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Canada to gain bronze medal due to Russian doping

Canada to gain luge bronze from Sochi Olympics due to Russian doping
The Canadian Press
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2014 file photo, the Russian national flag, right, flies next to the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. The word 鈥淩ussia鈥� will appear on the Olympic uniforms worn by the athletes granted an exemption from the country鈥檚 doping ban. More than 200 athletes are set to compete in Pyeongchang as an 鈥淥lympic Athlete from Russia鈥� if they can prove they aren鈥檛 tainted by doping. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Canada鈥檚 luge relay team is set to gain a bronze medal from the Sochi Olympics.

The upgrade is a result of Russian athletes being stripped of medals over doping allegations.

It will be Canada鈥檚 first Olympic luge medal.

Calgary sliders Sam Edney, Alex Gough and Justin Snith and Tristan Walker of Cochrane, Alta., were on the relay team the finished fourth in Sochi.

More coming.

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