CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday that its ad-hoc panel has no jurisdiction to hear an appeal by U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender and consequently she will not be added to the Winter Olympic roster.
Uhlaender had asked CAS to award her ranking points from a race last month after the late withdrawal of four Canadian athletes meant she received reduced points for winning, ending her hopes of qualifying for her sixth Olympics.
However, CAS said in a statement that its Olympic ad-hoc panel was entitled to hear appeals relating only to events within 10 days of the Games' opening ceremony on February 6.
That meant the race on 11 January and the subsequent judgment by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation on January 23 that cleared Canada of wrongdoing took place before the January 27 cut-off.
The IBSF and Canadian Bobsleigh also argued that even if Uhlaender were awarded extra points, it would be for U.S. officials to decide whether to select her in place of the two already-picked athletes rather than create an extra place.
(Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Christian Radnedge)
