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. Reuters Pictures 1 month ago

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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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 23 2009 file picture German speed skater Claudia Pechstein, center, leaves a hearing at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland. Five-time Olympic speedskating champion Claudia Pechstein lost her appeal against a two-year ban for blood doping Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 and will miss the Vancouver Games. According to Pechstein's management group, the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland, dismissed the German's appeal against a ban imposed by the International Skating Union. The ban runs until February 2011. The 37-year-old Pechstein will miss the Vancouver Olympics in February, where she had hoped to win a gold medal for the fifth straight games. **Eds Note, Person at right not identified.
  2. 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.
  3. German speed skater Claudia Pechstein leaves a hearing at the international Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Friday, Oct. 23, 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 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  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) 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.
  10. 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.
  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 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.
  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.
  16. 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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