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Victoria Carl Breaks Silence as Clenbuterol Case Remains Unresolved, Olympic Hopes at Risk

The unresolved proceedings have left the 30-year-old training in isolation under a provisional team ban.

Victoria Carl droht eine lange Sperre

Overview

  • Carl said on Instagram that there are days she wants to give up and that harder times still lie ahead.
  • She remains barred from team training and competition while a decision is pending with the Olympic season weeks away.
  • The positive test came from a late-March sample that she and the German Ski Association link to a doctor-prescribed cough syrup.
  • A ruling that assigns partial fault could bring a multi-year suspension and likely end her Milan–Cortina 2026 chances.
  • Head coach Peter Schlickenrieder said months of solitary training and uncertainty are already undermining her performance.