Olga Pyleva
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Olga Valeryevna Medvedtseva , former Pyleva , née Zamorozova , (born July 7, 1975 in Krasnoyarsk
) is a retired Russia
n biathlete
.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics
she won an individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the team relay.
Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival
biathlon competition during the 2004/05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.
she won the silver in the women's 15 km individual race, but on February 16, 2006, she was disqualified from further competition for failing a drug test http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/biathlon/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/16/Sports/russian_doping060216.html when she tested positive for the stimulant carphedon
. The International Olympic Committee
panel found her guilty, and she was expelled from the games and stripped of her medal. She was then banned for two years from competition, and the authorities in Turin
started a criminal investigation into the matter http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/othersport/article_1130911.php/Olga_Pyleva_leaves_Olympics_Italy_launches_criminal_case. The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee said that Pyleva took an over-the-counter
medication for an ankle injury prescribed by her personal doctor who is not a team doctor, which contained carphedon http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185095,00.html. It was the only time when Pyleva was injured and took any healing medication while training for a major competition. According to its label, the medication is not forbidden and is officially recommended by its manufacturer for treating sporting related injuries. But the Russian manufacturer did not include the complete compound list for the medication, which is what allegedly led to this catastrophic mistake http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/biathlon/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/20/Sports/biathlon_dopingdocs060220.html. The manufacturer has been officially warned by the Russian government, while the doctor in question has been banned for two years as well, and has said that she in turn is planning to sue the drug manufacturer http://www.spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=2070. Several days after the incident, the IBU
president Anders Besseberg said in an interview that "Pyleva may and must defend her good name in law proceeding against the plant", but ruled out any reduction of the two year disqualification from competition http://www.regnum.ru/english/596893.html.
Krasnoyarsk
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with the population of 973,891. Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of...
) is a retired Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n biathlete
Biathlon
Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting...
.
At the 2002 Winter Olympics
2002 Winter Olympics
The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated in February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Approximately 2,400 athletes from 77 nations participated in 78 events in fifteen disciplines, held throughout...
she won an individual gold medal in the 10 km pursuit, as well as the bronze medal in the team relay.
Pyleva also won twice at the Holmenkollen ski festival
Holmenkollen ski festival
The Holmenkollen Ski Festival is a traditional annual Nordic skiing event in Holmenkollen, Oslo, Norway. The full official name of the event is Holmenkollen FIS World Cup Nordic. It takes place in March and has been arranged every year since 1892, except for 1898 and during World War II...
biathlon competition during the 2004/05 season in the sprint and pursuit events.
Doping offense and disqualification in 2006
At the 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Winter Olympics
The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...
she won the silver in the women's 15 km individual race, but on February 16, 2006, she was disqualified from further competition for failing a drug test http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/biathlon/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/16/Sports/russian_doping060216.html when she tested positive for the stimulant carphedon
Carphedon
Phenotropil is a derivative of the nootropic drug -4-pheyl-2-pyrrolidon. It was developed in Russia, and a small number of low-scale clinical studies have shown possible links between prescription of carphedon and improvement in a number of encephalopathic conditions, including lesions of cerebral...
. The International Olympic Committee
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
panel found her guilty, and she was expelled from the games and stripped of her medal. She was then banned for two years from competition, and the authorities in Turin
Turin
Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...
started a criminal investigation into the matter http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/othersport/article_1130911.php/Olga_Pyleva_leaves_Olympics_Italy_launches_criminal_case. The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Committee said that Pyleva took an over-the-counter
Over-the-counter drug
Over-the-counter drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as compared to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription...
medication for an ankle injury prescribed by her personal doctor who is not a team doctor, which contained carphedon http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,185095,00.html. It was the only time when Pyleva was injured and took any healing medication while training for a major competition. According to its label, the medication is not forbidden and is officially recommended by its manufacturer for treating sporting related injuries. But the Russian manufacturer did not include the complete compound list for the medication, which is what allegedly led to this catastrophic mistake http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/biathlon/stories/index.shtml?/story/olympics/national/2006/02/20/Sports/biathlon_dopingdocs060220.html. The manufacturer has been officially warned by the Russian government, while the doctor in question has been banned for two years as well, and has said that she in turn is planning to sue the drug manufacturer http://www.spotlightingnews.com/article.php?news=2070. Several days after the incident, the IBU
International Biathlon Union
The International Biathlon Union, IBU, is the international governing body of biathlon. Its headquarters are in Salzburg, Austria.- History :The International Biathlon Union was founded on 2 July 1993...
president Anders Besseberg said in an interview that "Pyleva may and must defend her good name in law proceeding against the plant", but ruled out any reduction of the two year disqualification from competition http://www.regnum.ru/english/596893.html.
See also
- Russia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia at the 2006 Winter OlympicsRussia participated at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. It sent a total of 190 athletes to participate in all 15 of the Winter Olympic sports. Russia was a key part of the Soviet Union when it won the highest number of gold medals for the 1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1988 Winter...
- List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offences