August 07, 2011 (Finland) – Pekka Vähäsöyrink, the former head of Finland’s XC Ski Association, and Jari Räsänen, a former national team skier, both announced that they will appeal the suspended sentences they were given by the Helsinki District Court at the recent STT doping trial held in June. Vähäsöyrinki has denied all of the charges – read more about the trial HERE and the appeals HERE.