than through sanctions," the announcement read. 

Canadian national team skeleton coach Joe Cecchini has defended the decision to withdraw the athletes earlier this month.