Two Appeals Filed At The Court Of Arbitration For Sport (CAS) In The Case Of Carolina Kostner

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has registered two appeals againstthe decision issued by the Italian National Anti-Doping Tribunal (TNA) in the case of the figure skaterCarolina Kostner.

Following its investigations, on 26 January 2015, the TNA issued a decision in which the Italian skaterwas sanctioned with a 16-month period of ineligibility for her alleged involvement in a doping caseinvolving Italian former race walker and Olympic champion Alex Schwazer.

Ms Kostner herself has appealed the decision, principally seeking its annulment and a declaration thatshe did not commit any breach of the anti-doping rules. The second appeal was filed by the ItalianNational Olympic Committee (CONI) whose Anti-Doping Prosecution Office seeks to increase theperiod of ineligibility to two years.

Two arbitration procedures are in progress and are being conducted in accordance with the Code ofSports related Arbitration. The CAS will not give any further information at this time.

For further information related to the CAS activity and procedures in general, please contact either Mr MatthieuReeb, CAS Secretary General, or Ms Katy Hogg, Communications Officer. Château de Béthusy, Avenue deBeaumont 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

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