Nicklas Bäckström tested positive for doping

[Fransken]

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet report that Nicklas Bäckström failed a doping test prior to the final. The substance was reportedly an allergy medicin containing pseudoephedrine, a banned substance both by Wadas and IOC.

According to the Swedish Olympic Committees Press Relations Manager Björn Folin the allergy medication is something that Bäckström has been taking regularly for about seven years.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...cle18425017.ab

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympi...iacontentstory

An NHLPA source tells Yahoo Sports that Backstrom violated anti-doping rules after using an allergy medication. Some, like Claritin, contain pseudoephedrine, a banned substance by the IOC and the World Anti-Doping Federation

What is the possible consequences of this? Has something similar occured?

[dino7c]

what a dumbass

[Street Pharmacist]

My guess is pseudoephedrine. It would be in lots of allergy medication

Edit: Didn't read the whole post

[Machiavelli]

Plain allergy tablets like Claritin don't contain pseudoephedrine...you'd have to purposefully seek a combination tablet that does.

[icecube]

Who cares.

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by Fransken

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet report that Nicklas Bäckström failed a doping test prior to the final. The substance was reportedly an allergy medicin containing pseudoefedrin, a banned substance both by Wadas and IOC.

http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportblade...cle18425017.ab

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympi...iacontentstory



What is the possible consequences of this? Has something similar occured?

a Latvian tested positive too. He was stripped of his 8th place thing, but didn't hurt the team.

He was likely banned for the game and won't receive a medal.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by Machiavelli

Plain allergy tablets like Claritin don't contain pseudoephedrine...you'd have to purposefully seek a combination tablet that does.

I don't know how purposefully seeking out it is to pick claritin-D on the shelf beside regular Claritin. Maybe the packaging was in Russian? Either way though, he should definitely been aware and known better.

[The Swedish Flame]

It's just so sloppy. The team/doctors/Bäckström should know what medication (even if it's just allergy medication) that they're using. Jizees.

[Alberta_Beef]

it didn't look like Backstrom was out there to even receive a medal, so the report may be true

[Oling_Roachinen]

Wait for the facts to get out but remember when the chiropractor was caught with steroids and stated he had given banned substances to capital players? Coincidence....

[dino7c]

he purposely took it to avoid the ass kicking

[sureLoss]

@reporterchris: Swedish officials confirm Backstrom tested positive for a banned substance. Believed to be allergy medication. Press conference to come.

[$ven27]

So if he was banned does he not get the medal? Rough deal, but even worse if they were to have won

[Alberta_Beef]

Originally Posted by $ven27

So if he was banned does he not get the medal? Rough deal, but even worse if they were to have won

he wasn't out there to receive a medal, so no I do not believe he will get one.

[sureLoss]

Going by the Latvian player standard:

Backstrom will not get a medal.

The IOC will demand Backstrom's failed test appear on his IIHF records.

The IIHF will decide on supplemental punishment.


Whether it was accidental or done in ignorance, the onus is on the athlete to control what goes in his body.

[trackercowe]

Originally Posted by Alberta_Beef

he wasn't out there to receive a medal, so no I do not believe he will get one.

I am sure there will be a hearing/appeal to decide it.

[dino7c]

of course he doesn't get a medal...he got caught rules are rules and its a banned substance for a reason

[bluejays]

You wonder how many others get caught doping during the NHL season, but cover up using the same excuses - migraines, fever, strained groin. When they said migraine for Backstrom on this one, it was a WTF moment that he'd miss a gold medal game, but somebody floated it out there and it would have worked.

[irrevocable]

patty.. we won't ever forget

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by fleury

You wonder how many others get caught doping during the NHL season, but cover up using the same excuses - migraines, fever, strained groin. When they said migraine for Backstrom on this one, it was a WTF moment that he'd miss a gold medal game, but somebody floated it out there and it would have worked.

Don't think the NHL tests for or cares about Sudafed doping. This is an IOC thing.