 According to "The New York Times", the email reached three top WADA officials but the agency decided not to open an inquiry but instead forwarded her email to Russian sports officials.In April 2013, having failed a doping test for the second time (after a previous two-year doping ban in 2008–2010), Pishchalnikova was banned by the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) for ten years, in a move that was likely in retaliation.Her results from May 2012 were annulled, thus setting her on track to lose her Olympic medal.