US EditionGerman Cross-Country Skier Will Not Be Able to Defend Olympic Title
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The German Ski Association announced that because 30-year-old Victoria Carl, who tested positive for doping in March, is still under a provisional suspension, she will not be able to compete at the Cortina Olympics in Milan, and probably not at all in the upcoming season.
In February 2022, Victoria Carl won Olympic gold in Beijing. Her start at the upcoming winter games in Italy is being blocked by a doping barrier. She says that it would be hard for her to accept all of this.
In March, a doping agent was proven to her, yet Victoria Carl hoped to be part of the Winter Games in Italy. Now the German Ski Association said: Carl's hope is in vain.
Victoria Carl has certainty, the cross-country Olympic champion misses the winter games after her positive doping test. What does that mean for the career? In the worst case, Carl even has to pause for four years.
A positive doping test and its consequences: cross-country Olympic champion Victoria Carl probably misses the upcoming competition winter – and the 2026 Winter Games.
German Victoria Carl's Olympic dream is shattered.
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