Report: Vonn's Red Bull training center headed by notorious doping doctor

By Published On: May 21st, 2013Comments Off on Report: Vonn's Red Bull training center headed by notorious doping doctor

The New York Daily News reported Tuesday that Lindsey Vonn has on multiple occasions met with notorious doping doctor Bernd Pansold, who oversees Red Bull’s Diagnostics and Training Center in Austria where Vonn has trained. The Daily News has uncovered no evidence of doping by Vonn, but suggests a troubling association, nevertheless. Ski Racing Magazine has conducted an initial round of calls to determine if the story requires further attention and will pass along any and all pertinent information as it becomes available.

Read the full New York Daily News story here.

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About the Author: Geoff Mintz

Geoff Mintz is a former alpine ski racer who cut his teeth at Ragged Mountain and Waterville Valley, N.H. After graduating from Holderness and UVM, he relocated to Colorado, where he worked on the hill prior to pursuing a career in journalism. Mintz served as associate editor for Ski Racing Media from 2011 to 2015. He later reconnected with his local roots to manage all marketing and communications for Ski & Snowboard Club Vail before resuming work at SRM as editor-in-chief.