BEIJING — Canadian figure skater Keegan Messing is expected to arrive at the Beijing Olympics on Monday, a day before the men's short programs.
The reigning Canadian champion has been stuck in Vancouver since testing positive for COVID-19 prior to the team's flight to Beijing.
Messing, a 30-year-old who lives in Girdwood, Alaska, needed four negative tests before getting the green light.
He flew to Montreal on Friday evening for one final COVID-19 test and then was scheduled to fly from there to Beijing.
Messing's positive test cost him competing in the team event.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 4, 2022.
Lori Ewing, The Canadian Press