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The 2022 Olympic Figure Skating Team was awarded the Jack Kelly Fair Play Award by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee for their commitment to sportsmanship and clean sport.
The award was presented last week at the annual USOPC awards reception as part of the 2025 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Assembly, held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The honor was awarded to the nine gold medalists from the Olympic Team Event: Nathan Chen, Vincent Zhou, Karen Chen, Alexa Knierim, Brandon Frazier, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue.
Below is what the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee wrote about the 2022 Olympic Team Event winners:
Jack Kelly Fair Play Award
The award, established in 1985 to honor the late USOC President John B. (Jack) Kelly Jr., goes to an athlete, coach or official in recognition of an outstanding act of fair play and sportsmanship displayed during the past year.
Recipient: 2022 U.S. Olympic Figure Skating Team
During Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022, U.S figure skaters finished second in the team event, behind Russia. After a Russian skater tested positive for a banned substance, no medals were awarded. When the Americans received their long-awaited gold medal during the Olympic Games Paris 2024, it was a triumph for Team USA and a victory for clean sport.
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