TURIN, Italy - An Olympic whodunit hung over the athletes’ village Friday, a day after a man and a woman posing as fans but later identifying themselves as doping-control officials extracted blood and urine samples from two-time gold-medalist skier Hermann Maier.

Neither Maier nor officials on his Austrian team complained about what appeared to be a random test Thursday afternoon, but rather the tactics used to gain access.

The location of the test — the athletes’ village in Sestriere — was unusual.

Also odd: The woman kissed Maier on the cheek after the test “because she turned out to be a real fan,” said Walter Delle Karth, Maier’s agent.

The pair wore clothing from the Torino Organizing Committee, which conducts drug testing at the games under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. TOROC would not comment on whether it dispatched the pair, referring all questions to the IOC.

“It would have been better for sure if they had just been normal,” said Maier, who added that he has been tested more than 70 times in his career and has always been clean. “It is not a problem because there is doping controls. That’s not very nice.”

On Wednesday, Austrian Nordic combined skier Mario Stecher also gave blood and urine samples in the athletes’ village, this time to a man posing as a journalist seeking an interview. The man followed Stecher into his room and then ordered him to provide samples.

The ruse to test Maier was just as elaborate.

“Obviously they like to play fun and games — what they think is fun and games,” Delle Karth said. “They were officials. They were in the official uniforms ... and said they were great fans and wanted to see him.”

IOC spokeswoman Giselle Davies would not say whether Maier was tested, citing the athletes’ right to confidentiality.

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“There are rules and procedures that are available to the teams, the athletes and the media,” she said. “The athletes have to make their availability known. The process is open and transparent.”

The account that emerged was based on remarks by Maier, Delle Karth and Austrian team officials in separate interviews with The Associated Press and SkiRacing.com.

The bizarre sequence of events began around 2 p.m. Thursday at the athletes’ village in Sestriere when, according to Delle Karth, an Italian man and a woman approached Maier’s coaches and asked about autographs and perhaps a photo alongside the Olympic champion.

“It happens very often that people ask for pictures and want to see Hermann,” said Austrian downhill coach Walter Hubmann, who steered the couple to Maier’s agent.

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Delle Karth then introduced them to Maier. A few moments later, the two announced they were doping control officials, showed credentials that appeared credible and ordered Maier to submit to a test on the spot. He was then taken to a clinic inside the athletes’ village where he provided blood and urine samples, the agent said.

“She was blonde, in her 30s I would say,” Delle Karth said, “and after the testing she kissed Hermann, because she turned out to be a real fan.”

Several other national teams contacted Friday said testing athletes in the village was unusual.

“This is the first time I’ve heard of that,” said Marc Waelti, Swiss ski federation communications director. “We never know when or who or how, but normally events like the Olympics are well controlled.”

Swedish ski team spokeswoman Kristina Andersson said in-village testing was a first to her but added, “I don’t think it would be a problem if they wanted to.”

But Austrian team doctor Wulf Gloetzer, who examined paperwork the visitors gave Maier, said, “It is against human rights the way they did it. It’s incredible.”