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22Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Johaug Verdict: Reactions

Here's some of the reactions on the CAS verdict extending the Therese Johaug ban to 18 months, denying her the right to participate in the 2018 Olympics: Therese Johaug: - I'm completely broken. I had a dream of going to the Olympics. I was told yesterday that I can not get it. I've tried to get into it, worked every single day, practically trained to try to succeed in the Olympics, so this is very tough. (seconds later Johaug was forced to interrupt her press conference when she broke up and left the room in tears) Marit Bjørgen - The length of the exclusion is deeply unfair. This shows how vulnerable are we , the sportsmen, to the whims of legality. Norwegian television journalist Hallvard Flatland - I think Norwegian skiers should be…

22Aug 2017 by DS News Team

URGENT: Johaug Banned From Olympics ( Adds Full Text Of CAS Ruling)

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Therese Johaug will miss the 2018 Olympic games in PyeongChang This is the verdict made public today by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne — Johaug is to be banned from all competitions for 18 months, starting from October 2016. "...the Panel noted that Ms Johaug failed to conduct a basic check of the packaging, which not only listed a prohibited substance as an ingredient but also included clear doping cautionary warning. Such omissions resulted in an anti-doping rule violation inconsistent with her otherwise clean anti-doping record. Nevertheless, in order to ensure equality in applying antidoping rules, the Panel highlighted that it was obliged to apply a proportionate sanction, consistent with the level of fault. For this reason, the Panel noted that, in such a situation of…

21Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Meet Nancy Okoro, Bulgarian Skier You Will See More And More In Upcoming Seasons

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Things to know about Nancy Okoro - At 17 Nancy was the youngest in the ladies' 10 km classic race at the World Ski Championships in Lahti this year. To qualify for that race Nancy had to beat 30+ other contenders in the 5km preliminary. - Nancy is skiing for Bulgaria. Her mother, Kamelia Antova was the country's champion in luge, her father, Godson Okoroh, played football in his younger days. - She prefers classic style to FT ( and her results show that). Doublepoling? “good for training but I like competing the “normal” classic way”. https://www.instagram.com/p/BX0tzUsh4ZxubAHoEt16u498O13JyMcZD9XHNY0 - Nancy's last name is Okoroh, but “people tend to mispronounce it, so I shortened it to 'Okoro' “ - As a kid she auditioned with a model agency – but “but it…

17Aug 2017 by DS News Team

CAS’ Decision On Johaug Postponed – Again

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The announcement of the most awaited decision of this year was postponed – again. The Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne will not make make public its decision on Therese Johaug's case this Friday as was widely expected – Tuesday next week is a new target date. No reason for postponement was given. At stake is participation of one the world's strongest – and by far the best paid – skiers in the Olympic Games in Korea next year. Johaug tested positive for the anabolic steroid Clostebol September, 16 last year. She explained that she used the cream, given her my team's doctor ( Trofodermin) on a sunburned lip while training in Italy at the beginning of September last year – unintentionally, not knowing it contains banned doping substance.…

16Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Bringing Rollerskiing to Masses: My Business Is Booming, Says Coach

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Stephanie Cook sounds like a woman who found success. “ Business is booming, I have lots of groups signed up and starting in September.." ...This year Stephanie – or Steph, as she prefers to call herself – has launched a rollerskiing academy ( although she doesn't use the word 'academy') in Bracknell, Berkshire near London, UK. Together with her business partner Jordan Andrews ( Great Britain's national rollerski series champion) Ms Cook, 28 runs the only dedicated kids rollerskiing project in England. It is aimed at getting children aged 5-11 a into rollerskiing "in the playground" - i.e right where they live. The goal is to develop the next generation of English skiers. “We started in January with one group of 10 now we have 3 groups of 15 each…

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