U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender is pressing forward in her fight for a sixth Olympic berth, saying Saturday that she is appealing a decision by international officials that seemed to cost her a chance to compete at the Milan Cortina Games.
Uhlaender said she is asking the International Olympic Committee for a wild-card berth into the Olympic women's skeleton field, which currently has the maximum of 25 sliders - including two from the U.S.
Uhlaender said she has made the ask with the backing of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, which confirmed that it has asked that Uhlaender receive a discretionary spot in the field.
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