Olympic bronze medal skier Alain Baxter has tested positive for the banned substance methamphetamine.
The British Olympic Association were informed of the positive test on March 1st and today issued a statement on behalf of the Scottish slalom medallist.
In the statement, Baxter said: "Late on Friday afternoon I was telephoned by Simon Clegg, Team GB's Chef de Mission, who told me that he had been advised by the IOC's Inquiry Commission that the sample I had produced following my slalom performance at the games contained traces of a banned substance. Naturally I am devastated by this news".
The Scot said in the statement: "I have therefore decided to make public that I am the athlete in question because I have never knowingly taken any medicine or substance to improve my performance and as such believe that I am entirely innocent.
"I am now working with lawyers and medical experts to present my case to the IOC's inquiry commission (and the IOC's disciplinary commission), which I am advised is unlikely to convene until next week, with a view to defending myself successfully against the charges of doping," the statement said.
"I do not intend to conduct my defence through the media and as such I am not making myself available for interview and will not be making any further statement on this matter until the IOC's inquiry and disciplinary commissions have ruled on my case".
PA