TALLINN – Estonian cross-country skier Andreas Veerpalu, who was caught using blood doping at the World Ski Championships in 2019, has been charged in Austria, the English-language news portal of Estonian public broadcaster ERR reports.
In a comment to ERR, Hansjorg Mayr, a spokesperson for the Innsbruck Prosecutor's Office, confirmed Veerpalu had been charged with sports fraud.
Karel Tammjarv, who was also detained at the World Cup in Seefeld, has previously been charged.
In addition to blood doping, both Veerpalu and Tammj...
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