1.   Her test is in the first step of a three-step hearing process and has not been declared positive by American officials.

2.   If her test is declared positive, Slaney would face a four-year ban from competition.

3.   This is too long, according to the IAAF, which suspends athletes after the A sample is declared positive.

4.   An athlete must also fail a urine test before being declared positive for drugs.

5.   The ACF said in a statement that the Victorian state rider had been declared positive to the steroid testosterone following the Alpine Classic.