OSLO, Norway (AP) " Defending cross-country World Cup champion Therese Johaug was handed a two-month provisional suspension Wednesday pending a full investigation into her positive doping test. Johaug, one of Norway's most decorated female cross-country skiers, tested positive for the steroid clostebol. Anti-Doping Norway imposed a provisional suspension until Dec. 18, meaning Johaug will miss the start of the World Cup season. He said under international doping rules that could range between a two-month suspension to a four-year ban. "It now seems fairly clear that it was caused by a medicine delivered by the doctor," Kiaer said.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 19, 2016 09:22 UTC