It's Russian collusion, I tell you. That's the reason. Putin directs his cronies to hack the team's communications and phones via hidden apps. These relay the play calls back to the Kremlin, where he can tell his oligrach buddies to lay huge amounts of money on the games, knowing that they'll pay out.
Money is laundered, oligarchs are happy, and because it's ISU, not a name-brand team, nobody takes a second look at it.
Did Tulsi slip you the secret memo? Seriously, though, I think he just wants TOE to feel better about themselves and not embarrass anyone in Iowa.