The spoon with Nutella that could have excluded Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler from the Winter Olympics
Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler was provisionally suspended due to a positive doping test but has been reinstated for the 2026 Winter Olympics after it was determined that her positive test was due to involuntary ingestion of a banned substance.
Rebecca Passler trains in Anterselva after the letrozole case: an hour and a half between skiing and shooting range
Rebecca Passler is training in Anterselva following the letrozole controversy, spending an hour and a half alternating between skiing and time at the shooting range.
Saved by... Nutella. Doping, Passler readmitted
Rebecca Passler, a young Italian biathlete, has been readmitted to competition following a controversial doping case involving a banned substance, letrozole, that threatened her Olympic dreams.
"It's all Nutella's fault". Here’s why Rebecca Passler has been readmitted to Milan-Cortina 2026
Rebecca Passler has been reinstated to the national team and can participate in the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics following a doping appeal acceptance due to the possibility of unintentional contamination.
Biathlete Rebecca Passler: The Story of the Doping Substance in Her Mother's Cancer Medication
Biathlete Rebecca Passler faces a doping scandal after a banned substance was found in her system during a doping control, linked to medication used for her mother's breast cancer treatment.
Passler, appeal accepted and suspension for doping stopped: traces of letrozole in Nutella
The Italian biathlete Passler has had her doping suspension lifted after traces of a banned substance were found linked to her mother's medication.
The Turnaround: Banned for Doping - Now She Can Compete in the Olympics
Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler, previously suspended for doping after testing positive for letrozole, has had her ban overturned and is now allowed to compete in the Winter Olympics.
Surprise turn in Olympic doping case?
The first doping case at the Milano-Cortina Olympics involves Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler, who tested positive for letrozole and is appealing her suspension.
Scandal in Italy. Young Hope Failed Doping Test Before the Olympic Games
A doping scandal shakes Italian sports as 24-year-old biathlon athlete Rebecca Passler tests positive for the substance letrozole ahead of the Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Positive test, the expert: "Letrozole is bought on the deep web. Doping? Here’s what it’s used for"
The article features an interview with Simona Pichini, director of the National Center for dependencies and doping, discussing the use of letrozole found in an Italian biathlete and its potential role in masking anabolic steroid use.
Who is the blue athlete stopped by doping
The first doping case shakes the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympics just days before the event begins, involving 24-year-old Rebecca Passler, who tested positive for letrozole, a drug commonly used in post-menopausal women for hormone-dependent breast cancer.
The biathlete with a positive doping test will miss the Olympics
Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler has been banned from competing in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics after testing positive for the banned substance letrozole.
What is letrozole found in the blood of Rebecca Passler
Rebecca Passler, a 24-year-old biathlete, tested positive for letrozole just four days before the Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan-Cortina.
First doping case in the Olympics
The first doping case at the Milano-Cortina Olympics involves 24-year-old biathlete Rebecca Passler, who tested positive for letrozole, a substance used in breast cancer treatment that increases testosterone levels.
Already before the start, the Winter Games have their first doping case
Just before the start of the Olympic Winter Games, Italian biathlete Rebecca Passler tested positive for Letrozole, a substance used in breast cancer treatment, leading her to miss the event.