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Saturday Rundown: Falun & Duszniki-Zdrój (Updated x2)

FasterSkierJanuary 28, 2017

FIS Cross-Country World Cup (Falun, Sweden): Men’s & women’s freestyle sprints Men’s report [UPDATED] Kikkan Randall reached the final for the first time since March 2015 on Saturday in the women’s 1.4-kilometer freestyle sprint at the World Cup in Falun, Sweden. The American qualified 26th and went on to advance in second out of her quarterfinal and semifinal to reach the six-woman final, where she ended up fifth. Sweden’s Stina Nilsson won the final by one-hundredth of...

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Friday Rundown: IBU Open European World Championships (Updated)

FasterSkierJanuary 27, 2017

IBU Open European Championships (Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland): Men’s & women’s sprints On Friday in the men’s 10-kilometer sprint, two Bulgarian athletes were able to break the Russian dominance at the 2017 International Biathlon Union (IBU) Open European Championships in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland. Bulgaria’s 29-year-old Vladimir Iliev, who has competed on the IBU World Cup since 2007 and posted a career-best fifth (which he achieved earlier this season), claimed the win in a time of 24:26.9 minutes despite one penalty in...

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Wednesday Rundown: IBU Open European Championships

FasterSkierJanuary 25, 2017

IBU Open European Championships (Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland): 15/20 k individual The Open European Championships, a five-day International Biathlon Union (IBU) sanctioned event, opened Wednesday with the men’s 20-kilometer and women’s 15 k individual races in Duszniki-Zdrój, Poland. Russia took first and second in the women’s race, with 29-year-old Irina Starykh — who also recently served a two-year ban for testing positive for EPO — winning by 11.4 seconds in 44:54.9. He had one penalty in his first prone stage...

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Starykh and Loginov Return to International Competition

Chelsea LittleDecember 27, 2016

The Russian rosters for January competition will include two names not seen in a while: Irina Starykh and Alexander Loginov. Both are returning to international competition after serving suspensions for using the blood-doping drug erythropoietin (EPO). Irina Starykh Makes a Fast Return Starykh Starykh failed an out-of-competition test in December 2013 month along with teammate Ekaterina Iourieva. 2013-2014 had been a breakout season for her so far. When asked how she had improved so much by a Russian...

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International Biathlon Union Fines Russia for Doping Infractions (Updated)

Chelsea LittleNovember 25, 2015

After a cluster of doping cases, the International Biathlon Union levied the maximum fine allowable in its rules on Russia - 100,000 Euros. It's hard to determine the budget of Russian biathlon, but the fine might represent less than one percent of its resources.

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IBU Hands Down Doping Bans for Three Russians in Re-Testing Cases

Chelsea LittleJuly 13, 2015

Ekaterina Iourieva will serve a four-year ban on top of the eight-year ban she is already serving; Irina Starykh will see one year added to her existing two-year ban. Both had already tested positive on other occasions. First-time offender Alexander Loginov has been banned for two years, ending in November 2016.

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Sednev’s Doping Suspension Leaves Uneasiness in the Biathlon Community

Chelsea LittleJanuary 13, 2015

Sergui Sednev of Ukraine is the latest athlete to be caught in the International Biathlon Union's re-testing of suspicious anti-doping samples from seasons past. At stake are two seasons' worth of results. All of the old samples have now been tested, but it's unclear whether more suspensions are still to come - a month passed between the analytical result in Sednev's case and the release of his name.

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Breaking: WADA To Launch Major Investigation of Russian Doping Allegations

Chelsea LittleDecember 10, 201421

A transcript (find a link inside) of the German documentary which exposed systematic doping in Russia reveals an even worse situation than imagined: how easy it is to purchase cheap EPO without a prescription; how Russian officials threaten that any athlete who goes to the press might "have an accident". Plus, we talk to Lowell Bailey, Nathan Smith, and Max Cobb about the situation.

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Russian Biathlete Loginov’s Sample from November 2013 Is Positive for EPO

Chelsea LittleNovember 28, 20141

A November, 2013, urine sample belonging to Russian biathlete Alexander Loginov has tested positive for EPO using a new technique. Since the test, Loginov - a double World Junior Champion - competed in the Olympics and had several World Cup podiums, including when he was second and American Lowell Bailey third in Kontiolahti.

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Russia Stages Comeback in Men’s Biathlon Relay in Annecy

BrainspiralDecember 13, 2013

With a dramatic come from behind win in the 4 x 7.5 k relay in Annecy, France, the Russian men's team established themselves as the team to beat on home snow when the Olympics come to Sochi in under two months. The quartet of Ivan Tcherezov, Alexander Loginov, Evgeniy Garanichev, and Anton Shipulin trailed until the final leg, before tacking down Germany and winning a sprint to the line.

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