CAS Award: WADA v. Lallukka, CAS 2014/A/3488, November 20, 2014 FACTS In September 2011, the Finnish cross-country skier Juha Lallukka (the “skier”), a National-Level Athlete affiliated with the Finnish Ski Association, was subjected to an Out-of-Competition test. The analysis returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for recombinant human Growth Hormone (“rhGH”, a synthetic form of exogenously [...]
Download the Pinzon Blog Post HERE CAS Award: Omar Andres Pinzon Garcia v. FECNA, CAS 2014/A/3170, April 7, 2014. Keywords: International Standard for Testing, International Standard for Laboratories, chain of custody, procedural departures, sample contamination This matter demonstrates the limits of a CAS panel’s tolerance when it comes to positive findings that are not [...]
CAS Award: Nationale Anti-Doping Agentur Deutschland v. Sinkewitz, CAS 2012/A/2857, February 24, 2014 On 21 February 2014, the CAS panel rendered its award in the NADA v. Sinkewitz matter (CAS 2012/A/2857, NADA v. Sinkewitz, 21 February 2014). The findings in this award are difficult to reconcile with the Veerpalu decision (CAS 2011/A/2566, Veerpalu v. FIS, [...]
