August 21, 2011 (Vienna, Austria) – Former Austrian xc ski coach Walter Mayer was recently convicted for supplying doping materials to athletes and was issued a 15-month jail term which the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is applauding reports Reuters. Mayer was at the heart of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games doping scandal and again in 2006 in Turin, Italy. The two scandals rocked IOC and xc ski communities – read more HERE.