Overview
- A sample collected at the Military World Championships in late March tested positive for clenbuterol, a prohibited substance.
- She remains provisionally barred from national‑team training and competition with no ruling issued yet, and her coach says a decision could come within days after months of her training alone.
- In her first public remarks since June, Carl wrote on Instagram about severe mental strain, saying there are days she wants to give up.
- Carl and the German Ski Association maintain the substance originated from a cough syrup she took on the team doctor's instruction while ill at the event.
- If adjudicators find any degree of fault, she faces a potential multi‑month to multi‑year ban that would likely end her Milan–Cortina hopes, with coverage noting Therese Johaug’s 18‑month case as a reference point.