CAS Anti-Doping Division Chambre Anti-dopage du TAS 2020/ADD/7 International Ski Federation v. Andrus Veerpalu 2020/ADD/13 International Ski Federation v. Andrus Veerpalu ARBITRAL AWARD delivered by the ANTI-DOPING DIVISION OF THE COURT OF ARBITRATION FOR SPORT sitting in the following composition: Sole Arbitrator: Mrs. Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder, Attorney-at-Law in Zurich, Switzerland in the arbitration between International Ski Federation, Switzerland Represented by Dr. Stefan Netzle and Dr. Mirjam Koller, Attorneys-at-Law, TIMES Attorneys AG, Zurich, Switzerland Claimant and Andrus Veerpalu, Estonia Represented by and Mr. Rafael Brägger and Dr. Thilo Pachmann, Attorneys-at-Law with Pachmann Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland Respondent Av. de Rhodanie 60 CH-1007 Lausanne Tel: +41 (21) 613 50 00
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[email protected] CAS Anti-Doping Division 2020/ADD/7 & 13 - Page 2 Chambre Anti-dopage du TAS I. PARTIES 1. The Fédération Internationale de Ski (the “Claimant” or “FIS”) is the world governing body of skiing and snowboarding. Its seat is in Oberhofen, Switzerland. 2. Mr. Andrus Veerpalu (the “Athlete” or “Respondent”), born 8 February 1971, is a former professional athlete in cross-country skiing and a multiple medal winner for Estonia at Olympic Winter Games and World Championships (including a gold medal each at the Olympic Games 2002 in Salt Lake City and the Olympic Games 2006 in Torino in the 15 km classic technique). He retired from active sports in February 2011.