Skiing: Olympic champion allegedly used blood doping
Associated Press
VIENNA � Prosecutors in Austria are investigating possible blood doping by 2002 Olympic cross-country ski champion Christian Hoffmann.
Austrian Criminal Intelligence Service spokesman Gerald Tatzgern told the Austria Press Agency on Sunday that prosecutors have �reasonable suspicion� that the 34-year-old Hoffmann was involved in illegal blood enrichment.
According to the Kurier newspaper�s Sunday edition, Hoffmann allegedly colluded with cyclists Bernhard Kohl and Michael Rasmussen and Kohl�s former manager Stefan Matschiner. He was arrested in March and has admitted he helped Kohl with blood doping. Hoffmann has denied any wrongdoing.
Hoffmann won gold in the 30-kilometer race at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.