The Russian cross-country skiing gold medallist Alexander Legkov, in red hat, was embroiled in the Sochi 2014 doping scandal. Moscow is pushing for him to be allowed to compete in South Korea ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty ImagesSecret data exposing the extraordinary extent of blood doping by endurance skiers at the Winter Olympics can be revealed this weekend, days before the start of the 2018 Games in South Korea. At times the blood was so dangerously thick that the skier should have been in hospital rather than competing. The Sunday Times and the German broadcaster ARD have been given access to a database containing more than 10,000 blood tests from nearly 2,000 winter sports stars. It reveals that about a third of all medals, including 91 golds, have been won in the Olympics and world championships…

Source: The Times February 04, 2018 00:04 UTC