By Anna Thompson Winter sports editor

British skier Alain Baxter faces a month-long wait to hear if his medal appeal has been successful.

Baxter is attempting to win back his Olympic bronze after it was taken from him for failing a drugs test at the Salt Lake City Games.

Baxter gave more evidence on Friday, the second day of the hearing in London.

Afterwards the Scot left to resume his pre-season training in Switzerland.

"I will now wait for the decision, and will not be making any further comment until that time.

The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Baxter's case is not expected until the beginning of October.

John Clark, who has been co-ordinating Baxter's appeal, told BBC Sport Online: "We are confident that the CAS has given us a fair hearing.

"It is reassuring that the decision is going to take so long to make because it's a complex case."

Baxter won Britain's first-ever Olympic alpine medal when he finished third in the men's slalom in February.

But he was forced to hand back the medal after failing a post-race drugs test.

He had 20 millionths of a gram of banned substance methamphetamine in his positive urine sample.

Matthieu Reeb, CAS general secretary, said: "It's a complex case and such a significant decision could not be made quickly.

"I predict it will be the first or second week in October before we will be able to announce the decision."

Baxter is being supported by the British Ski and Snowboard Federation and the British Olympic Association in his appeal.

Race ban appeal

His argument was that he had not taken the performance-enhancing methamphetamine, which is more commonly known as speed.

His sample contained lev-methamphetamine, which is a decongestant and was present in a Vicks inhaler he used.

Currently the IOC does not run a test which differentiates between the two types of the drug.

The 28-year-old has already won his first battle with ski authorities.

He successfully appealed against a "three-month" International Ski Federation ban, which had initially ruled him out of racing until 15 December.

Baxter can race immediately after winning the appeal and his first World Cup race will be the slalom in Park City, in the United States, on 24 November.