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02Nov 2017 by The Daily Skier Editorial

Upshot Of Decision To Ban Legkov/Belov

Yesterday's verdict of The IOC Disciplinary Commission, handing out a lifetime Olympic ban and stripping medals off the Russian skiers Alexander Legkov and Evgeniy Belov will go down in history. Regardless of which side of the argument you're on, the history is made because for the first time ever in sport a doping ban is given in the case where there is no direct evidence of actual doping, no evidence of sportsmen being involved and still no clear understanding of what had actually happened. The formula under which international sports bureaucrats judge sportsmen is notoriously vague and deserves to be quoted in full: “...The standard of proof shall be whether the IOC has established an anti-doping rule violation to the comfortable satisfaction of the hearing panel bearing in mind the…

08Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Olympic Champ Legkov, World Champ. Vylegzhanin, Others Cleared By CAS To Compete In 2018 Olympics

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Suspended Russian skiing stars Alexander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin - as well as somewhat lesser known Evgeniy Belov, Alexey Petukhov, Evgenia Shapovalova and Julia Ivanova, collectively known as The Russian Six - could start booking their tickets to the 2018 Olympics "if further investigations will produce no new facts that have hitherto been completely unknown" Furtheremore, Legkov and the rest of the six are cleared to compete in any FIS – officiated races without limitations starting November 1st this year – an ample time to prepare for PyeongChang. German lawyer for Legkov and Belov, Christof Wischemann has published the excerpts from the CAS ruling that was sent to the athletes this week on his website: ... The evidence so far, ie, the McLaren Report itself and the accompanying documents, which…

07Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Johaug Is Not Losing Her Sponsors – She Is Actually Gaining New Ones!

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Here's a bit of news that would surely split the world ski fans' opinion once again: Therese Johaug is not only NOT losing her sponsors – on the contrary, she's gaining new ones! Norwegian VG.no is reporting that Saltdalshytta, country's largest wooden cottage builder and rental agency, has just announced its partnership with the Norwegian Olympic and world champion, currently banned for doping " She is banned ( from competing) but we know her as a person and we are fond of her - just as the Norwegian people seem to have become fond of her” Trond-Arve Nikolaisen, Saltdalshytta's Marketing Manager told VG https://www.instagram.com/p/BOO-k2nDv4K The reference to “Norwegian people being fond” of Johaug is a key to understanding the sponsors' reaction to the CAS verdict, that deprived the skiing star…

22Aug 2017 by DS News Team

Johaug Verdict: Reactions

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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…

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