Former cross-country skiing coach accuses Finnish Ski Association of orchestrating doping.

Read more here at NewsRoom Finland!

I can't even pronounce these names!

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Kelly
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Wow. Happened 10 years ago, was litigated, prison sentences handed out (hope conditional was community service) & new stuff keeps cropping up. And now 10 years later,,,, the truth is finally coming out. The effects of peoples lies/coverups and time length of those effects always amazes me. It may be vindication, but how does one give back time & effects spent in prison ?

More new on this one!

"Finland’s leading ski organization backed a top skiing official, despite allegations by a former trainer that he knew about doping among cross country skiers.

At a special meeting of the Finnish Ski Association to discuss the recent allegations, officials said Friday that the organization’s secretary-general Jari Piirainen should not step down.

Piirainen was appointed to the position after his predecessor was fired in the wake of Finland’s largest doping scandal in 2001, when six top cross country skiers tested positive for banned substances at the Lahti world championships.

Former ski coach Kari-Pekka Kyro, who acknowledged he helped dope skiers at Lahti, has repeated allegations that there was systematic doping among Finnish skiers before then. In a string of allegations since last week, Kyro also said Piirainen and other trainers knew about it.

Piirainen has denied the charges and has threatened legal action."

You can read the full story at Yahoo Sports!

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Kelly
"Wrinkles will only go where the smiles have been." ~ Jimmy Buffett