None of the athletes who competed at the Milan Cortina Olympics tested positive for doping violations, according to an analysis of more than 3,000 samples collected during the Winter Olympics. Future tests could change the Games’ clean record, but as it stands, this was the first Winter Olympics since the 1998 Nagano Games to not have a positive result. This year’s test pool covered a larger share of the competitors than the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Of the samples ITA tested for Milan Cortina, 2,180 were urine samples, 768 were blood samples and 105 were dried blood spot samples (DBS). Investigations into the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics later led to severe sanctions for Russia, which was found to have built a massive, state-sponsored doping program involving dozens of athletes.

Source: International New York Times April 04, 2026 11:38 UTC