| Salt Lake City |
 |
 |
| GER |
12 |
16 |
7 |
35 |
 |
| USA |
10 |
13 |
11 |
34 |
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| NOR |
11 |
7 |
6 |
24 |
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| CAN |
6 |
3 |
8 |
17 |
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| RUS |
6 |
6 |
4 |
16 |
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| AUT |
2 |
4 |
10 |
16 |
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| ITA |
4 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
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| FRA |
4 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
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| SUI |
3 |
2 |
6 |
11 |
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| NED |
3 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
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Norwegian star seeks DQs for doped Oly skiers
Associated Press
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, a four-time gold medalist at the Salt Lake City Olympics, was among a group of Norwegian athletes demanding the total disqualification of three cross country skiers accused of using prohibited drugs.
Bjoerndalen, triple-medalist Bente Skari and four other Norwegian skiers joined with the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation in the challenge against Johann Muehlegg of Spain and Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova of Russia.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it will take written statements before holding a hearing.
German-born Muehlegg was stripped of his gold medal in the men's 50-kilometer Nordic ski race when he tested positive for darbepoetin, which increases oxygen-carrying red blood cells. However, the IOC allowed him to keep two gold medals he previously won at the Salt Lake City Games.
Lazutina was stripped of the gold in the 30-kilometer classical race after testing positive for the same substance. She was allowed to keep silver medals from two previous races.
Danilova was disqualified from the 30-kilometer event but was allowed to keep a gold and a silver from earlier races.
The Norwegians insist that the Olympic Charter states that an athlete found to be cheating should be stripped of all medals. The IOC says this is not its practice.
Norwegians Thomas Alsgaard and Frode Estil, who tied for second place behind Muehlegg in the men's 15-kilometer race, would move up to a shared gold if Muehlegg is disqualified.
Norway's Odd-Bjoern Hjelmeset, who did not sign the complaint, would move up to bronze in the 50K if Muehlegg were disqualified.
Muehlegg last week announced his retirement from competition but insisted he was innocent.
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March 18, 2002
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