Italy's Rebecca Passler has won an appeal against her doping suspension and the biathlete has been readmitted to Milano Cortina 2026, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) said on Friday.

Passler, 24, was suspended just days before the start of the Games for having tested positive for letrozole in an out-of-competition test on January 26.

    Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor and it is banned because it can be used to counteract the side effects of anabolic steroids.
    FISI said the court of appeal of Italy's NADO anti-doping organzation had accepted that the positive test was the result of an unintentional intake or accidental contamination.
    In her appeal, Passler said she used a spoon contaminated letrozole when she ate some chocolate spread at home, not knowing that her mother was using the banned substance for medical reasons.
    On Wednesday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had turned down Passler's appeal against the suspension, saying it did not have jurisdiction as she had not first gone through the national appeals process.
   

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