News (Media Awareness Project) - Germany: Paralympic Skier Banned After Positive Test |
| Title: | Germany: Paralympic Skier Banned After Positive Test |
| Published On: | 2007-05-10 |
| Source: | Toronto Star (CN ON) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-01-12 06:27:26 |
PARALYMPIC SKIER BANNED AFTER POSITIVE TEST
BONN, Germany (AP-CP) -- Canadian Paralympic skier Kimberly Joines
has been banned from competition for nine months after testing
positive for marijuana.
The Edmonton native tested positive at a World Cup event in Aspen,
Colo., in January.
Joines, 26, had illegal levels of THC, the active ingredient in
marijuana, the International Paralympic Committee said Thursday.
She was given a nine-month ban because it was her first doping offence.
Joines, who broke her back in a snowboarding accident in 2000, won a
bronze medal in the sit-ski super-G at the 2006 Turin Paralympics.
BONN, Germany (AP-CP) -- Canadian Paralympic skier Kimberly Joines
has been banned from competition for nine months after testing
positive for marijuana.
The Edmonton native tested positive at a World Cup event in Aspen,
Colo., in January.
Joines, 26, had illegal levels of THC, the active ingredient in
marijuana, the International Paralympic Committee said Thursday.
She was given a nine-month ban because it was her first doping offence.
Joines, who broke her back in a snowboarding accident in 2000, won a
bronze medal in the sit-ski super-G at the 2006 Turin Paralympics.
Member Comments |
No member comments available...
