Is a Blood Doping Scandal Brewing in Turin?
Could a doping scandal be brewing or is this just a case of cross country skiers keeping up with the Jones’? Hey, he/she is doing it, so I have to do it to compete with them. Whatever the case, why if this practice is illegal is the suspension only for five days?
Eight Olympic cross-country skiers, including two Americans and one former gold medalist, were suspended for five days after they were found to have excessive hemoglobin levels — the first hint of scandal at the Turin Games.
The suspensions, announced Thursday by the International Ski Federation, last five days from the day the tests were administered. The U.S. Ski Association said the tests were taken Wednesday, meaning the athletes will be barred from competition until at least Monday.
That would keep the skiers out of the first cross-country events of the Olympics — the men’s and women’s pursuit on Sunday.
What cracks me up is the final quote:
Jim Galanes, a coach for suspended American athlete Kikkan Randall, said there’s no chance the cross-country skier was involved with illegal doping.
“There is absolutely no likelihood of that,” said Galanes, the head Nordic ski coach at Alaska Pacific University. “I can guarantee it.”
Sure you can, sure you can.
source: Eight XC skiers suspended for excessive hemoglobin
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