The 27-year-old Kostner, the 2014 Olympic bronze medalist and 2012 world champion, is taking this year off from competition but a long ban would rule her out of the 2018 Olympics in Pyeongchang ...

Olympic bronze medalist figure skater Carolina Kostner received a 16-month ban from competition for assisting then-boyfriend and Olympic race walking champion Alex Schwazer in covering up his doping.