Cold hearted move, Canada!

The Canadian Olympic team ruthlessly robbed a US racer of the chance to compete at the upcoming 2026 winter games by manipulating the point system earlier this month, an investigation has found.

American skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender, 41, was competing at the North American Cup in Lake Placid when Team Canada’s coach pulled four athletes out of the competition at the last minute.

The sudden switcheroo reduced the number of points participants could earn, making it mathematically impossible for Uhlaender to qualify the upcoming games in Milan and Cortina, Italy, according to an investigation by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation.

Uhlaender — who has competed in five other Winter Olympics games— has claimed the move was unfairly intentional and unsportsmanlike, and investigators agreed.

“The action of the Canadians was intentional and directed to reduce the points available to athletes who slid at the final Lake Placid NAC,” the federation said Thursday,  according to Fox News Digital on Wednesday. 

The governing body responsible for the sport, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, at first claimed the decision to withdraw the athletes was made “after careful evaluation of the program’s needs” and “careful consideration of athlete health, safety, and long-term development.”

“It was determined that continuing to race these athletes was not in their best interests, nor in the best interests of the program,” it said.

But one of Team Canada’s skeleton racers later revealed that coaches allegedly told her the reason for  yanking the athletes was for “the best interest for the way points had worked.” 

“They had come over and explained to us that it would be in the best interest for the way points had worked for Jane [Channell], so that we as a team can qualify two spots to the Olympics,” Canadian skeleton racer Madeline Parra told The Canadian Press.

The investigation later found that Canada made the decision simply to win. 

“Substantial evidence supports Ms. Uhlaender’s contention that the move was a deliberate effort by Canada to reduce the points available at the final Lake Placid NAC so as to protect its own Olympic quotas,” the federation said.

However, the IBSF also is not taking any action to penalize Canada or change the outcome of the event to award Uhlaender a shot at qualifying for the Olympics. 

“Although the disqualification of an athlete and cancellation of results may have collateral impacts (other participants moving up in official finishes, for example) the Olympic Movement Code does not set out standards or means by which event records can be changed other than through sanctions,” the announcement read. 

Uhlaender addressed the announcement in a statement to Fox News Digital. 

“This was blatant competition manipulation, yet there have been no consequences for the coach involved,” she said. 

“I am fighting for what is right. I am fighting for my rightful Olympic opportunity. But more importantly, I am fighting for every athlete who has been harmed by competition manipulation. I am far from the only athlete affected by these actions.”

Uhlaender said she’s still leading an international protest to gain qualification for the upcoming Olympics. 

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has meanwhile sent a letter to the International Olympic Committee  petitioning to have Uhlaender granted a spot.

Fourteen other countries have joined in on that petition, including Belgium, Brazil, Jamaica, Denmark, Netherlands, Ghana, Nigeria, Trinidad and others. 

“That support has given me the strength to keep pushing forward, for integrity, accountability, and a sport that truly upholds the values that brought us together to compete. The passion to compete and pursue what we are capable of rises above borders and politics,” Uhlaender said.

“I will continue to fight for what is right and will pursue this further with my legal counsel to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. And with the support of my community,” she said

Vice President JD Vance will lead the US Presidential Delegation to the Milan Cortina Olympics next month and  Uhlaender hopes he will advocate for her participation.

“I respectfully ask that he stand with me as an Olympian that has represented the United States of America and our values…[and] uphold fairness in Olympic sport by granting a wildcard entry,” Uhlaender said.

“Doing so would protect the integrity of competition and prevent further harm. Such action would send a powerful message to young athletes everywhere: that standing up for ethics and integrity may be difficult, but it matters,” she said.