Related case:
ISU 2008 ISU vs Yuri Larionov
April 6, 2008
On 6 December 2008 the ISU Disciplinary Commission decided to impose a 2 year period of ineligibility on the Russian Athlete Yuri Larionov after his A and B samples tested positive for the prohibited substance furosemide.
Hereafter in March 2009 the Athlete and the Figure Skating Federation of Russia requested the ISU for a reduction of the imposed period of ineligibility, due to in January 2009 the revised ISU Anti-Doping Rules became effective which provides a reduction in cases where an Athlete can establish that he had no intention to enhance his sport performance before the period of ineligibility has expired.
The ISU Disciplinary Commission agreed that the imposed sanction was overly severe in light of the circumstances of the case. The Panel considers that the substance furosemide is a specific substance and that the Athlete was negligent without intention to enhance his sport performance.
The panel reduced the imposed period of ineligibility with 6 months of the originally imposed 2 year period of ineligibility.
Therefore on 21 April the ISU Disciplinary Commission decides that the imposed period of ineligibility is reduced to 18 months, starting on 19 February 2008 and ending on 17 July 2009.
