Cross-Country Skiing-German association calls for acquittal of Olympic champion Carl after positive test

FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Cross-Country Skiing - Women's Team Sprint Classic Final - National Cross-Country Centre, Zhangjiakou, China - February 16, 2022. Victoria Carl of Germany reacts after winning gold. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo

(Reuters) -German cross-country skier Victoria Carl has tested positive for the banned substance clenbuterol, Germany's ski association (DSV) said on Wednesday, as they called for her acquittal saying there was no intention to deceive by the Olympic champion.

Carl, who won gold in the team sprint and silver in the relay at the last Winter Olympics, tested positive in an out-of-competition doping control. The DSV say the substance was a component of a cough syrup prescribed by the German armed forces (Bundeswehr).