November 20, 2011 Following the recent positive doping case against Juha Lallukka (FIN) FIS Nordic Director Jurg Capol was back in the news on YLE (Finnish TV) urging the powers that govern doping to bring in 4-year ban for dopers, more frequent out-of-competition testing, and stiffer penalties all round – read more HERE.

The the IOC Athletes Forum also wants stiffer penalties going as far as a lifetime ban which is in line with the British Olympic Committee’s (BOA) lifetime Olympic ban that recently came under pressure when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland ruled against an IOC rule barring athletes who have received drug bans of more than six months from competing in the next Games. This ruling has lead the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the BOA to butt heads.

According to an AP report. “WADA has simply suggested that the BOA consider its rule in light of all the information available to it,” Fahey said in a statement. “WADA has not taken, and will not take, this matter to the CAS.” – read more HERE.

SkiTrax’s Marty Hall has been calling for a tougher stance for years and waded in on the CAS ruling HERE and commented on Capol’s previous call for stiffer penalties HERE.