Two-minute essentials

• Check all medications and supplements with a National Ski Association anti-doping contact, team doctor or National Anti-Doping Organization before use

• Follow testing procedures and provide accurate whereabouts information

• Keep records of treatments and Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)

• Report concerns or irregularities through official channels

Report a concern and get support

If you have a concern about safeguarding, ethics, or clean sport, you can report it through FIS’s official channels, including the external Integrity Hotline operated with Global Sports Investigations (GSI):

• Online: https://fis-integrityunit.integrityline.com/

• Phone: +44 (0)207 034 3403

• Email: FIS@email-fis.integrityline.com

• The hotline is managed independently by GSI

• Reports are handled confidentially and with care

• Information is only shared where necessary to assess and address the concern

Confidentiality will be respected as far as possible. In some cases, information may need to be shared to protect individuals or ensure fair and appropriate handling.

You do not need to be certain before reporting. If in doubt, you are encouraged to seek advice or raise a concern.

Frequently asked questions (last updated, April 2026)

(N.B. These FAQs are based on an Inside FIS interview with the FIS Anti-Doping Manager Vanda Wallace-Jones)

1) How can athletes reduce the risk that a prohibited substance enters their body?

• Athletes are responsible for what is found in their bodies. Take a very careful approach to supplements, medicines and other products.

• Products bought online may carry an increased risk, including contamination during manufacturing. Athletes should seek advice from their National Ski Association anti-doping contact, team doctor or National Anti-Doping Organization.

• When visiting any doctor or medical professional they should inform them that they are athletes subject to anti-doping controls and check any medications before use with their team doctor, National Ski Association or National Anti-Doping Organization.

2) When can an athlete be tested?

• Athletes can be tested anytime, anywhere by any anti-doping organization that has jurisdiction over them. That may include an International Federation, a National Anti-Doping Organization, or the organizers of a major event.

• This means an athlete may be tested for example in competition, during training, at a training camp, or at home. Testing can also take place across borders.

3) How are athletes selected for testing?

• Testing is based on a range of factors. Anti-doping organizations carry out risk assessments and may also consider rankings, performances and information shared between anti-doping organizations.

4) What happens when an athlete is notified?

• In competition, anti-doping chaperones notify the athlete and then remain with them until they enter the processing room at the doping control station.

• Out of competition it is the Doping Control Officer (DCO) who makes contact directly.

• DCOs must identify themselves and show their ID and accreditation.

5) Can an athlete warm down or attend a medal ceremony first?

• That depends on the competition and the circumstances. In many cases, it is possible for an athlete to attend a medal ceremony, complete media commitments or do a warm down, provided they remain accompanied by a doping control chaperone.

6) Does the athlete get to choose the sample kit?

• Yes. There must be at least three kits available.

• The athlete chooses the box, opens it, checks the numbers and inspects the condition of the sampling equipment.

• The athlete then normally pours the urine into the bottles and closes them, following the instructions of the Doping Control Officer.

• If an athlete has an impairment and needs assistance, support can be provided.

7) What do “A sample” and “B sample” mean?

• At a urine doping control the sample is split into an A and B bottle. At a blood doping control, an A and B container are filled.

• When samples arrive at the laboratory, the A sample is analyzed and the B sample is stored.

• If the A sample produces an adverse analytical finding, the B sample can then be used for a counter-analysis as foreseen in the Anti-Doping Rules.

8) Will the laboratory know the athlete’s name?

• No. Samples are identified by a unique code and the laboratory works with a sample and then reports the findings through this code to the Anti-Doping Organization.

9) How is an athlete informed of the result?

• Anti-Doping results are stored in a centralized global anti-doping management system provided by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

• Athletes can access their result through this platform. In the case of an adverse finding, a direct communication to the athlete through their National Ski Association is provided.

10) What is a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE)?

• A TUE allows an athlete to make a request to use a medication containing a substance (or method) on the prohibited list, only when it is medically necessary. To apply, the athlete must submit all the relevant medical documentation, which is reviewed by a medical TUE commission.

• Please consult the TUE - Checklists from WADA before your TUE application.

11) What should athletes do if something feels wrong during a test?

• If an athlete feels uncomfortable or believes something was not handled correctly during doping control, they should contact FIS directly at antidoping@fis-ski.com, Posting on social media is not advised.

• Direct feedback helps FIS review concerns and improve the process where needed. We are there to help the athletes.

Most used resources

• Anti-doping rules & guides

• Clean sport forms

• Testing statistics

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