Andreas Veerpalu Explained

Andreas Veerpalu
Birth Date:	24 May 1994
Birth Place:	Otepää, Estonia

Andreas Veerpalu (born 24 May 1994) is an Estonian cross-country skier who competes internationally.^[1] He represented Estonia at the 2018 Winter Olympics.^[2]

On 27 February 2019, during the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2019, Veerpalu was arrested along with four other skiers, Estonia's Karel Tammjärv, Kazakhstan's Alexey Poltoranin and Austrians Max Hauke and Dominik Baldauf, on suspicion of using blood doping assisted by German sports doctor Mark Schmidt.^[3] On release from police custody both Estonians admitted using blood doping.^[4]

Personal

Andreas is the son of former Estonian cross-country skier, Andrus Veerpalu. His sister Anette is also a cross-country skier for Estonia.

Notes and References

1. https://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=CC&listid=&competitorid=167214 FIS profile
2. Web site: Athletic profile - Andreas Veerpalu . PyeongChang2018.com . . 11 February 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180420072424/https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/game-time/results/OWG2018/en/cross-country-skiing/athlete-profile-n3043292-andreas-veerpalu.htm . 2018-04-20.
3. Web site: Two Estonian skiers held in Austria world championships doping probe . . 5 March 2019.
4. Web site: Estonian skiers released from police custody in Austria, confirm doping probe . . 5 March 2019.