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	Topstory 1
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina screams in celebration during the flower ceremony after she won the gold medal in the women's 30Km classical cross-country race at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics on Sunday at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah.
		Lazutina, 36, might have broken the record in her final Olympics had she not been disqualified from the women's relay Thursday for having high levels of performance-boosting hemoglobin, a blood molecule that helps carry oxygen to muscles.
		Lazutina needed podium finishes in all five of her events to match Norway's Bjorn Dahlie, who holds the all-time record with 12 medals.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/special_reports/Olympics2002/biathlon_cc/topstory017.asp (411 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The importance of the appeal to Ms Lazutina was stressed to the Panel on a number of occasions, and yet the applications and objections appeared to the Panel to be an indication of lack of preparedness, and of a desire to postpone the hearing of the appeal.
		Ms Lazutina was invited to be represented at the testing of the B samples.
		8.4 Thus, Ms Lazutina has the burden of proving either that the analysis of the sample was not conducted in accordance with the laboratory`s customary practices or that the laboratory`s customary practices were not in accordance with prevailing standards of scientific practice and were, therefore, unacceptable.
	www.roc.ru /ru/news_dop.asp?rub=5&id=2160 (5735 words)

	Augusta Georgia: Other Sports:Olympic champions stripped of medals after positive drug tests 02/25/02
		Lazutina, who tied an Olympic record Sunday with her 10th medal by winning the women's 30-kilometer classical race, was forced to give up that victory.
		Lazutina won the gold medal in the women's 30Km classical cross-country race but was later stripped of her gold medal, because she failed a drug test.
		Lazutina's 10th medal had tied the women's Winter Games record held by cross-country skier Raisa Smetanina, who won four gold, five silver and one bronze competing for the Soviet Union and the Russian Unified team from 1976 to 1992.
	www.augustachronicle.com /stories/022502/oly_124-6007.shtml (1197 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Winter Olympics 2002 \| Other Skiing \| Drugs test denies Lazutina gold
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina has been stripped of her Olympic gold hours after storming to victory in the women's 30km classical cross-country skiing race.
		That threat was later dropped and the results of Lazutina's urine sample, which had to be matched with the blood test, did confirm her Darbepoetin doping offence after she was allowed to compete in the 30km classical cross-country.
		Lazutina had set the fastest pace from the outset of the 30km race, which had a staggered start.
	news.bbc.co.uk /winterolympics2002/hi/english/other_skiing/newsid_1839000/1839176.stm (633 words)

	Drug infractions cost Olympic champs their medals
		Cross-country skiers Larissa Lazutina of Russia and Johann Muehlegg of Spain forfeited their most recent medals after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug intended to help kidney patients avoid anemia.
		Lazutina, who tied an Olympic record yesterday with her 10th medal by winning the women's 30-kilometer classical race, was forced to give up that victory.
		Lazutina's 10th medal had tied the women's Winter Games record held by cross-country skier Raisa Smetanina, who won four gold, five silver and one bronze competing for the Soviet Union and the Unified Team from 1976 to 1992.
	www.phillyburbs.com /olympics/2002/news/1126015.htm (894 words)

	Larissa on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larissa Lazituna le 24 février Les skieuses de fond russes Larissa Lazutina et Olga Danilova, contrôlées positives lors de.
		Larissa Bond arrives at the AOL Time Warner center on Columbus Circle to attend its Grand Opening Gala, in New York, on Wednesday, February 4, 2004.
		Larissa Lazutina from Russia celebrates her gold medal victory at the women's 30km classical cross country race Sunday February 24, 2002.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/l/larissa.asp (810 words)

	JS Online: Three Top Skiers Suspended for Doping (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Russian skier Larissa Lazutina, one of the most decorated athletes in Winter Olympics history, is expected to lose all three medals she won at Salt Lake City.
		The suspension of Lazutina, 36, is valid as of Dec. 8, when she tested positive for drugs, said Janez Kocijancic, a Slovene member of the federation.
		Lazutina was earlier stripped of a gold medal in the 30K classical race after testing positive for darbepoietin.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/oly02/jun02/ap-ski-doping-susp060502.asp?format=print (294 words)

	ROUNDUP: 2 skiers stripped of gold medals
		SALT LAKE CITY -- Cross-country skiers Larissa Lazutina of Russia and Johann Muehlegg of Spain were stripped of their most recent gold medals Sunday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
		After Lazutina was disqualified, Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy, who finished second, was awarded the gold, Stefania Belmondo of Italy got the silver and Bente Skari of Norway moved up to bronze.
		If Lazutina, 36, had kept Sunday's medal, she would have tied the women's Winter Olympic record held by cross-country skier Raisa Smetanina, who won four gold, five silver and one bronze competing for the Soviet Union and the Russian Unified team from 1976 to 1992.
	www.freep.com /sports/2002olympics/oround25_20020225.htm (574 words)

	ESPN.com - Lazutina wins race, but is stripped of gold after test (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		MIDWAY, Utah -- Cross-country skier Larissa Lazutina of Russia was disqualified for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug, losing the gold medal she won Sunday in the 30-kilometer classic-style race.
		Lazutina passed a urine sample Sunday, but she was stripped of the medal because she darbepoetin was found in a blood test she took earlier this week.
		If Lazutina had kept her gold from Sunday, she would have tied the women's Winter Games record held by cross-country skier Raisa Smetanina, who won four gold, five silver and one bronze competing for the Soviet Union and the Russian Unified team from 1976 to 1992.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/xcountry/news?id=1339949 (549 words)

	Larissa Lazutina gains vindication with 5K win
		Lazutina finally won the Olympic gold that's been missing from her trophy collection, bursting from behind today to clinch the women's 5K classical race.
		Lazutina believed Vaelbe was being favored by team officials, who in turn accused Lazutina of having a bad attitude.
		Lazutina's triumph means she will have a five-second advantage in the second leg on Thursday, when the skiers return for a 10K freestyle race.
	www.canoe.ca /SlamNaganoCrossCountrySkiingArchive/feb10_laz2.html (453 words)

	Pravda.RU:IOC Demands that Larissa Lazutina 'Prove She Had the Right to Take Part in Olympic Games' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He said that on July 17 and 18 at the sports tribunal in Lausanne, Lazutina's appeal against her disqualification from the 2000 Winter Olympics will be examined.
		However, on Friday June 28, the International Olympic Committee put forward a petition, saying that 'Ms Lazutina must prove that she had the right to take part in the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City.' Kucherena said that if the request is granted, the case will continue for an indefinite period of time.
		In his opinion, the disqualification of Larissa Lazutina was 'baseless and not lawful'.
	english.pravda.ru /sport/2002/07/02/31647_.html (314 words)

	Gold, tears for Italian
		Larissa Lazutina of Russia took the silver in 39:56.2 and Katerina Neumannova of the Czech Republic won the bronze in 40:01.3.
		Lazutina and Belmondo broke away from the lead pack during a steep climb about 1.5 kilometers from the finish.
		Lazutina charged ahead and entered the home stretch in first place, but Belmondo broke inside and sprinted past her in the final 100 meters.
	www.suntimes.com /special_sections/winter_olympics/output/olympics/cst-spt-ordup10.html (361 words)

	TCM Breaking News - 2002/02/25: Winter Olympics: Drugs shame ruins games finale
		Lazutina was stripped of her medal and disqualified after testing positive for the blood-boosting drug darbepoetin related to EPO but much stronger.
		Lazutina’s problems began on Thursday morning, when she failed a blood test 30 minutes before the 4x5k relay an event Russia had won each of the previous four Olympics.
		Lazutina put the distractions aside and blistered the field but was disqualified hours after announcing her retirement from the Olympics.
	archives.tcm.ie /breakingnews/2002/02/25/story41157.asp (801 words)

	Special Reports: Winter Olympics 2002
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina shies away from photographers as she leaves the athletes' compound in Soldier Hollow on Sunday at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah.
		Lazutina, 36, was forced to give up her victory in Sunday’s 30-kilometer classical race and her record-tying 10th Olympic medal.
		Lazutina was disqualified from the women’s relay that day for high levels of performance-boosting hemoglobin, a blood molecule that helps carry oxygen to muscles.
	www.gmtoday.com /news/special_reports/Olympics2002/biathlon_cc/biathlon_cc.asp (778 words)

	9NEWS.com - Newsroom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lazutina, who tied an Olympic record Sunday with her 10th medal when she won the women's 30K classic, will be forced to foreit that medal.
		Lazutina, 36, was disqualified from the women's relay Thursday for having high levels of performance-boosting hemoglobin, a blood molecule that helps carry oxygen to muscles.
		Lazutina will get to keep her silver medals in the 15K freestyle race and the 10K combined event, but her medal total now stands at nine.
	www.9news.com /storyfull-newsroom.asp?id=779 (585 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: Russian Skier Wins First Gold of Games
		Lazutina, who has won two relay golds but just missed out on individual medals at the last two Olympics, appeared to be the main threat to the powerful Norwegians.
		Going out 20th of the 65 starters, Lazutina was second to Moen-Guidon at the first timed checkpoint and maintained her speed even though the conditions changed during the race.
		Danilova trailed Lazutina by 2.8 seconds at 8.5 kilometers and gradually cut her lead to a half second by the 13.8-kilometer mark.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/sports/longterm/olympics1998/sport/nordic/articles/nordic08.htm (705 words)

	kiat.net: SL\|02 Olympic Cross-Country Skiing
		On Salt Lake’s 17th and final day, three athletes — Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova of Russia and Johann Muehlegg of Spain were banned from the Games when they tested positive for darbepoetin, a drug designed to increase red blood cells.
		Lazutina was stripped of her gold medal in the 30-kilometer classical, but was allowed to keep her silver medals in the 15km freestyle and the 10km combined.
		Muehlegg was stripped of his gold medal in the 50km classical but was allowed to keep the gold he won in the 30km freestyle and the 10km pursuit.
	www.kiat.net /olympics/slc2002/crosscountry.html (593 words)

	Kemppel: 1st Career Top-20 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lazutina, a clear favorite to win the gold, finished the race in 1:29:09.0, almost two minutes ahead of silver medalist Gabriella Paruzzi of Italy, who finished in 1:30:57.1.
		For Lazutina, it was the third medal of these Games and the 10th of her career.
		Lazutina and her Russian teammates did not start Thursday's team relay event after she failed a blood test.
	www.firsttracksonline.com /news/stories/101460730751885.shtm (509 words)

	WinterSports2002.com - Crossed out: Doping disqualifications cloud an otherwise sparkling debut for Soldier Hollow
		Lazutina's start didn't seem to bother her competitors, although she failed two medical blood tests Thursday that resulted in the disqualification of the Russian team from the women's relay.
		Lazutina won her race by nearly two minutes, an astonishing feat considering Muehlegg won a similar marathon race the previous day by a mere 14 seconds.
		Muehlegg and Lazutina don't have to give up the other medals they won in Salt Lake because there is no way to prove they were blood doping in those races.
	deseretnews.com /oly/view/print/0,4060,70001589,00.html (795 words)

	Independent, The (London): Winter Olympics: Lazutina wins to equal record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		LARISSA LAZUTINA, of Russia, who had missed the previous race because of a doping suspicion, yesterday won the women's 30km cross country race to collect her record-equalling 10th medal.
		Lazutina was disqualified before the relay on Thursday after abnormal levels of haemoglobin were found in her blood in a drug test.
		That threat was later dropped and the results of Lazutina's urine sample, which had to be matched with the blood test, have not been announced.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020225/ai_n12604707 (455 words)

	Lazutina in Position for Sixth Cross-Country Gold
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina competes in the classical portion of the women's 5Km cross-country pursuit at the Winter Olympics Friday, Feb. 15, 2002, at Soldier Hollow in Midway, Utah.
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina moved into position to win her sixth career Olympic gold medal Friday, even after finishing the opening portion of the women's pursuit in second place behind teammate Olga Danilova.
		Lazutina finished the 5-kilometer classic-style race two-tenths of a second behind Danilova, but Lazutina is considered a stronger skier in the freestyle technique, which will be used for Friday's second 5K race.
	www.skiingmag.com /skiing/competition/article/0,12910,325628,00.html (296 words)

	Lazutina DQ'd, Russia and Ukraine don't start in relay
		MIDWAY, Utah (AP) - Nine-time Olympic medalist Larissa Lazutina was disqualified from the 20-kilometer cross-country relay Thursday, and the Russian and Ukrainian teams failed to start the event.
		As a double medalist, the 36-year-old Lazutina would have taken and passed at least two drug tests at the games.
		They have a combined six medals, two gold, three silver and one bronze, and were the heavy favorites to win the gold medal in the relay.
	www.phillyburbs.com /olympics/2002/news/0221laz.htm (277 words)

	ESPN.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Larissa Lazutina, right, was tossed out of the Olympics after her positive test.
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina and Spain's Johann Muehlegg were stripped of their most recent gold medals after testing positive for an EPO-like drug that's not yet on the banned list yet.
		Lazutina -- who was DQ'd from a relay as well -- will lost her gold from the 30K classic (it would have been her record-tying 10th medal overall).
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/xcountry/index (271 words)

	ESPN.com: OLY - IOC strips Russian XC skier's remaining 2002 medals
		PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- Russian cross-country skier Larissa Lazutina was stripped of her remaining medals from the 2002 Olympics because of positive drug tests.
		Lazutina, one of the most decorated athletes in Winter Olympics history, already had been stripped of her gold medal in the 30-kilometer classical race after testing positive for the banned endurance-enhancer darbepoetin.
		Like Lazutina, she was banned for two years by the international ski federation.
	espn.go.com /oly/news/2003/0629/1574376.html (496 words)

	10K pursuit win gives Lazutina second gold
		HAKUBA, Japan -- Larissa Lazutina won her second gold medal and third overall of the Nagano Games in the women's 10-kilometer freestyle pursuit, sprinting away from her rivals at Snow Harp.
		Lazutina, who began the race with a five-second advantage after her 5k win Tuesday, regained the lead almost immediately and made a decisive move a kilometer from home to win in 28 minutes, 29.9 seconds.
		Danilova's combined time of 46:13.4 was 6.5 seconds slower than Lazutina's overall mark, with Neumannova a further.8 behind in third.
	www.chron.com /content/chronicle/sports/oly/98/02/12/12olyrdp.ro-0.html (442 words)

	Two Athletes Lose Golds For Drug Use (washingtonpost.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Russia's Larissa Lazutina, whose gold medal in the 30-kilometer women's cross country race was stripped for testing positive for a endurance enhancing drug, shies away from reporters Sunday.
		Lazutina was forced to relinquish the medal she won in the 30-kilometer classical race, but she was allowed to keep the silvers she won earlier in the 15K freestyle and 10K combined.
		The IOC said it could not deprive the athletes of their earlier victories because the positive test came after those results, and it could not be proved that they had benefited from the drugs prior to the tests.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&node=&contentId=A61884-2002Feb24¬Found=true (933 words)

	[No title]
		Russian skiers Olga Danilova and Larissa Lazutina were found guilty of use illegal performance enhancing substances.
		Over the past year the world has also conclusively determined that Lazutina had a positive sample in December 2001 for the same dope she was running on at the Olympics.
		Since that infraction happened before the Games, Lazutina was ineligible from the get-go...all her medals invalid.
	www.xcskiworld.com /news/Editor/editor_justice.htm (1191 words)

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