14:30. In 2020, the Austrian Anti-Doping Agency initiated proceedings against Mario Seidl after analysing the 32-year-old ‘s blood. Anomalies were detected. This use of doping logically led to a sanction dating from 28 November 2019 to 27 November 2023.
This week, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) met to rule on this burning issue. And after several hours of discussions, they decided to confirm the sanctions imposed on Mario Seidl. The Austrian was also stripped of all his successes and medals won during this period.
And while he could still make a comeback, given that his suspension expired in 2023, the triple World Cup bronze medallist was injured in 2024 and his presence in the 2025/2026 season also seems in doubt. As the suspension has already expired, the Federation will be consulting with Mario Seidl on the next steps to be taken,” states a Ski Austria press release. In addition, the judgement has been forwarded to our independent disciplinary commission.
It’s a decision that the player himself has commented on on his Instagram account in recent days. “It’s a bad sentence. It’s a miscarriage of justice based on false assumptions made by the anti-doping authorities,” he said. I have never cheated. I suffer from a rare disease called hypogammaglobulinaemia, which alters my blood parameters at the slightest sign of inflammation or infection. I’ve been trying for five years to prove it and it’s been a real nightmare.
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