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Tribunal Arbitral du Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
MEDIA RELEASE
ANTI-DOPING – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING
THE INTERNATIONAL SKI FEDERATION (FIS) REFERS THE CASE OF
THERESE JOHAUG TO THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT (CAS)
Lausanne, 9 March 2017 – The International Ski Federation (FIS) has filed an appeal at the Court of
Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision issued by the Adjudication Committee of the
Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sport on 10 February 2017 in
which the Norwegian skier Therese Johaug was found to have committed an anti-doping rule violation
and sanctioned with a period of ineligibility of 13 months.
The FIS requests that the period of ineligibility imposed on the athlete be “reasonably extended”.
A CAS arbitration procedure is in progress. First, the parties will exchange written submissions and a
Panel composed of either one or three arbitrators will be constituted. The Panel will then issue
directions with respect to the holding of a hearing. Following the hearing, the Panel will deliberate
and, at a later date, issue a decision in the form of an Arbitral Award.
For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Matthieu Reeb, CAS Secretary
General, or Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenue de Beaumont 2, 1012 Lausanne, Switzerland.
media@tas-cas.org; Tel: (41 21) 613 50 00; fax: (41 21) 613 50 01, or consult the CAS website: www.tas-cas.org