Russia’s biathlete Ustyugov to lose Olympic gold over doping
4 years, 10 months ago

Russia’s biathlete Ustyugov to lose Olympic gold over doping

The Hindu  

Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov has been retrospectively suspended for doping by the International Biathlon Union and will lose his 2014 Olympic relay gold medal. The 34-year-old, who also won the 2010 Olympic 15km mass start title in Vancouver, retired following the Sochi winter Games six years ago. According to Russian media, the sanctions move Russia down to third in the 2014 medal table below Norway and Canada, having originally finished first. The head of the Union of Russian biathletes told news agency TASS that Ustyugov and Sleptsova would appeal their punishments.

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Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics

The Hindu  

Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by the sport’s highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal. The International Biathlon Union said Tuesday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal by Evgeny Ustyugov, who crossed the line first ahead of Fourcade in the …

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ruling in doping case set to give biathlon star Fourcade a gold 15 years after Vancouver Olympics

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Almost 15 years after the Vancouver Olympics, a ruling by sport’s highest court in a Russian doping case is set to give French biathlon star Martin Fourcade another gold medal. The International Biathlon Union said Tuesday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport dismissed an appeal by Evgeny Ustyugov, who crossed the line first ahead of Fourcade …

Russian agency won’t publish doping verdict in Valieva case
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian agency won’t publish doping verdict in Valieva case

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will treat the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics as confidential and won’t publish a verdict. World Anti-Doping Agency rules say public disclosure in cases involving a protected person is optional — publishing a verdict is mandatory for most cases in Olympic sports — and it “shall be …

Russian agency won’t publish doping verdict in Valieva case
2 years, 2 months ago

Russian agency won’t publish doping verdict in Valieva case

The Hindu  

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will treat the Kamila Valieva doping case which shook figure skating at the Winter Olympics as confidential and won’t publish a verdict. “In strict accordance with the principles of international and Russian anti-doping standards, and also taking into account the nature and circumstances of the case, RUSADA does not intend to announce the date of the …

Russian 2012 Olympic Finalist Irina Tarasova Banned Using Evidence From Moscow Lab
2 years, 4 months ago

Russian 2012 Olympic Finalist Irina Tarasova Banned Using Evidence From Moscow Lab

News 18  

A Russian shot putter who reached the 2012 Olympic final was banned Thursday based on 10-year-old evidence of state-backed doping that had long been hidden in a Moscow laboratory database. Irina Tarasova was banned for two years and disqualified from all her shot put results between July 2012 and July 2016, the Athletics Integrity Unit said. WADA asked Russia for …

2012 Olympic finalist banned using evidence from Russian lab
2 years, 4 months ago

2012 Olympic finalist banned using evidence from Russian lab

Firstpost  

Irina Tarasova was banned for two years and disqualified from all her shot put results between July 2012 and July 2016, the Athletics Integrity Unit said. Monaco: A Russian shot putter, who reached the 2012 Olympic final, was banned on Thursday based on 10-year-old evidence of state-backed doping that had long been hidden in a Moscow laboratory database. WADA asked …

Did trimetazidine help Russia win gold? Experts unsure whether metabolic drug is actually helpful
2 years, 10 months ago

Did trimetazidine help Russia win gold? Experts unsure whether metabolic drug is actually helpful

Salon  

Controversy surrounding a failed drug test continues to loom over figure skating at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. At the center of the scandal is a heart medication called trimetazidine, prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency since 2014; and a 15-year-old Russian figure skater, Kamila Valieva, who shocked the world when she became the first woman to ever land a …

Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics
2 years, 10 months ago

Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics

ABC  

The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to allow a Russian teenage figure skater to continue to compete at the Olympics — despite finding out this week she had failed a drugs test back in December — is not popular. RUSADA informed all the sports heavies of the decision – the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International …

Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate
2 years, 10 months ago

Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Both the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Testing Agency — on behalf of the IOC — said Friday they would fight the decision by Russia’s anti-doping agency …

Kamila Valieva: Russian 15-year-old figure skater faces Winter Olympics ban after failing drug test
2 years, 11 months ago

Kamila Valieva: Russian 15-year-old figure skater faces Winter Olympics ban after failing drug test

The Independent  

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Russian star practices despite report of positive drug test
2 years, 11 months ago

Russian star practices despite report of positive drug test

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian superstar who was expected to deliver her nation its third straight Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating, practiced as usual on Thursday, hours after reports surfaced that she had tested positive for a banned substance. The sample was reportedly obtained before Valieva won the European championship last month in Estonia, a performance …

Kamila Valieva: Russian media say Olympic skater failed drug test
2 years, 11 months ago

Kamila Valieva: Russian media say Olympic skater failed drug test

Al Jazeera  

Reports come after IOC delays ceremony to present Russian figure skating team with their Olympic gold medals. Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug before the Winter Olympics in Beijing, two Russian newspapers say. Mark Adams, the group’s spokesman, told reporters that an “active legal case” was under way concerning the medal ceremony and that …

Russian Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh, Andrey Silnov receive four-year bans for doping, says CAS
3 years, 9 months ago

Russian Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh, Andrey Silnov receive four-year bans for doping, says CAS

Firstpost  

Antyukh and Silnov were both charged last year with anti-doping violations stemming from the report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency that alleged a system of state- Lausanne: Russian Olympic champions Natalya Antyukh and Andrey Silnov have each been banned for four years for doping after being named in the 2016 McLaren report, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said …

Russia’s Ustyugov set to lose another Olympic biathlon gold
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s Ustyugov set to lose another Olympic biathlon gold

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Evgeny Ustyugov is set to be stripped of a second Olympic biathlon gold medal after the Russian lost a doping case, the sport’s anti-doping body said Tuesday. The Biathlon Integrity Unit said Ustyugov will lose the gold medal he won in the 15-kilometer mass start race at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and his relay bronze …

Russian Olympic biathlon champion loses Sochi doping case
4 years, 3 months ago

Russian Olympic biathlon champion loses Sochi doping case

The Hindu  

Two-time Olympic biathlon champion Olga Zaitseva lost her appeal on Thursday against disqualification from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for her part in Russia’s state-backed doping program. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said its judges upheld the International Olympic Committee’s disciplinary ruling of 2017, which used evidence against Zaitseva from Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov. Two of Zaitseva’s relay team-mates at …

Two-time European champion weightlifter Andrei Demanov provisionally suspended for doping
4 years, 6 months ago

Two-time European champion weightlifter Andrei Demanov provisionally suspended for doping

Firstpost  

The International Weightlifting Federation said Tuesday that Demanov tested positive for traces of DHCMT, an anabolic steroid also known as turinabol Budapest: Two-time European champion weightlifter Andrei Demanov of Russia has been provisionally suspended for doping after testing positive for a banned steroid. The International Weightlifting Federation said Tuesday that Demanov tested positive for traces of DHCMT, an anabolic steroid …

Three Russian biathletes appeal to CAS against being stripped of medals in Sochi Olympics doping cases
4 years, 10 months ago

Three Russian biathletes appeal to CAS against being stripped of medals in Sochi Olympics doping cases

Firstpost  

The biathletes are challenging International Olympic Committee disciplinary rulings in 2017 to disqualify them from the Sochi Winter Games after being implicated in a state-backed doping program. Lausanne: Three Russian biathletes went to sport’s highest court on Monday to appeal against being stripped of their silver medals from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for doping. Their appeals started more than two …

Russia to lose Sochi Olympic gold medal in doping case
4 years, 10 months ago

Russia to lose Sochi Olympic gold medal in doping case

Associated Press  

SALZBURG, Austria — Russia is set to lose a biathlon gold medal from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics following a new doping ban for a leading athlete. The International Biathlon Union on Saturday announced a two-year ban for Evgeny Ustyugov, who was part of the gold medal-winning men’s relay team six years ago, citing evidence he used the banned steroid …

Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, claims report
5 years, 7 months ago

Russia accused of athletics doping cover-up involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, claims report

Firstpost  

The Athletics Integrity Unit is investigating claims Russian officials tried to cover up a doping case involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, Paris: The Athletics Integrity Unit is investigating claims Russian officials tried to cover up a doping case involving high jumper Danil Lysenko, following a report in Britain’s Sunday Times. According to the Sunday Times, Russian athletics federation officials fabricated …

12 Russian athletes suspended for doping, 2012 Olympics high-jump champion Ivan Ukhov stripped of gold medal
5 years, 11 months ago

12 Russian athletes suspended for doping, 2012 Olympics high-jump champion Ivan Ukhov stripped of gold medal

Firstpost  

CAS had been ruling in the cases in place of the suspended Russian Athletics Federation, and pursued allegations of anti-doping based on evidence from the McLaren report Lausanne: Twelve Russian track and field athletes, including 2012 Olympic high jump champion Ivan Ukhov, have been suspended for doping, the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Friday. CAS had been ruling …

Russian biathlon star Anton Shipulin quits biathlon
6 years ago

Russian biathlon star Anton Shipulin quits biathlon

The Hindu  

Russian biathlon star Anton Shipulin on Tuesday announced he had lost “motivation” and would retire from the sport, weeks after Austrian prosecutors announced a doping probe into his team. Shipulin has always rejected claims against him but he and other top sports stars were barred from the Winter Olympics this year as part of a ban on Russia for state- …

How the Russian doping scandal unfolded
6 years, 1 month ago

How the Russian doping scandal unfolded

The Hindu  

The International Association of Athletics Federations, track and field’s governing body, on Tuesday extended its ban on the Russian athletics federation, first put in place in November 2015. Here are the main events in the long-running Russian doping controversy: December 2014 German broadcaster ARD airs documentary alleging systematic doping in Russian athletics. May 2016 Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of …

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