A bombshell investigation by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has confirmed what many athletes and fans feared: Team
A bombshell investigation by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) has confirmed what many athletes and fans feared: Team Canada manipulated the North American Cup earlier this month in Lake Placid, denying American Olympian Katie Uhlaender her final shot at qualifying for the Milan Cortina Winter Games.
The move wasn’t subtle. According to the IBSF, Canada intentionally withdrew four of its athletes from competition—not due to health, safety, or development concerns, as Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) initially claimed—but to slash the available points and sabotage the standings. The outcome? Uhlaender, a five-time Olympian, was mathematically blocked from earning the points needed to qualify before she even stepped on the ice.
In its official release, the IBSF minced no words: “The action of the Canadians was intentional and directed to reducing the points available to athletes who slid at the final Lake Placid NAC.
