Austrian cross-country skier Wurm gets 4-year ban for doping (The Associated Press)
Austrian anti-doping authorities have banned cross-country skier Harald Wurm for four years for blood doping. The Austrian Anti-Doping Legal Committee said Thursday it suspended the two-time Olympian for taking the banned substance cobalt and using several prohibited methods for blood enrichment which boosts endurance. The committee said Wurm has not appealed the decision.