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FIS to Assess Russian Anti-Doping Progress This Weekend

Nathaniel HerzNovember 5, 2010

The International Ski Federation (FIS) will consider further sanctions against the Russian Ski Association this weekend at its autumn council meetings in Oberhofen, Switzerland. After withholding some $185,000 in funding from the Russians at its June meetings in response to a string of anti-doping rules violations, FIS officials will now consider whether to levy additional fines or even strip the country’s membership rights—though such measures are unlikely, according to Luke Bodensteiner, the U.S. Ski and...

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In Cases Like Pankratov’s, Information Can Be Tough to Come By
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In Cases Like Pankratov’s, Information Can Be Tough to Come By

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 22, 20107

Nikolai Pankratov’s reported detainment at the Swiss border made waves in the cross-country skiing community when the news broke last week. But since then, there’s been barely a ripple of information to emerge from the International Ski Federation (FIS)—which, according to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, is in charge of handling the case. What is known about Pankratov is this: according to multiple reports, the Russian cross-country skier was stopped at the Swiss border with intravenous...

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RUSADA: Pankratov’s Case to Be Handled By FIS
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RUSADA: Pankratov’s Case to Be Handled By FIS

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 16, 2010

Nikolai Pankratov’s fate will be decided by the International Ski Federation (FIS), FasterSkier learned Thursday. FIS officials have refused to acknowledge the existence of a case against the Russian cross-country skier, who reportedly was caught at the Swiss border last week with intravenous equipment and 22 vials of Actovegin, a suspicious—but not banned—drug. But in an e-mail to FasterSkier on Thursday, Russia Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) Deputy Director Igor Zagorskiy confirmed that Pankratov’s alleged violations fell...

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FIS, WADA Tight-Lipped on Pankratov; Actovegin’s Benefits Unproven
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FIS, WADA Tight-Lipped on Pankratov; Actovegin’s Benefits Unproven

Nathaniel HerzSeptember 13, 20103

Actovegin, the drug that Russian cross-country skier Nikolai Pankratov was allegedly caught with last week, is old news, according to experts in the field of anti-doping. But it was unlikely that Actovegin was the only substance Pankratov was using, says one admitted cheater. Few details emerged over the weekend about the case of Pankratov, who according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti was stopped at the Swiss border with intravenous equipment and 22 vials of...

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