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Madeleine Egle Banned 20 Months, Will Miss 2026 Olympics

Backdated to March 1, 2025, the sanction follows three missed ADAMS checks.

Madeleine Egle ist für 20 Monate gesperrt worden.
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Madeleine Egle

Overview

  • The suspension runs into autumn 2026 and was issued after roughly 20 months of proceedings.
  • Under the World Anti-Doping Code, three whereabouts failures within 12 months constitute a violation with a potential two-year ban subject to fault-based reduction.
  • Egle maintains she never doped and acknowledges negligent whereabouts reporting, noting all prior tests were negative.
  • She will not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, citing financial burden and low chances of success.
  • The Austrian luge federation called the penalty disproportionate, noting an earlier draft sought 24 months and annulment of results.