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Vancouver Olympics Medals Set to Change Hands 15 Years Later After Swiss Court Ruling

Switzerland's top court rejected appeals by Russian biathlete Evgeny Ustyugov on May 21, 2025, ending his doping case linked to 2010 and 2014 Olympic medals.
The appeals challenged doping sanctions based on abnormalities in Ustyugov's medical data from the Moscow anti-doping lab, which was implicated in a cover-up scandal.
The Swiss Federal Tribunal upheld a prior Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling, confirming the legality of stripping Ustyugov’s 2010 gold and bronze medals and triggering their reallocation.
Greg McKenna, head of the Biathlon Integrity Unit, emphasized that the decision highlights the commitment to uncovering and penalizing doping offenses, regardless of the challenges involved in the procedure.
This decision likely concludes one of sport’s longest doping disputes and now requires the International Olympic Committee to formalize medal reassignments, benefiting athletes like Martin Fourcade.

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Vancouver Olympics medals set to change hands 15 years later

Court rejected appeals by Russia's Evgeny Ustyugov in cases affecting biathlon medals from the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games.

3 days ago·Toronto, Canada

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Appeal Rejected – Sweden Retains Olympic Medal in Biathlon

Biathlete Yevgeny Ustyugov, who was convicted of doping, has had his appeal rejected by the highest court in Switzerland. This means Sweden can keep its relay medals in the Olympics and World Championships.

3 days ago·Stockholm, Sweden

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