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Snowboarder Suspended For Life For Positive Drug Test
Wed Apr 2, 4:05 PM ET
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Snowboarder
Chad Otterstrom of the United States has been suspended for life after testing
positive for a banned stimulant.
Otterstrom, 26, tested positive for the
stimulant methylphenidate Jan. 11 at the U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix in
Breckenridge, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency said Wednesday.
It was Otterstrom's second violation for
using the drug. His victory in the men's superpipe at the U.S. Snowboard Grand
Prix was voided, the agency said.
Snowboarder's Ban Reduced to Two Years
Thu May 8,12:49 AM ET
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Snowboarder Chad
Otterstrom's lifetime suspension for using a banned stimulant was reduced to two
years by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Wednesday because he was using a
prescribed medication.
Otterstrom, 26, of Breckenridge, tested
positive for methylphenidate after he finished first in the U.S. Snowboard Grand
Prix superpipe in Breckenridge in January.
His first-place finish remains voided under
the shorter suspension, which will be carried out by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard
Association.
Otterstrom received a three-month suspension
in January 2000 for using the substance, the agency said.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, an independent
agency funded by the federal government, oversees drug-testing of American
athletes.
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