The consequences of the doping raid: Austria attacks Germany

Austria against Germany, Schröcksnadel against Hörmann – the discussion about the consequences of the doping raid at the Nordic Ski World Cup is also a verbal long-distance duel between the President of the Austrian Ski Association and the first man of the German Olympic Sports Confederation. Peter Schröcksnadel reiterated his accusation that German athletes are involved in the case surrounding the Erfurt sports doctor Mark S.

Alfons Hörmann had previously emphasized in a comprehensive written statement that “no German athletes were affected by the raid.” On the TV channel MDR he carefully stated that “as of today” no German athletes were involved in the case. Lars Mortsiefer, head of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), emphasized that there was “at the moment” no evidence of this.

ÖSV boss distributes Schröcksnadel said in an interview with the “Bild” newspaper: “An investigator told me that German athletes were also affected. And that the case is an international story.” And further: “What I think is crucial is that the fraudsters had to get help from outside, from Germany, in order to carry out their fraud.” For him, this is proof that his association works cleanly .

A major doping scandal with German athletes at the center would particularly affect German sport right now. The Federal Ministry of the Interior is currently developing a strategy to increase enthusiasm for sports with a series of major events and to prepare an Olympic bid. North Rhine-Westphalia is intensively promoting the Games in 2032, and Berlin is discussing 2036. The next world championships in Nordic skiing, which is now affected, will take place in Oberstdorf in 2021, and Oberhof will host the biathlon world championships in 2023. DOSB denies guilt Hörmann emphasized that, according to statements from the German Ski Association, none of his athletes were in contact with Mark S.: “The arrests of German people are exclusively the doctor and other people involved.” New findings in the fight against doping The current doping scandal may have an impact on NADA's control systems. With regard to blood doping, it was previously assumed that “it was something longer-term that was used a few days before the competition to increase endurance performance,” Mortsiefer told the German Press Agency. “Immediately before the competition, under the most adverse conditions, this is of course risky because of possible infections. And a blood bag like that doesn’t travel easily.”

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The consequences of the doping raid: Austria attacks Germany

Austria's ski association president is trying to blame the doping scandal at the Nordic World Ski Championships primarily on his big neighbor. Top German sport, however, emphasizes that none of its athletes have been affected so far.

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