Facts
The Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) alleges Chelse Zarboni-Berthiaume for a violation of the Canadian Anti-Doping Program. On November 6, 2009, two doping control officers (DCO) went to Chelse’s training venue at the Centre Sportif Gadbois.
Here the Athlete was not able to provide a sample and eventually she left the Doping Control Station after the arrival and intervention of her mother.
History
The DCO's made the athlete aware of the consequences for not providing a sample for doping tests. The Athlete admitted the violaton but there were also some inconsistencies in her statements she filed. The Arbitrator did not accept the statements made by the Athlete and her mother and deems that the Athlete showed a lack of cooperation with the Doping Control.
Decision
The Arbitrator establish that the Athlete in fact evaded the Doping Control influenced by het mother and decides on 11 February 2010 to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the provisional suspension i.e. on 18 December 2009.
