The Associated Press has reported that ten current and former members of the Austrian Ski Federation have been indicted by Italian prosecutors for violating Italy’s anti-doping law during the 2006 Olympics in Torino.
Markus Gandler, the federation’s biathlon sports director, told the Austria Press Agency Saturday that those indicted by Turin prosecutors include himself, former Austria coach Walter Mayer and federation president Peter Schroecksnadel.
The other individuals to be indicted are former cross-country coach Emil Hoch, doctor Peter Baumgartl, former biathletes Wolfgang Perner and Wolfgang Rottmann, and cross-country skiers Martin Tauber, Johannes Eder and Juergen Pinter.