Alain Baxter (born 26 December 1973) is a Scottish former alpine skier who was formerly a professional specialising in the slalom discipline. He is best known for failing a drug test after finishing third in the men's slalom of the 2002 Winter Olympics, resulting in him being controversially stripped of the bronze medal; he would have become ...

Mar 21, 2002 · British skier Alain Baxter has revealed how a moment's confusion over a sinus inhaler led to a failed drugs test and his disqualification from the Olympics. The Scottish skier had finished...

Feb 3, 2022 · Alain Baxter with his prized Olympic bronze medal, which he had to give back to the IOC. It was among the most remarkable achievements in the history of the Winter Olympics but one that...

Jan 15, 2016 · British alpine skiers would not have endured more than a decade of financial struggles had Alain Baxter been allowed to keep his 2002 Olympic bronze medal. That is the …

Feb 3, 2022 · Baxter held the distinction of being the only Brit to win an Olympic alpine skiing medal for approximately one month, before a failed drugs test forced him to return his podium place from the...

Baxter learned to ski at the age of two and was a member of the national team at the age of sixteen. He made his World Cup debut in 1996 but did not break into the top 100 of the slalom world rankings when he posted two top thirty finishes at the World Championships.

Feb 12, 2014 · Kerr Baxter is aware his dad was a ski racer who won a medal at a Winter Olympics. But dad Alain had some explaining to do when archive pictures of him were shown on the television news after...

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Alain Baxter is a professional British skier and one of the most accomplished skiers in the United Kingdom. He was born in the capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh, earning him the nickname 'The Highlander' from his fans.

The stage was the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics in 2002, the discipline the men’s slalom, and the result one of the most infamous and iniquitous in the history of skiing and the Olympics beyond. Scotland’s Alain Baxter was racing against the best in the world, against all odds and expectations, and he was looking damn fast as he did it.