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It comes the first important confirmation about the 'identity of the 6 cross-country skiers suspended by FIS. Decision taken following the opening of un''indagine by the IOC because of their likely tampering of samples taken during the period of Sochi 2014, as alleged in the McLaren relationship.
Saturday 24 December 2016 2 minutes reading time
In today's day and Julia Ivanova Evgenia Shapovalova they have admitted to being part of the sextet who received the protective order by the international federation.
Their names appeared in excel files became public Wednesday when they were listed a number of athletes on whose tubes would be revealed scratches or signs of manipulation. Without wanting to be repetitive, the story was explained in detail nell''articolo yesterday, accessed by clicking on these words.
The 'admission of Ivanova and Shapovalova is not secondary, since it confirms the veracity of the list appear and where is mentioned the' identity of the other four Russian cross-country skiers. Hardly any four. We select the two women, they are in fact called upon Alexander Legkov, Maxim Vylegzhanin, Alexey Petukhov and Evgeny Belov.
It is worth mentioning that Legkov and Vylegzhanin were gold and silver respectively in the 50 km Olympic and were part of the relay team that, again in Sochi, has won the 'silver.
In the following winter 2014 - '' 15 Vylegzhanin won the 'World Championship gold in skiathlon Belov and concluded according to the Tour de Ski.
It therefore remains waiting for news in a story that appears only in its infancy.
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