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Martin Fourcade Awarded Gold Medal After Doping Disqualification

9/20/2025

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Martin Fourcade, a retired French biathlete, has received a gold medal from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics after Russian athlete Evgeny Ustyugov was disqualified for doping.
This decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) follows a lengthy legal process regarding Ustyugov's violations.
Fourcade now has six Olympic gold medals, making him France's most decorated Olympian.
He will receive the medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Other reallocations include Slovakia's Pavol Hurajt receiving silver and Austria's Christoph Sumann bronze in the mass start event.

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Martin Fourcade, a retired French biathlete, has received a gold medal from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics after Russian athlete Evgeny Ustyugov was disqualified for doping.
This decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) follows a lengthy legal process regarding Ustyugov's violations.
Fourcade now has six Olympic gold medals, making him France's most decorated Olympian.
He will receive the medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.
Other reallocations include Slovakia's Pavol Hurajt receiving silver and Austria's Christoph Sumann bronze in the mass start event.