Olympic figure skating medallist Kostner to return next season

Italian suspended for helping ex-boyfriend evade doping controls

The Associated Press Posted: Feb 04, 2016 9:36 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 04, 2016 9:57 AM ET

Her suspension ended for helping her ex-boyfriend evade doping controls, Olympic bronze medallist Carolina Kostner says she will return to figure skating competition in September.

The Italian told a news conference on Thursday that returning any earlier would be premature and that she would resume competing when the new season opens.

Kostner resumed a full training regime in November, and was eligible to return to competition in January. She finished second in a sanctioned invitational in Japan last month, 12 points behind Canadian Joannie Rochette.

Kostner has said she hopes to compete in another Olympics.

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