Overview
- The National Court of Appeal of Nado Italia reinstated Passler on Feb. 13, recognizing the apparent validity of involuntary intake or unconscious contamination.
- Passler had been provisionally suspended after a Jan. 26 test detected the banned substance letrozole, initially barring her from the Winter Olympics.
- In her appeal, she said she likely ingested traces via a spoon used to eat Nutella while living with her mother, who was taking letrozole for breast cancer.
- She rejoined the Italian team on Feb. 15 and, having missed earlier events, is eligible to compete in the women's biathlon relay scheduled for Wednesday.
- Passler thanked supporters in a statement released by the Italian federation, and coverage noted letrozole is a breast cancer medication commonly prescribed in tablet form.