Andreas Veerpalu (born 24 May 1994) is an Estonian cross-country skier who competes internationally.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 24 May 1994 Otepää, Estonia |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| Sport | Cross-country skiing |
He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[2]
On 27 February 2019, during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019, Veerpalu was arrested along with four other skiers, Estonia's Karel Tammjärv, Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin and Austrians Max Hauke and Dominik Baldauf, on suspicion of using blood doping assisted by German sports doctor Mark Schmidt.[3] On release from police custody both Estonians admitted using blood doping.[4]
Personal
editAndreas is the son of former Estonian cross-country skier, Andrus Veerpalu. His sister Anette is also a cross-country skier for Estonia.
References
edit- ^ FIS profile
- ^ "Athletic profile - Andreas Veerpalu". PyeongChang2018.com. PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 2018-04-20. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ^ "Two Estonian skiers held in Austria world championships doping probe". ERR. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- ^ "Estonian skiers released from police custody in Austria, confirm doping probe". Postimees. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
External links
edit- Andreas Veerpalu at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation
- Andreas Veerpalu at Olympedia
- Andreas Veerpalu at Olympics.com
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