Olympics: Japan figure skaters to get Beijing silver medals in Paris

The Japanese figure skaters who contested the team event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics will receive their medals, upgraded from bronze to silver, during a ceremony at the Paris Games, the International Olympic Committee has announced.The IOC made the announcement Thursday following a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to dismiss an appeal by Russia, initially awarded gold in Beijing, over its demotion to third due to doping by one of its team members.The ruling "comes just in time to still be able to make the medal allocation for gold and silver possible during the Olympic…READ FULL ARTICLE