CAS 2017/A/4987 Maxim Vylegzhanin v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 29/05/2017
Why it matters
Maxim Vylegzhanin v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS), an anti-doping case in jump rope decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. For a student, it shows how CAS applies the World Anti-Doping Code: the athlete bears a heavy burden to explain an adverse finding, and CAS reviews both the science and the sanction afresh.
Summary
Maxim Vylegzhanin v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS): an anti-doping case in jump rope before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 29/05/2017. The Court held that the appeal was partially upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Maxim Vylegzhanin v. Fédération Internationale de Ski (FIS)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/4987
Outcome: Partially Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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