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Why 18 Months? Inside the Johaug Decision
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Why 18 Months? Inside the Johaug Decision

Gavin KentchAugust 31, 2017

As separately addressed the factual question of what happened that led to Johaug testing positive for the steroid clostebol. That article did not consider the question of why 18 months was the suspension chosen. This piece tries to fill in that gap, by exploring the legal analysis of the CAS decision and the principles that the court applied in reaching this decision. This analysis begins by looking at how criminal sentencing usually works, then applies...

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Johaug Will Miss Olympics As CAS Increases Ban to 18 Months
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Johaug Will Miss Olympics As CAS Increases Ban to 18 Months

Chelsea LittleAugust 22, 2017

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has made its decision in the case of Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug: “Ms Johaug is suspended for a period of 18 months commencing on 18 October 2016.” That means that Johaug, a seven-time World Champion and a member of the Norwegian gold-medal relay team at the 2010 Olympics, will not be competing at the 2018 Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. The full text of the CAS decision...

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BEA Founder and Director Husaby Leaves His Post, But Mission Continues
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BEA Founder and Director Husaby Leaves His Post, But Mission Continues

Gabby NaranjaJuly 13, 2017

In the summer of 2013, Bend Endurance Academy (BEA) Executive Director Ben Husaby made what some may have considered a strange company purchase. The two-time Olympic cross-country skier bought an old yellow school bus, painted a pale-blue stripe lengthwise down its side and inscribed the organization’s moniker where an educational institution name once was. Why? Was he planning to shuttle BEA student-athletes to and from school during his spare time? Not quite. When Husaby founded the...

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Goodbye USSA, Rebrands to U.S. Ski & Snowboard
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Goodbye USSA, Rebrands to U.S. Ski & Snowboard

Gabby NaranjaJune 30, 2017

Earlier this month, a group of leaders from World Taekwondo stood smiling before flashing cameras and their newly unveiled organization logo. Since 1973, the sport’s governing body was known as the World Taekwondo Federation, using the acronym WTF to represent its globally recognized organization and mission. But recent mas organizational mark (the master mark accompanied by the words “Ski & Snowboard”), and the launched on June 18. (Article continues below)  The idea to change the logo emerged during...

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The Inside Scoop on US Biathlon’s Olympic Criteria with Bernd Eisenbichler
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The Inside Scoop on US Biathlon’s Olympic Criteria with Bernd Eisenbichler

Chelsea LittleJune 28, 2017

The US Biathlon Association (USBA) has already qualified two World Championships medalists for their 2018 Olympic team, but four more men and four more women will still be selected – and those spots could go to almost anyone. USBA has a multi-stage athlete selection process. One or two more athletes of each gender will be selected based on the first period of World Cup results. For both men and women, part of that World Cup...

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CCC on Team Selections and ‘Moving Ahead’ with Half the Budget of Sochi
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CCC on Team Selections and ‘Moving Ahead’ with Half the Budget of Sochi

Gabby NaranjaMay 30, 2017

What a year for Cross Country Canada (CCC). For the first time in history, its men’s team stood on a World Cup gold and its women’s team pulled off its Canada’s 2017/2018 national-team nominations earlier this month, FasterSkier caught up with CCC’s High Performance Director Thomas Holland and the World Cup co-coach Ivan Babikov to discuss the program moving forward.  What’s changed since last year? Not much. With a strong season behind them, an Olympic season ahead and a solid coach...

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FIS Appeals Johaug Decision, Seeking Longer Sanction
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FIS Appeals Johaug Decision, Seeking Longer Sanction

Chelsea LittleMarch 7, 2017

The International Ski Federation (FIS) is appealing the suspension of Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug. The organization asks for a longer sanction than the-13 month ban she was initially served by the Norwegian Olympic Committee. Johaug tested positive for the banned steroid clostebol, which was an ingredient in a lip cream she used to treat a combination of sunburn and cold sore. The Norwegian Olympic Committee had decided that this wrote in a press release. “The evidence...

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Notes & Quotes: PyeongChang Biathlon World Cups
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Notes & Quotes: PyeongChang Biathlon World Cups

FasterSkierMarch 6, 2017

The North Americans kept the momentum rolling two weeks after the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships, with US Biathlon’s Lowell Bailey busting out a second place and Susan Dunklee placing fifth in back-to-back races over the last four days in PyeongChang, South Korea. On Sunday, the Canadians showed they’re rounding back into top form in team events, with its men’s team placing seventh and women’s team taking eighth for season bests in the relays. Here are the...

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Amidst Finnatics, Niskanen Strides to 15 k Gold; Bjornsen Notches 18th at World Champs
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Amidst Finnatics, Niskanen Strides to 15 k Gold; Bjornsen Notches 18th at World Champs

Gabby NaranjaMarch 1, 2017

LAHTI, Finland — Through the first seven medal races of 2017 Nordic World Championships, the hometown Finns came close. There was Niskanen was primed to pass Iversen for what appeared to be a golden performance. Instead of a cheer concluding the sprint, a collective exhale deflated the crowd: Niskanen and teammate Sami Jauhojärvi ultimately settled for bronze. While it wasn’t the result they had hoped for, it remained the 25-year-old Niskanen’s first World Championships medal. Another...

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Anti-Doping Norway Seeks 14-Month Suspension for Johaug, Case Ongoing
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Anti-Doping Norway Seeks 14-Month Suspension for Johaug, Case Ongoing

Chelsea LittleNovember 29, 2016

The doping case of Norwegian cross-country skier Therese Johaug has come to at least a temporary conclusion, with Anti-Doping Norway recommending a suspension of the star athlete for 14 months. Johaug told Reuters. “I expect they will have a hearing in February.” The proposed ban would be retroactive to Oct. 18 and last until Dec. 18, 2017, two months before the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. NRK reports that the casefile and the recommendation from Anti-Doping Norway will...

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Ski-O Bids for Spot in 2018 Olympics

FasterSkierSeptember 9, 2010

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) has applied for ski orienteering to be included in the programme of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. In the past few years, ski orienteering has grown considerably in terms of global spread. The growth has been boosted by the inclusion of ski orienteering into the Asian Winter Games and the CISM World Military Winter Games. Some 35 nations are expected to participate in the World Ski Orienteering Championships to be...

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