April 23, 2015 – The focus of the FIS out-of-competition activities is based on an intelligent testing programme, which is the strategy emphasised by WADA. In the season 2014/15 (including the training period) between 1^st May 2014 and 15^th April 2015, FIS conducted out-of-competition a total of 529 urine (327 incl EPO), 316 blood and 940 blood passport collections.

The 2015 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Falun (SWE) saw an extensive doping control programme that was the most comprehensive anti-doping programme at a winter sports event outside of the Olympic Winter Games.

126 in-competition urine samples, including 96 EPO and 32 serum blood samples were collected by the Swedish Anti-Doping Agency from the top-four plus two randomly selected athletes at every medal competition. Sample analyses were undertaken by the Huddinge University hospital, Anti-Doping Laboratory in Stockholm (SWE).

FIS complemented the testing programme in Falun with 177 athlete blood passport samples on Cross-Country and Nordic Combined skiers before and during the event.  A comprehensive out-of-competition programme before the Championships was organised by FIS.

At the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Vail-Beaver Creek, a total of 66 in-competition urine and 22 blood samples were collected by the US Anti-Doping Agency from the top-four plus two randomly selected athletes at every medal competition. Athletes from 18 different nations were tested and all samples were analysed at the Salt Lake City laboratory in Utah.

Detailed statistics can be found here.