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  Larissa Lazutina will be forced to forfeit her medal in the 30K classic. AP

Positive tests

Muehlegg, Lazutina stripped of gold medals

Cross-country skiers Larissa Lazutina of Russia and Johann Muehlegg of Spain were stripped Sunday of their most recent gold medals at the Salt Lake City Olympics after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. A third cross-country skier, Olga Danilova of Russia, also tested positive for the same drug, darbepoetin.
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