The last word is spoken: Claudia Pechstein definitely not allowed to go at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver at the start.
The ad hoc chamber of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has abgeschmettert the request of the five-time Olympic speed skating champion.
The blocked due to increased blood levels Berliner wanted their start in the team competition, 26-27. February force. It did, however, been a "desperate attempt", the CAS said in its statement.
A hearing had been held. The CAS noted that he and his sentence of 25 November 2009 already confirmed the two-year ban and had the Swiss Federal Court had rejected the appeal because of procedural errors.
Claudia Pechstein and her lawyer had been made clear that the Fast Food is not the right forum for their claim was. Even before that had become known that the ISU skating's governing body of jurisdiction in this case had not seen the ad hoc chamber of the CAS.
Claudia Pechstein was found in an initial reaction, especially angered by the leadership of the German Olympic team.
"From the CAS panel probably nothing else was expected. But I am deeply disappointed by the DOSB tip. In particular, by Thomas Bach, "she said to the address of the President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.
"He is constantly kept informed about the latest developments to date and knows the health status of the anomaly diagnosed in my blood very well. Yet he has not argued that the new evidence and expert opinions will be discussed in a hearing. Since I can only shake his head incredulously. "
DOSB spokesman Christian-mouth would not respond to the renewed attack and countered: "The explanation of the ad hoc court speaks for itself. More is not the add. "
The court with the Canadian Yves Fortier as President and Olivier Carrard (Switzerland) and José Juan Pinto (Spain cut down) the decision after she had taken the written comments received by the International Olympic Committee and the IOC and the ISU DOSB as an interested party note . The Panel found that Pechstein could claim no special arrangements for the DOSB the nomination, because she was banned for two years. For this reason, it is impossible that Pechstein could start in Vancouver.
"There is no decision could be lodged against the opposition, the ad hoc chamber of the CAS ruled that it has no jurisdiction to rule on the request woman Pechstein," the judges reasoned. Pechstein's lawyer Christian Crow speculated: "The CAS wanted to press in my view necessarily a substantive discussion of the new evidence and expert opinion.
