Winter Olympics skeleton qualification under fire after U.S.-Canada tension
In the closing weeks of Olympic qualification for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan-Cortina, a dispute between the United States and Canada has erupted into one of the most controversial moments of the sliding sports season.At the center of the storm is American skeleton standout Katie Uhlaender, a five-time Olympian, who now finds herself on the outside looking in after a developmental race in Lake Placid failed to deliver the ranking points she needed to secure a sixth Olympic berth.Uhlaender, 41, won her run at the North American Cup event in Lake Placid, New York, the final qualifying opportunity before the January 18 cutoff.But despite crossing the finish line first, the reduced field meant fewer points were awarded, effectively ending her bid to represent the U.S. at the Games. She alleges a calculated move by Canada's skeleton program was to […]
