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Olympian Katerina Nash Avoids 4-Year Doping Ban; Positive Test Caused by Dog Medicine

The Czech Republic's Katerina Nash, a three-time Olympic mountain biker and two-time Olympic cross-country skier, had a positive doping test exonerated and a four-year sanction overturned after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency determined that the banned substance found in her system was a dog medication that came into contact with her skin while she attempted to give her furry friend, a Viszla named Rubi, drops of the liquid orally.

"It's devastating to think that, like, not washing my hands could ruin my entire career, being an athlete for 30 years," she told Eddie Pells of the Associated Press.