Can an Athlete be Provisionally Suspended before (even) being charged with an anti-doping rule violation?
CAS 2017/A/4968, Alexander Legkov v. International Ski Federation (FIS), Award of 31 August 2017 (Operative [...]
First draft of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code: Not so light of a review?
On 4 June 2018, WADA opened the second phase of the review process for the [...]
The Johaug CAS award: Too harsh?
CAS 2017/A/5110, International Ski Federation (FIS) v. Therese Johaug & The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic [...]
The Ademi CAS award: One substance? No source? No problem.
CAS 2016/A/4676, Arijan Ademi v. UEFA, 24 March 2017. In the Ademi award, the main [...]
The Significance of Maria Sharapova’s Fault
CAS Award: CAS 2016/A/4643, Maria Sharapova v. ITF, 30 September 2016. This Court of Arbitration [...]
Cocaine blues: What the Paolini case suggests about “recreational” drug use under the 2015 World Anti-Doping Code
The Paolini decision, which was decided by the Union Cycliste Internationale’s (“UCI”) anti-doping tribunal (the [...]