Japanese speedskater Kei Saito tests positive for a banned substance.
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — The first doping case of the Pyeongchang Olympics has been announced.
Officials say Japanese short-track speedskater Kei Saito has tested positive for acetalozamide, a diuretic that is also a masking agent that can disguise the use of other banned substances.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport says Saito “accepted on a voluntary basis to be provisionally suspended and to leave the Olympic Village.”
Saito did not race in any event before the test result from a pre-competition sample was confirmed. His official blog says he’s 21 and was competing in his first Olympics.
CAS says its judging panel handling Olympic doping cases will issue a final verdict after the games are over.
Cyber attack causes ceremony disruption
A cyberattack caused the internet disruptions during the Winter Olympics’ opening ceremony Friday night, Olympic officials and security experts said.
Jihye Lee, a spokesman for the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee, confirmed Sunday that “the technology issues experienced Friday night were caused by a cyberattack.”
Lee did not elaborate on the cause but said the attack was quickly addressed and systems had been stabilized by Sunday.
The cyberattack took out internet access and telecasts, grounded broadcasters’ drones, shut down the Pyeongchang 2018 website and prevented spectators from printing out reservations and attending the ceremony, which resulted in an unusually high number of empty seats.
Security experts said they had uncovered evidence that the attack had been in the works since late last year.
Norway’s Lundby wins gold in ski jump
After dominating the ski jumping World Cup this season, Maren Lundby wasn’t about to be denied at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
The 23-year-old Norwegian overcame frigid temperatures Monday to win the women’s ski jumping normal hill gold medal.
Lundby, who has won seven of 10 events this season, nailed a jump of 110 meters for 264.6 points to capture Norway’s second gold medal of the games.
Katharina Althaus of Germany was second, followed by Sara Takanashi of Japan.
Norovirus cases rise to 194 at Games
An additional 17 cases of norovirus have been reported at the Pyeongchang Olympics, bringing the total confirmed cases to 194 since the beginning of the month.
Of the new cases, eight are in Pyeongchang, and nine are in Gangneung, the city where the ice sports are taking place.
Authorities say 147 of the 194 have recovered and been released from quarantine.
Earlier in the Olympics, about 1,200 security workers were sequestered over norovirus fears, forcing the military to step in to help with security.
Norovirus is a common, infectious bug that causes unpleasant symptoms, including diarrhea and vomiting, but doesn’t require medical treatment.