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Milan-Cortina Olympics Achieve First Doping-Free Winter Games

4/3/2026

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At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, no athlete tested positive for banned substances.
More than 3,000 samples were collected from nearly 2,000 athletes during the Games.
This marks the first Winter Games without a positive doping test since 1998.
While no violations have been reported so far, samples are kept for 10 years for future testing, so it is premature to call these Games the "cleanest."

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At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy, no athlete tested positive for banned substances.
More than 3,000 samples were collected from nearly 2,000 athletes during the Games.
This marks the first Winter Games without a positive doping test since 1998.
While no violations have been reported so far, samples are kept for 10 years for future testing, so it is premature to call these Games the "cleanest."