CAS delays Pechstein rulingInternational sport's top court on Wednesday delayed by two weeks a ruling on German Olympic speedskater Claudia Pechstein's appeal against a two-year doping doping, in electronics: see semiconductor. Altering the electrical conductivity of a semiconductor material, such as silicon, by chemically combining it with foreign elements. ban. The Court of Arbitration for Sport The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. (CAS) had been aiming to deliver a decision on the five-time Olympic and six-time world champion's case this week, before the World Cup skating skating: see ice skating; ice dancing; roller skating. skating Sport in which bladelike runners or sets of wheels attached to shoes are used for gliding on ice or on surfaces other than ice. season begins on November 10. But it said in a statement that the "final award, with written reasons" would be released in around two weeks. "The CAS Panel in charge of this case has decided to issue its final award together with the written reasons. "As a consequence, the deliberations and the preparation of the final award will probably be concluded in around two weeks from now," CAS added. The 37 year-old's aim of competing in a sixth straight Winter Olympics in Vancouver was hit by the International Skating Union's (ISU ISU Iowa State University ISU Issue ISU Idaho State University ISU Illinois State University ISU Indiana State University ISU International Skating Union ISU International Space University ISU I-Shou University (Taiwan) ) suspension for blood doping blood doping n. The process of increasing the number of circulating red blood cells, either by transfusing an individual with blood that has been previously removed or by administering erythropoietin, in order to increase the oxygen-carrying capacity in July. Two months ago, CAS allowed her to train but not to compete in any official skating competition while her appeal was considered. Pechstein has vehemently disputed the ISU case against her, claiming that eight of the 20 tests carried out in training and used to condemn her contained identification errors. 
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