FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2006 file picture, Claudia Pechstein of Germany competes during the women's 3000 meter speedskating at Oval Lingotto during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Five-time Olympic gold medal winner Pechstein has been banned for two years because of a doping offense. The International Skating Union said Friday July 3, 2009 that an examination of Pechstein's blood profile indicated abnormal changes in a series of tests, in particular after the World Allround Championships in February. She is banned until 2011. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 months ago

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2006 file picture, Claudia Pechstein of Germany competes during the women's 3000 meter speedskating at Oval Lingotto during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. Five-time Olympic gold medal winner Pechstein has been banned for two years because of a doping offense. The International Skating Union said Friday July 3, 2009 that an examination of Pechstein's blood profile indicated abnormal changes in a series of tests, in particular after the World Allround Championships in February. She is banned until 2011.

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  1. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein answers journalists questions after leaving a hearing at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
  2. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein leaves a hearing at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 23, 2009.
  3. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein waits for the beginning of a hearing regarding a doping affair at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
  4. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein waits for the beginning of a hearing regarding a doping affair at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
  5. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, right, arrives for a hearing regarding a doping affair at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009.
  6. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (R) smiles before a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  7. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) speaks with her lawyer Christian Kraehe before a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  8. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) speaks with her lawyer Christian Kraehe before a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  9. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) looks on next to her lawyer Christian Kraehe before a hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  10. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  11. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein arrives at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  12. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) arrives with manager Ralf Grengel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  13. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) arrives with manager Ralf Grengel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  14. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) arrives with manager Ralf Grengel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
  15. Germany's speedskater Claudia Pechstein (L) arrives with manager Ralf Grengel at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne October 22, 2009. Olympic speed skating champion Pechstein is appealing against a two-year ban by the International Skating Union (ISU) for blood doping, which could see her miss the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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