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French ski cross trio cleared to trouser medals

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French ski cross trio cleared to trouser medals
France's bronze medalist Jonathan Midol, France's gold medalist Jean Frederic Chapuis and France's silver medalist Arnaud Bovolenta pose after their clean sweep. AFP Photo / Olivier Morin

France's medal sweep in the Olympic Games men's freestyle ski cross competition, which was the subject of a bizarre argument over trousers, was allowed to stand on Sunday.

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Canada and Slovenia had argued that the French team had made illegal alterations to the legs of the competitors' suits to improve their aerodynamic qualities.

But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) threw out the protest on Sunday.

"The appeals are rejected," CAS secretary general Matthieu Reeb told AFP.
 

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