USADA issued the arbitrator's decision sanctioning American skater Kamryn Lute for one year after she admitted to using BPC-157, a banned substance that will keep her out of competition until April 2025.

Following an evidentiary hearing on 13 August 2024, in which both Lute and USADA had the opportunity to present their cases and witnesses to the independent arbitrator, it was determined that Lute, 19, would receive a one-year sanction after using a supplement containing BPC-157 that was recommended by a medical provider.

It should be clarified that Lute never tested positive for BPC-157 or any other prohibited substance, but she reported and admitted to using the supplement containing BPC-157 during USADA's investigation.

USADA is responsible for the testing and results management process for athletes in the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement and is also dedicated to preserving the integrity of sport through research initiatives and educational programs.

BPC-157 is a Specified Substance in the category of Prohibited Substances and is prohibited at all times under the USADA Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing, the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee National Anti-Doping Policy and the International Skating UnionAnti-Doping Rules, all of which have adopted the World Anti-Doping Code (the Code) and the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

In cases involving a positive test or the use of a specified substance such as BPC-157, the standard sanction is two years.

Lute received a one-year reduction under Code Article 10.7.2, which allows for such a reduction when an athlete admits to an anti-doping rule violation in the absence of other evidence.

The arbitrator determined that no other reduction was appropriate because Lute did not establish that she was not significantly at fault or negligent with respect to her violation.

The one-year period of ineligibility for the South Jordan, Utah-born skater began on 10 April 2024, the date she was provisionally suspended. She will serve the sanction for one year from that suspension date.

Furthermore, although the Code provides that all competitive results obtained by an Athlete from the date of the violation until the date of the provisional suspension shall be disqualified, this was not the case for Lute as the Arbitrator decided not to disqualify her results on the grounds of fairness (as provided for in the Code).

Thus, the results obtained by Lute between 7 May 2023 (the date Lute first declared the use of the supplement containing the Prohibited Substance) and 10 April 2024 (the date USADA notified Lute of her violation and imposed a Provisional Suspension) remain valid.