What’s next for former American track star Marion Jones after admitting to steroid use, is a question still unanswered.

Fans and sports officials around the world are wondering if she’ll be stripped of her Olympic medals, made to repay sponsorship money, or even be sent to prison.

Jones pleaded guilty Friday in a New York federal courtroom, to lying to federal investigators about using performance-enhancing drugs. Minutes later outside the courthouse in White Plains, she announced her retirement, and tried to apologize.

“It’s with a great amount of shame that I stand before you and tell you that I have betrayed your trust. I have been dishonest and you have the right to be angry with me. I have let [my family] down. I have let my country down, and I have let myself down. I recognize that by saying I’m deeply sorry, it might not be enough and sufficient to address the pain and hurt that I’ve caused you. Therefore, I want to ask for your forgiveness for my actions, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me,” she said.

Jones’ guilty plea resulted from a federal investigation of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, better known as the BALCO case.

The 31-year-old Olympian is to be sentenced on January 11th. Federal prosecutors have reportedly recommended a sentence of no more than six months. The maximum sentence is five years.

The International Olympic Committee is expected to nullify Jones’ 2000 Olympic victories in Sydney, Australia, where she won gold in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 1,600 meter relay, and bronze in the long jump. Jones has also won medals in other international events.