CAS 2017/A/5472 Ekaterina Smolentseva v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Court of Arbitration for Sport · Sports (CAS) · International (Switzerland) · 01/02/2018
Why it matters
Ekaterina Smolentseva v. International Olympic Committee (IOC), an anti-doping case in ice hockey decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, the final tribunal of world sport. The Court held that the appeal was 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
Ekaterina Smolentseva v. International Olympic Committee (IOC): an anti-doping case in ice hockey before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, decided 01/02/2018. The Court held that the appeal was upheld. The full award is available from CAS.
The detail
Parties: Ekaterina Smolentseva v. International Olympic Committee (IOC)
Case number: CAS 2017/A/5472
Outcome: Upheld
Applicable law: The relevant federation regulations; Swiss law; the CAS Code.
Issues in play: an anti-doping case
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