Latvian hockey player Ralfs Freibergs was retroactively booted from the Sochi Olympics for failing a drug test after his nation was eliminated.
Freibergs’ expulsion marked a record eighth athlete disqualified from a single Winter Games, according to The Associated Press, citing the previous record as seven from the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
Freibergs, 22, failed a urine test from Feb. 20, shortly after Latvia was bounced from the hockey quarterfinals by Canada. He tested positive for a banned steroid.
The other seven Sochi Olympians to test positive:
Nicklas Backstrom, Sweden, hockey
Vitalijs Pavlovs, Latvia, hockey
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, Germany, biathlon
William Frullani, Italy, bobsled
Daniel Zalewski, Poland, bobsled
Johannes Duerr, Austria, cross-country skiing
Marina Lisogor, Ukraine, cross-country skiing