The German biathlon men could subsequently receive relay gold from the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi. The Russians, who were victorious at the time, face disqualification because of a doping case.
- At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the German biathletes won silver in the relay.
- Germany could now get gold because of a doping case.
- In the German camp one speaks of a "bland aftertaste".
Antholz - In February 2014, Erik Lesser , Daniel Böhm , Arnd Peiffer and Simon Schempp grinned at the cameras with their silver medals around their necks. Six years later, the German biathlon relay even waves gold from the Sochi Winter Olympics .
As announced by the World Association IBU on Saturday during the World Cup in Antholz, Yevgeny Ustyugov , with whom the Russian relay won the Olympic Games six years ago, will win all results between August 27, 2013 and the end of the season due to the violation of anti-doping rules Revoked in 2013/14. The IBU cited the use of the anabolic steroid oxandrolone as the reason.
Biathlon: will Germany get Olympic gold after the fact?
The German quartet had taken second place in Sochi, with Schempp, the runner-up, losing to the Russian Anton Schipulin by 3.5 seconds in the finish sprint. Now it could still be gold - the decision about a subsequent disqualification of the Russian relay and a new award of the medals can only be made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) .
In November 2018, the IBU initiated proceedings against Ustyugov, who had already won Olympic gold in the mass start in 2010, and three other Russian biathletes based on the data from the Moscow Laboratory Information and Management System (LIMS).
Among them was also already retired Svetlana Slepzowa , relay Olympic champion from 2010. The IBU also deleted her results for the period from March 22, 2013 to the end of the 2013/14 season due to the use of the anabolic Ostarin from the result lists. Both Ustjugow and Slepzowa have 21 days to contest the IBU ruling before the CAS International Sports Court.
Meanwhile, the Biathlon World Cup 2020 in Antholz is in full swing. The men's sprint is on the program on Saturday. You can follow this in the live ticker of chiemgau24.de * .
Biathlon World Federation IBU opens further proceedings against Russians Ustjugow
It was only on Thursday that the IBU announced that another trial against Ustyugov had been opened between January 2010 and February 2014 due to irregularities in its biological passport. According to the Russian news agency TASS, the 34-year-old, who had ended his career after the 2013/14 season, has filed a lawsuit against the Salzburg-based IBU with a court in Austria.
Last December on the sidelines of the World Cup in Hochfilzen, the ARD doping editorial team reported that, among other things, Ustyugov's data had been manipulated in the Moscow control laboratory. “We have the evidence, we have also found that data has been deleted. In some cases, we were able to restore them, ”said chief investigator Günter Younger from the world anti-doping agency WADA.
Biathlete Erik Lesser: "I would be happy to finish my career as an Olympic champion"
Even then, there was still little hope of a subsequent Olympic victory in the German camp. “If this were to happen, we would all replay the award ceremony at home in the garden. I would of course be happy to finish my career as an Olympic champion, ”said Lesser. Bernd Eisenbichler, sporting director at the German biathletes, however saw a "bad taste" and explained: "It is not what you would like as an athlete. It’s not like at Olympia with all the surrounding and the atmosphere. ”
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