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At his sport’s recent national championships, U.S. Figure Skating president Sam Auxier issued a surprising but admirable shot across the bow at Russia’s massive, state-sponsored doping machine when he said Russia does not belong in the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Now, unfortunately, U.S. Figure Skating is trying to take it all back.
In a Jan. 26 letter to the International Skating Union obtained by USA TODAY Sports, Auxier and USFS executive director David Raith labeled Auxier’s statement "his personal opinions," adding, "These opinions were Auxier’s own and not the official position of U.