TAS - CAS at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 Useful Information

CAS at the Olympic Winter Games Milano-Cortina 2026 - Useful information

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has opened temporary divisions to resolve legal disputes and decide on anti -doping cases for the Olympic Games. The CAS Ad hoc Division and the CAS AntiDoping Division are currently open in Milan for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

The CAS Ad hoc Division The CAS Ad hoc Division has tailored and simplified rules to resolve legal disputes in an expedited timeframe, sometimes less than 24 hours after a case is filed. Athletes and sporting federations are guaranteed free access to quality dispute resolution services that are compatib le with the Olympic competition schedule.

The procedural rules for the Ad hoc division can be found here on the CAS website.

The CAS Anti-Doping Division The CAS Anti-Doping Division (CAS ADD) is responsible for adjudicating anti-doping related matters during the Games. It decides whether a doping offence has been committed and if a sanction shall be imposed. Cases are referred to the CAS ADD by the International Testing Agency (ITA) and decided in accordance with the anti-doping rules of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The CAS ADD first opened for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics and became a permanent structure at CAS in 2019. The procedural rules for the CAS ADD can be found here on the CAS website. The offices of the CAS Ad hoc Division and CAS ADD are located at:

CAS Ad hoc Division Hilton Milan Via Luigi Galvani, 12 20124 Milan

Tel: +39 02 6983 2979

adhocdivision@tas-cas.org CAS Anti-Doping Division Hilton Milan Via Luigi Galvani, 12 20124 Milan

Tel: +39 02 6983 2920

antidoping@tas-cas.org

The opening times for both offices are 8:30 – 18:00.

A Pro Bono legal advice and representation service is available to athletes who need any legal advice

20124 Milan

Tel: +39 02 6983 2920

antidoping@tas-cas.org

The opening times for both offices are 8:30 – 18:00.

A Pro Bono legal advice and representation service is available to athletes who need any legal advice in case of a dispute related to the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The service is provided by the Milan Bar Association. The contact details are below.Pro bono legal support:

Ms. Maria Laura Guardamagna Gealex Piazza S. Pietro in Gessate, 2 20122 Milano

Tel: + 39 02579601

Mail: mlguardamagna@gealex.eu

The CAS Ad hoc Division is composed as follows:

President: Mr Michael Lenard OLY, USA

Co-President: Ms Corinne Schmidhauser OLY, Switzerland

Arbitrators present in Milan (in alphabetical order):

• Mr James Drake, Australia/United Kingdom
• Dr Isabelle Fellrath, Switzerland
• Prof. Luigi Fumagalli, Italy
• Prof. Joongi Kim, Korea
• Ms Annett Rombach, Germany
• Ms Marianne Saroli , Canada

Available remotely: Prof. Stefano Bastianon, Italy

Mr André Brantjes, the Netherlands Mr Jordi Lopez, Spain

Anti-Doping Division: The Anti-Doping Division is composed as follows:

President: Mr Ivo Eusebio, Switzerland

Deputy President: Mr David W. Rivkin, USA

Arbitrators present in Milan (in alphabetical order):

• Prof. Maria Beatrice Deli, Italy
• Mr Markus Manninen, Finland

Available remotely: Ms Susan Ahern, Ireland Mr Pekka Ilmivalta, Finland The Division Presidents and arbitrators selected to participate in these special CAS structures are all

• Prof. Maria Beatrice Deli, Italy
• Mr Markus Manninen, Finland

Available remotely: Ms Susan Ahern, Ireland Mr Pekka Ilmivalta, Finland The Division Presidents and arbitrators selected to participate in these special CAS structures are all experienced lawyers, judges or professors specialized in sports law , anti -doping regulations and/or arbitration.