American skater banned over fight

The International Skating Union has banned twotime Olympian Mitchell Whitmore of the United States for one year after a late-night fight with a Netherlands coach outside a team hotel. The ISU disciplinary panel found the 26-year-old speedskater guilty of misconduct in December during a World Cup meet in Germany. Dutch team coach Stefano Donagrandi alleged Whitmore assaulted him after he complained about noise.