No official word has been received yet, but the Canadian luge relay team from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics appears poised to be awarded a belated bronze medal.

Cochrane's Tristan Walker and his doubles partner Justin Snith are among the Canadian sliders on the team that finished fourth in the 2014 mixed relay event and Luge Canada is waiting to hear whether the disqualification of a Russian luge athlete will result in a bronze medal for Canada before saying too much. If so, it will become Canada's first Olympic medal in luge.

Today it was announced Russian slider Tatyana Ivanova has been found to be in violation of the International Olympic Committee's anti-doping rules and she has been disqualified from both the women's singles and mixed team relay event.

Other members of the 2014 Canadian relay team were Sam Edney and Alex Gough, both from Calgary.

Luge Canada executive director Tim Farstad says it's another step in the right direction to promote clean sports and they are pleased the Olympics committee is continuing the crackdown. He says all athletes on the Canadian luge team abide by the rules and stand behind the principle of clean sports.

The Canadian team got word of the decision this morning while training in B.C. and there was a quick cheer, then back to work, he says.

Farstad says spirits of the team are high going into the 2018 Olympics. The team is coming off its best of the month of the season with medals in both the Calgary and Lake Placid, NY stops on the Viessmann World Cup circuit.

"This decision has put them in even better spirits," says Farstad.

The athletes won't be making comment until they have medals in hand, says Chris Dornan, Luge Canada media relations coordinator