43 cases related to Winter Games
February 11, 2010According to our database, the Olympic Winter Games has had 43 cases related to doping.
Seven cases was related to the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City in 2002, while there was six in the Olympic Winter Games in 2006.
The first athlete to be related to a doping case in the Olympic Winter Games, is the German ice hockey player Alois Scholder who tested positive for Ephedrine at the Sapporo Winter Games in 1972.
| Year | Games | Positive tests |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sochi Winter Olympic Games | 13 |
| 2002 | Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games | 11 |
| 2006 | Torino Olympic Winter Games | 7 |
| 2010 | Vancouver Olympic Winter Games | 4 |
| 2018 | PyeongChang Olympic Winter Games | 3 |
| 1976 | Innsbruck Olympic Winter Games | 2 |
| 1984 | Sarajevo Olympic Winter Games | 1 |
| 1972 | Sapporo Olympic Winter Games | 1 |
| 1988 | Calgary Olympic Winter Games | 1 |
| Country | Cases |
|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 17 |
| Austria | 9 |
| Belarus | 3 |
| Latvia | 3 |
| Germany | 2 |
| Poland | 2 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Italy | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sport | Cases |
|---|---|
| Cross-country skiing | 16 |
| Ice Hockey | 10 |
| Bobsleigh | 9 |
| Biathlon | 5 |
| Curling | 1 |
| Alpine Skiing | 1 |
| Speed skating | 1 |
| Substance | Cases |
|---|---|
| Nandrolone | 4 |
| Methylhexaneamine | 3 |
| Darbepoetin Alpha | 3 |
| Blood doping | 3 |
| Ephedrine | 2 |
| Trimetazidine | 1 |
| Meldonium | 1 |
| Fenoterol | 1 |