Eight Olympic cross-country skiers, including two Americans and one former gold medalist, were suspended for five days after they were found to have excessive hemoglobin levels _ the first hint of scandal at the Turin Games.
The suspensions, announced Thursday by the International Ski Federation, last five days from the day the tests were administered. The U.S. Ski Association said the tests were taken Wednesday, meaning the athletes will be barred from competition until at least Monday.
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Besides 23-year-old Randall of Anchorage, Alaska, the other American athlete suspended was Leif Zimmerman, 22, of Bozeman, Mont. The others were: Sean Crooks of Canada, Sergey Dolidovich of Belarus, Jean Marc Gaillard of France, Aleksandr Lasutkin of Belarus, Natalia Matveeva of Russia, and Evi Sachenbacher of Germany.
Sachenbacher won gold in the 2002 Salt Lake City Games in the women’s relay, and silver in the women’s sprint. She is currently seventh in World Cup rankings.
All of the skiers but Matveeva were scheduled to compete in Sunday’s pursuit events.
Ah, why not just let them dope themselves into a testosterone bliss and forget about the Olympics?
I mean, those cute East German Spinters look sexy with mustaches and mosquitoe bites on their chests…plus I think no kiddies can be popped.
I don’t think anyone’s surprised here. Pro-Sports=drug use. Legal, illegal, whatever.
…you mean those WWF westlers on TV are taking enhanced building drugs?
Say it isn’t so!
Say it isn’t happening!
Here in Canada.
Got it wrong…. While hemoglobin levels can be increased artificially by blood doping it is also natural for high performance athletes.
This is quite possibly over reaction and abuse of the anti-doping rules….
It’s ironic athletes are held to such high standards by the Olympic committees when there is so much corruption at the executive level.
…you mean to tell me those ‘finger’ skating judges weren’t honest?
Say it isn’t so!
(ah, I miss max headroom)
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Why wasn’t he caught before he got to Italy?