Olympic bobsled champion Kaillie Humphries says she wonB次元官网网址檛 race for Canada as long as the countryB次元官网网址檚 sport governing body is run by its current management.
Humphries wants Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton to release her to compete for the United States. She forced the issue this week by filing a court injunction against the Canadian organization, but a judge did not rule in her favour.
BCS high-performance director Chris Le Bihan has said he wants her back on the national team. Humphries isnB次元官网网址檛 buying it.
B次元官网网址淚 will not be returning to Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton with the administration as it exists at this point,B次元官网网址� Humphries told The Canadian Press in an email Wednesday.
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BCS would not comment Wednesday. A spokesman said Le Bihan made the organizationB次元官网网址檚 position clear Tuesday when a judge shot down HumphriesB次元官网网址� request for an injunction.
B次元官网网址淲e believe we have a safe and a high-performing training environment for all athletes,B次元官网网址� Le Bihan said at the courthouse.
B次元官网网址淲e want Kaillie in our program. Kaillie is obviously going to be a threat in the next Olympics and thereB次元官网网址檚 nothing more that we like to see other than Canadians standing on the podium.B次元官网网址�
Humphries and brakewoman Heather Moyse became the first to repeat as Olympic womenB次元官网网址檚 bobsled champions in 2010 and 2014.
The duo carried CanadaB次元官网网址檚 flag at the closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Games.
But after 15 years under the BCS umbrella, Humphries wants out because of what she feels is mishandling of a harassment complaint she filed over a year ago and punishment from her own organization for filing that complaint.
The 34-year-old Calgarian also launched a multi-million dollar lawsuit against BCS last week.
None of her claims have been proven in court and BCS has not yet filed a statement of defence.
Humphries says she needs both a letter of release from BCS and a letter of acceptance from USA Bobsled by Sept. 30 in order to race in the 2019-20 season.
Under International Bobsleigh and Skeleton FederationB次元官网网址檚 criteria, one of the conditions for switching countries is B次元官网网址漷hey must have changed their citizenship or their official residence, and have been released by their former Member and accepted by their new Member.B次元官网网址�
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Humphries married an American on Saturday and has moved to the U.S.
USA Bobsled invited her to its push trials starting Thursday in Lake Placid, N.Y., but it is unclear if Humphries can participate without a release from BCS.
Her longtime American rival Elana Meyers Taylor, who would be HumphriesB次元官网网址� teammate, said Wednesday sheB次元官网网址檚 taking the season off to have a child.
Donna Spencer, The Canadian Press
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