Canada's appeal over Beijing figure skating medal rejected
![Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier pictured at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. In the team event, they were fourth in rhythm dance and third in the free dance. Kirsten Moore-Towers, Michael Marinaro, Eric Radford and Vanessa James were the other Canadian team members in Beijing along with Roman Sadovsky. Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, dressed in orange outfits, perform their rhythm dance at the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing on Feb. 12, 2022.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7261986.1720803824!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/piper-paul-olympics-220212-1180.jpg)
Canada's appeal to be awarded a team figure skating bronze medal from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday, leaving the Russia Olympic Committee in third place.