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Sunday Rundown: From Lillehammer to West Yellowstone to Pokljuka (Updated 2x)

FasterSkierDecember 2, 2018

FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Lillehammer Norway: 10 k/ 15 k Classic Pursuit On Sunday, the third and final day of racing in Lillehammer, Norway concluded with a 10-kilometer classic pursuit for the women. A win is a win, and Norway’s Therese Johaug, took the day and her second victory in as many days when she crossed the line first in 29:35.5 minutes. Sweden’s Ebba Andersson finished second (+16.8), Norway’s Ingvild Flugstad Østberg third (+17.9)....

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Doping News: Sundby Defends Asthma Meds; WADA Hacked; IBU Clears Meldonium Athletes

Chelsea LittleSeptember 16, 2016

Martin Johnsrud Sundby blamed his poor performance at 2015 World Championships on stress from his positive doping test, while WADA's scientific director is now commenting that asthma drugs are performance-enhancing at high doses. In addition, Russian hackers released athlete medical records from a WADA database.

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Mismatch Between WADA Policy and Data; Athletes Return to Training After Meldonium Positives

Chelsea LittleJune 21, 2016

The two published studies on meldonium excretion show that concentrations in urine samples fall below 1 μg/mL within a day or two -- so why did WADA suggest lifting provisional suspensions on athletes testing up to 15 μg/mL in the first two months of 2016?

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Meldonium Suspensions Lifted for Three of Five Nordic Sports Offenders

Chelsea LittleApril 29, 2016

Biathletes Artem Tyshchenko and Eduard Latypov and cross-country skier Kirill Vichuzhanin have had their provisional suspensions for meldonium lifted, as their samples contained less than 1 μg/mL of the drug. Cases for Eva Tofalvi and Olga Abramova are yet to be decided.

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IBU Delays Decision on Abramova & Tyshchenko Meldonium Cases

Chelsea LittleApril 6, 2016

The IBU Anti-Doping Hearing Panel has deferred judgement on the meldonium cases of Ukrainian biathletes Olga Abramova and Artem Tyshchenko until WADA completes a report on how quickly the drug leaves athletes' bodies.

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Second Ukrainian Biathlete, Tyshchenko, Is Positive for Mildronate

Chelsea LittleFebruary 25, 2016

The 22-year-old biathlete, a former World Junior Championships medalist, had teamed up with Anastasiya Merkushyna to win the single mixed relay at the IBU Cup in Arber, Germany, the day of his positive test for the metabolism-boosting hormone.