Skeleton star Lund returns after hair-raising Olympic ban

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LAKE PLACID, United States (AFP) — American Zach Lund, banned from the Torino Winter Olympics after testing positive for a masking agent found in hair growth medication, will compete in the Skeleton World Cup this season. The US Bobsled and Skeleton Federation named Lund to its team for the 2006-2007 World Cup skeleton season here on Monday.

Qualifying was based on six trials races but, because Lund's doping suspension ended last Thursday after three events had already been conducted, he needed a special waiver to claim a place on the squad. "Zach came here and left no doubt that he deserved a spot on this team," US assistant coach Greg Sand said. "He went out and put an exclamation point on his performance." Lund won each race he entered, winning by a quarter of a second or...