Canada's Rebagliati is cleared

Canada's Rebagliati is cleared

Snowboarder Ross Rebagliati shows his gold medal to reporters Feb. 12 after learning he will not have to give it back after all. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) had stripped him of his title after he failed a drugs test, but the decision was overruled on a technicality by the independent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Japanese police filed no charges against him following more than five hours of questioning earlier in the day. Police also searched his personal belongings at his hotel but found no marijuana.

Rebagliati keeps gold medal after drugs test

Rebagliati keeps gold medal after drugs test

Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati (C) learns that the International Olympic Committee (IOC)'s decision to strip him of his gold medal has been overturned by the international sport arbitration panel Feb. 12. Rebagliati was grilled for five hours by police in the central Japan city of Nagano after a drugs test showed up traces of marijuana in his system.

Rebagliati taken in for questioning

Rebagliati taken in for questioning

Canadian snowboarder Ross Rebagliati arrives at Nagano police headquarters for questioning about his alleged use of marijuana on Feb. 12. Rebagliati, who won the first-ever Olympic snowboarding title on Feb. 8, has been ordered to hand back his gold medal by the IOC.

Rebagliati ejected for marijuan

Rebagliati ejected for marijuan

Snowboarding Olympic gold medalist Ross Rebagliati of Canada has been ejected from the Nagano Winter Games after testing positive for marijuana. The photo was taken at the Central Square in the city of Nagano on Feb. 8.