Unfortunately, it is a sad day for US figure-skating athletes who still haven’t received the medals they won at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. In a recent Instagram story, Nathan Chen, an ace figure skater, expressed dissatisfaction that no final decision about giving the medals was taken yet. Captioning this Instagram Story as #MoreThanMedals, he also explained why it was important for the authorities to take action soon.

The reason athletes haven’t yet received their medals was Kamila Valieva’s doping scandal. Testing positive for banned substances such as trimetazidine, Valieva was still allowed to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics. After she secured the gold medal and her test results became public, giving medals was delayed due to legal issues. This also affected the US figure skating team who had won silver by defeating Japan.

Nathan Chen gives a strong message through an Instagram story 

In his Instagram story, Chen posted an image of the entire US figure skating team. With this, he issued a strong statement. “As we approach the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Olympic Winter games, we are deeply frustrated by the lack of a final decision in the team event.” Chen also helped to boost the US figure skating team through his excellent performance in the men’s shorts program.

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Continuing, he implied how the USA was proud of how its Olympic athletes had “carried themselves with poise and dignity,” after earning the medals. He further added, “They have long deserved the recognition that has been withheld due to the ongoing process.” 

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With these statements, he also hinted at the expectation of the US figure skating athletes. “US Figure Skating calls for a fair and appropriate ruling to rightfully award medals to all clean sport athletes affected by this situation.” These words indicate how Chen is deeply affected by the delay in giving medals to the deserving. This was not the only time Chen has spoken about not getting the medals due. Earlier, in 2022, Chen gave a very blunt and honest reaction to the fact that figure skating athletes have not yet received their medals due yet. 

Nathan Chen’s candid views on how figure skaters felt after not receiving the medals despite performing well

Chen gave his frank opinion in a conversation with Associated Press. According to him, the most difficult part was knowing nothing about the situation. 

Continuing, he stated that they got updates. However, he implied that despite these updates; it was difficult to find out what was going on. In his opinion, this was annoying. The figure skating champion also told how many athletes were worried due to not getting the medals due.

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Chen’s statements depict how prompt action is required by the authorities to give medals to deserving candidates. Do you think that more awareness and public pressure are required for a faster verdict in this case? Share your views in the comments section!