Muehlegg has now lost all three gold medals he won in Salt Lake
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Disgraced cross-country skier Johann Muehlegg, who was stripped of three Olympic golds for failing a drugs test, has retired.
His brother and agent, Martin Muehlegg, confirmed he would not compete professionally again.
The Spanish skier tested positive at the 2002 Winter Olympics for the blood-boosting drug darbepoetin.
His brother said: "He intends to participate in non-professional races but his sporting career is over."
Muehlegg received a two-year ban for his doping offence.
The German-born skier failed a test after winning the 50km classical event in Salt Lake City.
The International Olympic Committee allowed him to keep two other golds because urine tests after those races were clear.
But the Court of Arbitration for Sport, acting on appeals by Norway and Canada, ruled last December that Muehlegg should be stripped of all his medals and results from the Games.
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