Katie Uhlaender's hopes of making the women's skeleton field for next month's Milan Cortina Games have been thwarted again, after U.S. officials said Monday that the International Olympic Committee didn't take action on their request for her to receive a discretionary spot. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee last week asked for Uhlaender to get a spot, citing how her qualifying chances were hurt by Canada’s decision to pull four sliders from a race and limit the available number of rankings points earlier this month. The International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation — the sport's governing body — investigated that race and said no rules were broken.
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