“Filing several appeals at once can increase the chances of one party, since each of them represents different plaintiffs, although they pursue similar interests. In our case, these are the Russian Olympic Committee and of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, as well as the athletes of the Russian Figure Skating Federation national team affected by the ISU decision They can all be represented by different legal teams, which gives greater flexibility in the choice of arbitrators. Most likely, the cases will be consolidated and considered by a panel of three arbitrators. This is reminiscent of the Russian Olympians case, when the appeal was heard not by three, but by four or five referees, which contributed to the positive outcome.
The main thing is to show that this decision affects several parties. This is not only about the athletes themselves, but also about the Russian Olympic Committee and the national federation. This could underline the importance of this issue for the Russian side. It is also interesting to note that the Canadians have also implicated many people as defendants, including the IOC, all members of the Russian national team, and the Russian Olympic Committee. Canadians also did their best to bring a large number of people to justice so that their appeal was successfully considered,” Antseliovich said in an interview with TASS.
Recall that today, February 26, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) registered four appeals against the decision on the distribution of medals for the team figure skating tournament of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games. Three appeals were filed by the Russian part and another by Canada.
Source: Sport
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