Two and a Half Years Later, U.S. Skaters Get Gold in Oddest Olympic Medal Ceremony Ever.

Two and a half years after the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a bizarre medal ceremony took place in Paris to award the figure skating medals. The ceremony was the result of a doping scandal that disqualified the Russian team and led to a lengthy arbitration process to determine the winners. Ultimately, the gold medals were awarded to the American team, who originally finished in second place, while the silver medals went to the Japanese team. The Russian team, who won bronze in the original competition, was not present at the ceremony. The event aimed to address criticisms of the treatment of athletes in medal reallocations, but the passage of time and changes in the skaters' lives added complexity to the situation. [Extracted from the article]