Overview
- National anti-doping judges in Italy overturned Rebecca Passler’s provisional suspension, restoring her eligibility for the Winter Games in Antholz.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ad‑hoc chamber had earlier declined jurisdiction, directing her to exhaust national remedies before any CAS review.
- Passler tested positive out of competition on January 26 for letrozole, a WADA‑prohibited hormone modulator, and was provisionally suspended on February 2 by NADO Italia.
- The athlete has maintained the result stemmed from contamination with no intent or negligence, an argument found credible enough in the expedited review to lift the temporary ban.
- Italy’s federation said she will resume training on Monday and remains a candidate for the women’s relay next Wednesday, though she will skip Saturday’s sprint.