Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. skeleton ‌racer Katie Uhlaender has asked the IOC ‌for a wildcard into the Winter Olympics after Canada's ‌skeleton team withdrew four athletes from a competition earlier this month, ending her bid for a sixth Games despite winning the race.

Due ‍to the Canadian withdrawals from the ‍races in Lake Placid, ‌the field dropped to a size that reduced the number ‍of ​ranking points available, ending Uhlaender's qualification hopes for next month's Milano Cortina Olympics.