Bronze medallist Carolina Kostner of Italy acknowledges fans during the award ceremony following the women's free program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, north of Tokyo, March 29, 2014. REUTERS/Yuya Shino
ROME (Reuters) - Olympic figure skating bronze medallist and 2012 world champion Carolina Kostner has been handed a 16-month ban after Italian officials found her guilty of assisting ex-boyfriend Alex Schwazer in covering up his doping.
The Italian race walker, who struck gold in the 50km walk at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was banned for three-and-a-half years after failing a drugs test in 2012.
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