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Olympic outcast Schranz now back as part of IOC Family

By Philip Barker at the Tirol House in Rosa Khutor

Karl Schranz is a guest of Sochi 2014 ©Getty ImagesFebruary 8 - Former Austrian skier Karl Schranz is an honoured guest here of Sochi 2014, but 42 years ago he was sent home in disgrace from the 1972 Olympics in Sapporo, branded a professional by then International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Avery Brundage.