Arbitration Decisions
This page lists all decisions from arbitration hearings involving USADA. In some cases there may be more than one decision for a particular person if there was an appeal.
Arbitration hearings for anti-doping rule violations are carried out by independent arbitrator(s), who are not affiliated with USADA. As of July 31, 2023, first instance arbitrations are administered by a new independent arbitration body, New Era. Prior to New Era, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) administered first instance arbitrations. Witness testimony is given under oath, subject to penalty of perjury and cross examination. For more information on the arbitration process, please click here. If you have additional questions, please contact USADA’s Communications department at 719-785-2000, option 5, or by email at media@usada.org.
Additionally, we have included a tab that has other anti-doping cases of interest.
For Premier Sports arbitration decisions, click here.
AAA Andre Luiz Novaes Porfirio January 2024
New Era Kensey McMahon June 2024
New Era Operative Award Erriyon Knighton June 2024
New Era Reasoned Decision Erriyon Knighton July 2024
CAS Michael Brinegar June 2024
AAA Noslen Ruiz-Gutierrez January 2023
AAA Robert Scavilla March 2023 (redaction pursuant to a protective order)
AAA Inika McPherson April 2023
AAA Barbara Gicquel August 2020
CAS Jurisdiction Award Ryan Hudson November 2020
AAA Brianna Rollins April 2017
AAA Robert Dosterschill May 2017
AAA Tony Blazejack August 2017
AAA Rizelyx Rivera August 2016
AAA Ana Milena Fagua Raquira August 2016
AAA Mohamed Trafeh December 2014
AAA Jon Drummond December 2014
CAS Decision Oliveira December 2010
AAA Decision Merritt October 2010
AAA Decision O’Bee October 2010
AAA Decision Stewart June 2010
AAA – CAS Decision Cosby May 2010
AAA – Decision Oliveira April 2010
AAA – Decision Barnwella Preliminary Award December 2009
AAA – CAS Decision O’Neil December 2009
AAA – Decision Clinger Preliminary Award September 2009
AAA – CAS Decision – Hardy – May 2009
U.S. Track & Field Athlete Wade Receives Two-Year Suspension for Doping Violation (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Hamilton Receives Two-Year Suspension for Blood Doping (AAA/CAS Decision), April 2005
U.S. Wrestler Sahin Receives Two-Year Suspension for Doping Violation (AAA/CAS Decision), March 2005
U.S. Cyclist Fuentes Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Edwards Suspension Upheld (CAS Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Edwards Receives Two-Year Suspension (Final AAA Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Edwards Receives Two-Year Suspension (Interim AAA Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Harrison Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA Decision)
Canadian Cyclist Jeanson Receives Public Warning (Final AAA Decision)
Canadian Cyclist Jeanson Receives Public Warning (Interim AAA Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete McEwen Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Price Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Cherry Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Swimmer Vencill Receives Revised Sanction Following CAS Decision (Interim CAS Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Neben Receives Six-Month Suspension (Final AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Neben Receives Six-Month Suspension (Interim AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Judo Athlete Cruz Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Boxer Caruso Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Swimmer Vencill Receives Four-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Moninger Receives One-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Figure Skater Ina Receives Four-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Thomas Suspended for Life (AAA Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Dickey Suspended (AAA Decision)
U.S. Boxer Pastorello Suspension Upheld (CAS Decision)
U.S. Cyclist Blackwelder Suspended (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Track Athlete Gatlin Receives Two-Year Conditional Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Table Tennis Player Reed Receives Two-Year Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)
U.S. Bobsled Athlete Jovanovic Receives Two-Year Suspension (CAS Decision)
U.S. Bobsled Athlete Jovanovic Receives 9-Month Suspension (CAS/AAA Decision)
U.S. Boxer Pastorello Receives 18-Month Suspension (AAA/CAS Decision)