Consequences of Anti -Doping  Rule Violations (“Consequences ”): An Athlete's  or other Person's  violation  of an anti -doping rule may result in one or more of the following:  (a) Disqualification  means the Athlete’s  results in a particular Competition  or Event  are invalidated, with all resulting Consequences  including forfeiture of any medals, points and prize s;  (b) Ineligibility  means the Athlete  or other Person  is barred on account of an anti -doping rule violation for a specified period of time from particip ating in any Competition  or other activity or funding as provided in Article  10.14;  (c) Provisional S uspension  means the Athlete  or other Person  is barred temporarily from participating in any Competition  or activity prior to the final decision at a hearing conducted under Article 8;  (d) Financial Consequences  means a financial sa nction imposed for an an ti-doping rule violation or to recover costs associated with an anti -doping rule violation; and  (e) Public Disclosure  means the dissemination or distribution of information to the general public or Persons  beyond those Persons entitled to earlier notifica tion in accordance with Article 14.