In a landmark verdict that indicates Russia conspired to run a doping program at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a cross-country skier who won a gold medal was disqualified by the IOC on Wednesday. A second Russian cross-country skier was also disqualified and banned by the International Olympic Committee on Wednesday, while cases implicating 26 more Russian athletes in a Sochi doping conspiracy are pending. The cross-country skier won gold in the individual 50-kilometre freestyle race in a Russian podium sweep on the last day of competition. However, McLaren's investigation said the Russian doping program was enabled by the country's government, anti-doping agency and testing labs, plus sports governing bodies. The second cross-country skier who was disqualified and banned, Evgeniy Belov, did not win a medal.

Source: CBC News November 01, 2017 16:03 UTC