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Russia sports chief: Sochi doping claim ‘speculation’

Russia sports minister Vitaly Mutko dismissed a report that four Sochi Olympic gold medalists were on steroids, calling it “speculation” but not refuting it on Saturday.

A CBS video report to air Sunday includes Russian whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov saying there’s a “Sochi list” of Russian Olympians who were on performance-enhancing drugs while competing at the 2014 Winter Games.

CBS News aired a preview of the report Friday night.

Stepanov and his wife previously brought forth evidence of doping in Russian track and field to a German TV station in 2014.