Swiss Federal Court 4P.268_2002 Larissa Lazutina & Olga Danilova vs IOC and FIS
Swiss Federal Court 4P.269_2002 Larissa Lazutina & Olga Danilova vs IOC and FIS
Swiss Federal Court 4P.270_2002 Larissa Lazutina & Olga Danilova vs IOC and FIS
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IOC 2002 IOC vs Larissa Lazutina
IOC 2002 IOC vs Olga Danilova
CAS 2002/A/370 Larissa Lazutina vs IOC
CAS 2002/A/397 Larissa Lazutina vs FIS
CAS 2002/A/371 Olga Danilova vs IOC
CAS 2002/A/398 Olga Danilova vs FIS
Ms. Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova are Russian Athletes competing in de women’s cross country skiing at the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Winter Games.
On 21 February 2002 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has reported two anti-doping rule violations against the two Russian Athletes Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova after their samples tested positive for the prohibited substance darbepoetin (dEPO), related substance to erythropoietin (EPO).
Therefore the IOC Executive Board decided, as recommended by the IOC Disciplinary Commission, that these two athletes are:
1.) disqualified from the women’s 30 km classical cross country skiing event;
2.) excluded from the XIX Olympic Winter Games Salt Lake City 2002, according to Chapter II, Articles 2.1 and 2.2 of the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code.
3.) The International Ski Federation is requested to modify the results of the above-mentioned event accordingly and to consider any further action within its own competence.
4.) The National Olympic Committee of the Russian Federation is hereby ordered to return to the IOC, not later than 17:00 hours today, the medal and diploma awarded to the athletes in relation to the above-mentioned event.
5.) The decision shall enter into force immediately.
On 3 June 2002 the Council of the International Ski Federation (FIS) decided to impose a two year period of ineligibility on the two Athletes, starting on 8 December 2001 for Ms. Larissa Lazutina and on 21 February 2002 for Ms. Olga Danilova.
On 29 November 2002 the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) dismissed the 4 appeals filed by the two Russian Athletes (CAS 2002/A/370, CAS 2002/A/397, CAS 2002/A/371, CAS 2002/A/398) against the decisions made by the IOC on 24 February 2002 and FIS on 3 June 2002.
Hereafter the Athletes appealed the CAS decision with the Swiss Federal Court. The Athletes argued that the CAS Panel refused to hear their expert witnesses as violation of their right to be heard or the equality of the parties.
On 27 May 2003 the Swiss Federal Court rules that all the Athletes’ complaints about the CAS arbitration procedures are without ground or are inadmissible.
