The final decision was made about who the 5th member of the Olympic team will be and François Hamelin will keep his spot.
Here's some articles that explain the decision. They're in French but here's a rough translation.
Olympics : Guillaume Bastille remains the alternate
www.infodimanche.com/actualites/sports/122259/jeux-olympiques-guillaume-bastille-demeure-reservisteRivière- du- Loup - Guillaume Bastille lost his bet. The Committee of Olympic short track selection ( CSOPC ) Speed Skating Canada has decided not to overturn the original decision , which confirms the place of Francois Hamelin in the Olympic team. Guillaume Bastille remains substitute for the Sochi Olympics .
The committee has put the emphasis on the last Olympic Trials, 2013 Canadian Championships and World Cups in the fall of 2012. Performance in tests of relays have had much impact in the discretionary decision, which benefited Hamelin.
In terms of individual statistics, Bastille had better results in international performance, but Hamelin did the same for national competitions, including the Olympic trials. Hamelin finished 5th in the original classification and Bastille was a position further.
Coaches felt that François Hamelin had the greatest potential for relay and individual distances.
Appeal Process
Skater Saint -Modeste had filed an appeal to the Jury of Appeal internal PVC discretionary decision of choice, where the decision of CSOPC was maintained. Thereafter, Bastille appealed this decision to the Centre of Sport Dispute Resolution Canada, where the president, Graeme Mew, rejected the majority of the call but rejected the original decision.
Chairman, Graeme Mew , asked why the selection of François Hamelin as discretionary choice. Speed Skating Canada had to explain his choice before an independent arbitrator.
Charle Cournoyer , Michael Gilday , Charles Hamelin and Olivier Jean will be other skaters Team Canada in Sochi. They had obtained their qualification in the Olympic trials last August in Montreal.
Short track speed skating: Guillaume Bastille remains the alternatewww.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/sports/sports-de-glisse/201312/23/01-4723598-patinage-de-vitesse-courte-piste-guillaume-bastille-demeure-reserviste.php(Quebec) Speed Skating Canada (SSC) maintains its decision to appoint François Hamelin as the fifth man in the Olympic short track team. Guillaume Bastille who had brought the appeal judgment remains the alternate.
In a decision in a statement Monday afternoon, the Olympic selection committee short track (CSOCP) reiterated his original choice and explains, at the request of the referee Graeme Mew, the elements that led to the selection François Hamelin as discretionary choice for the formation of the Sochi Olympics.
Guillaume Bastille of Rivière-du-Loup, had appealed the decision of PVC appealed to the Centre of Sport Dispute Resolution Canada.
In its short order filed December 13, Graeme Mew had raised questions about the selection of Hamelin and asked the CSOCP explain its selection.
According reconsideration published Monday, CSOCP, which met last Tuesday to reconsider its decision, paying particular attention to the successful test of the relay and the results of the competition for the Olympic selections.
Francois Hamelin was a member during the year preceding the selection of two relay teams and medalists Bastille has meanwhile obtained a medal in this event.
Hamelin was also the best at Olympic Trials by finishing fifth while Bastille followed in sixth place.
The CSOCP indicates that these data are sufficient to "make a clear difference between adequately" both skaters and reiterates its decision to elect François Hamelin as discretionary choice and fifth skater Olympic team.
"I was not expecting anything more. It was very predictable, "commented Bastille some time after receiving the news via email.
Disappointment in his voice, Bastille suggests that CSOCP was ""Arranged for the decision is that it seems better."
Eligible for this discretionary choice skaters are those who finished in the top nine positions during the Olympic trials held in August.
Charles and François Hamelin, Olivier Jean Charle Cournoyer and Michael Gilday make up the Canadian men's short track speed skating.
Bastille can forget Sochi
olympiques.radio-canada.ca//nouvelles/article/bastille-perd-appel.htmlDespite its appeal, the skater short track speed Guillaume Bastille will not be part of the official selection will take part in the Games in Sochi.
"I hope to be the fifth member of the team. With my results, I think deserve my place, but the committee decided otherwise noted skater. I expected a bit that the committee make that renew their decision. Now that the decision meets the rules of procedure, I have no defense."
Bastille had appealed the decision of Speed Skating Canada (SSC) to choose François Hamelin as an official member of the Olympic team.
Hamelin, discretionary choice of the federation, and saw his participation confirmed Olympics. "When I launched the appeal process there four months, I knew what I was getting into, I knew it would have consequences. It is sure that François [Hamelin] did not really appreciate my decision to appeal. We did not really talk to and I do not think we'll talk, "said Bastille.
However, the Centre for Sport Dispute Resolution Canada (SDRCC) recognized some of the approaches Bastille.
In its original decision, Speed Skating Canada has seen the participation of Hamelin in the relay team at the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
However, unless you be unable, only 12 months before the said competition are sufficient to decide between two athletes for a discretionary choice.
The SDRCC therefore sent Speed Skating Canada to do his homework. Finally, based on the performance of two athletes at the Olympic trials in August, Hamelin has a length ahead of Bastille.
The original decision was upheld, and thus excludes Guillaume Bastille Olympic team, he remains a reservist.
