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CAS 2007/A/1318 Anthony Lobello vs ISU
December 6, 2007
In April 2007 the International Skating Union (ISU) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the American Athlete Anthony Lobello after he failed to provide his whereabouts reports in 2007.
The Athlete admitted the violations and explained that his schedule was out of control in that period due to the fact that he wasn’t sent home to Michigan but sent to several locations in the country and he had to find a new home after his team moved to Salt Lake City. Here he had to travel by car through the country in that period. Once settled into Salt Lake City he had immediately sent his new permanent address to the ISU, on the same day on which he received the third formal warning.
In support U.S. Speedskating stated that it relocated its headquarters to Salt Lake City in that period and it had a complete overhaul of staff with board meetings elsewhere resulting in missing the ISU warnings about the Athlete’s whereabouts failures.
The ISU Discilinary Commission concludes that the Athlete acted negligently: he failed to submit the whereabout reports three times within six months, despite several reminders and two formal warnings. Considering the circumstances the Panel deems it adequate to impose half of the maximum sanction.
Therefore the ISU Disciplinary Commission decides on 8 June 2007 to impose a 6 month period of ineligibility on the Athlete, starting on the date of the decision.
