The United States has displaced Russia atop the overall medals standings for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, following a new set of penalties related to the Russian doping scandal.

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday announced lifetime bans against four Russian skeleton racers, ordering them to return two additional medals from Sochi. The decision makes for a total 10 Russian Olympians who have been disqualified after revelations of state-sponsored doping at the 2014 Games.

Russia dominated the standings at Sochi, where investigators last year said an elaborate cheating operation involving the Federal Security Service had allowed the nation’s athletes to use prohibited substances throughout competition and go undetected.

Russia won 33 medals, 13 of them gold. The IOC has stripped six medals from cross-country skiers and skeleton racers, leaving Russia with 27. The United States won 28 medals at the Sochi Games, including nine gold.

Russia is now tied for the most gold medals with Norway, formerly the second-place finisher with 11.

— The New York Times