Female Russian hockey player reprimanded after positive test; stimulant found in nasal spray

Female Russian hockey player cited for doping

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A female Russian hockey player has been reprimanded for the first doping violation of the Vancouver Olympics.

The IOC says Svetlana Terenteva tested positive for a stimulant prohibited in competition but not out of competition. The substance is called tuaminoheptane.

The IOC says Terenteva admitted using a prescription drug for a cold last month but stopped using it Feb. 3, a day before the Olympic drug-testing program began.

IOC vice president Thomas Bach says the committee determined she committed a doping violation but was reprimanded only because it was a “special case.”

Terenteva was not disqualified and remains eligible to compete in the games.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The IOC says a female athlete has been reprimanded for a doping violation before the Vancouver Games.

IOC vice president Thomas Bach says the unidentified athlete tested positive for a “light stimulant” found in a nasal spray.

He says she used the product before the official testing period of the Olympics and the substance is not banned in out-of-competition periods.

Bach says the International Olympic Committee determined the athlete committed a doping rules violation but was reprimanded only because it was a “special case.”

The athlete was not disqualified and remains eligible to compete in the games.