Rebecca Passler is a former junior world champion
Hosts Italy have been embarrassed days before the start of the Winter Olympics - with their biathlete Rebecca Passler kicked out of the Games because of a failed dope test.
Passler was provisionally suspended by Italy's anti-doping agency (Nado) after she tested positive for banned substances letrozole and methanol.
Letrozole is a drug used to lower oestrogen levels and is frequently used to treat breast cancer, while methanol is a toxic chemical not meant for human consumption.
The Italian Olympic Committee said in a statement it has ordered her "immediate exclusion" from the team.
