 In May 2007, Fauner was named the head coach of the Italian national cross-country ski team, replacing his former ski-teammate Marco Albarello.The Swedish investigative television show "Uppdrag granskning" claimed that Fauner had an exceptionally high hemoglobin level prior to a World Cup in Lahti in 1997.According to sources quoted in the documentary, Fauner had tested 19.2 g/dL.