[News] Russia banned from 2018 Olympics. Clean Russian athletes can compete as neutrals

[Pointman]

Last winter Russia's top anti-doping chief has fled to USA fearing for his life and two of the high-profile officers suddenly died within two weeks.

http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/...icle-1.2532985

https://www.usatoday.com/pages/inter...r-coincidence/

[jaydub74]

For anyone who wants to learn more about the Russian doping story you need to watch the documentary on Netflix. It details how the Russians have been beating drug testing since the 1970's.

The interesting thing about these discoveries, is WADA (world anti doping agency) has proven beyond a responsible doubt that over 50% of Russian athletes have been taking performance enhancing drugs, and that the drug program was indeed state sponsored. WADA, then goes on to recommend all Russian athletes be banded from the RIO Olympics. The IOC in all their corrupt glory, decides against this, and allows Russians athletes to attend.

Further to the above, the former head of WADA admits, that in WADA is incapable of detecting drug doping in the vast majority of cases. The doping programs athletes are using are far to advanced to be detected (I assume this is why Lance Armstrong never had a positive test).

Although this documentary is based on the Russian program, its reasonable to assume athletes from all countries could be involved in doping to the same extent.

[Flamenspiel]

^Actually Lance was detected a couple of times. The governing authority covered it up.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Flamenspiel

^Actually Lance was detected a couple of times. The governing authority covered it up.

So, what you're saying is that as far as drug use being discovered and Lace Armstrong is that they discovered 'Lance-a-lot?'

[Flamenspiel]

^^lqtms

[MoneyGuy]

Originally Posted by Locke

So, what you're saying is that as far as drug use being discovered and Lace Armstrong is that they discovered 'Lance-a-lot?'

Lame but I like lame puns so I'm throwing you a thanks.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by Pointman

Last winter Russia's top anti-doping chief has fled to USA fearing for his life and two of the high-profile officers suddenly died within two weeks.

http://www.nydailynews.com/amp/news/...icle-1.2532985

https://www.usatoday.com/pages/inter...r-coincidence/

seems like a normal thing to happen. What a great country.

[Mr.Coffee]

Originally Posted by jaydub74

For anyone who wants to learn more about the Russian doping story you need to watch the documentary on Netflix. It details how the Russians have been beating drug testing since the 1970's.

The interesting thing about these discoveries, is WADA (world anti doping agency) has proven beyond a responsible doubt that over 50% of Russian athletes have been taking performance enhancing drugs, and that the drug program was indeed state sponsored. WADA, then goes on to recommend all Russian athletes be banded from the RIO Olympics. The IOC in all their corrupt glory, decides against this, and allows Russians athletes to attend.

Further to the above, the former head of WADA admits, that in WADA is incapable of detecting drug doping in the vast majority of cases. The doping programs athletes are using are far to advanced to be detected (I assume this is why Lance Armstrong never had a positive test).

Although this documentary is based on the Russian program, its reasonable to assume athletes from all countries could be involved in doping to the same extent.

The IOC should just launch a public shaming campaign and just advertise about how the Russians are cheaters.

They should also go hard and just say that ANY incident of ANY 1 athlete caught doping will immediately remove that athlete's entire country from competing in the subsequent Olympics. I don't think any one athlete would want the burden of destroying their entire country's chances of competing at an Olympics...

[sureLoss]

Looks like the KHL has decided to go:

Aivis Kalniņš‏
@A_Kalnins
#Breaking KHL has made a decision and will go to 2018 Olympics!

[sureLoss]

or maybe not:

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/201...?partner=IFTTT

The president of the Kontinental Hockey League says he is waiting to find out how many Russians will be banned from the Pyeongchang Olympics before deciding if he will allow his players to compete in South Korea.

Dmitry Chernyshenko, the head of the organizing committee for the 2014 Sochi Olympics but now president of the KHL, says "we'll understand who's going and who's not going and then the league will respond accordingly."

The Moscow-based KHL, widely considered the strongest league outside the NHL, previously expressed outrage at bans for Russian athletes in other sports tainted by doping at the Sochi Olympics.

No allegations have been made of wrongdoing in Sochi by the Russian men's hockey team.

[Kipper_3434]

Pure speculation, but I'm certain 90% or more, of professional athletes have used performance enhancing drugs. Think about the NHL. Roughly 650 players in the league, several million hockey players worldwide, unfortunately cheaters do prosper.

[Otto-matic]

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The decision for the Women's Russian Hockey Team on whether they will participate under OAR is coming soon. 6 players received life time bans for doping issues in 2014 but others still hoping to participate. @CBCOlympics

[CroFlames]

Originally Posted by Otto-matic

Cassie Campbell‏Verified account
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The decision for the Women's Russian Hockey Team on whether they will participate under OAR is coming soon. 6 players received life time bans for doping issues in 2014 but others still hoping to participate. @CBCOlympics

Russian women can dope all they want. Still can't beat the Canadian women in hockey.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by CroFlames

Russian women can dope all they want. Still can't beat the Canadian women in hockey.

Hell, they couldn't beat the Swiss.