Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev
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She always seems like a very kind and enthusiastic person 
Now we know why Russian haven't announced their team yet.
http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20160307/902005309.html
http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20160307/902005309.html
What doping? I can't believe it.:eeking:
New facts: http://www.sport-express.ru/figure-skating/reviews/974642/
New facts: http://www.sport-express.ru/figure-skating/reviews/974642/
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She tested positive for meldonium at Euros. It has been used frequently in Russian sport to promote quick muscle recovery, but was added to the banned list by WADA from Jan 1st 2016. It carries a maximum 4 year ban.
I guess it's possible that she had taken it when it was still legal but still had some in her system at Euros, but then again, if you know something is becoming illegal, they should have stopped taking it long before to avoid this situation.
I guess it's possible that she had taken it when it was still legal but still had some in her system at Euros, but then again, if you know something is becoming illegal, they should have stopped taking it long before to avoid this situation.
In short: prior to Europeans SP she had an injection of (according to her words) an asbsolutely legal actovegin. But the doping test was positive for meldonium which is prohibited since January 1st 2016. The journalist says that there are few ways how she could get it: someone added it to the food or drink (Katea says it's very unlikely), doctor could have mixed the ampules. If it is a LAB mistake- then she is cleared. Unfortunately she got those injections from the same doctor who was the reason for 6 Russian rowing athletes disqualification prior to Beijing Olympics in 2007. OMG.
They worst thing is that if she is found guilty- they will be disqualified for 4 years.
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Ekaterina Bobrova confirms...
http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20160307/902012217.html
By the way Meldonium (also known as Mildronate or Mildronāts) is currently manufactured in Latvia.
http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20160307/902012217.html
By the way Meldonium (also known as Mildronate or Mildronāts) is currently manufactured in Latvia.
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Wait, she never said "I have meldonium." Her quote in the linked article is: "Yes, unfortunately we are not going to take part in Worlds in Boston. Recently Rissian Figure Skating Association has got the information from ISU that my doping test from European Championships was positive for meldonium".Ekaterina Bobrova confirms: "I have Meldonium"
http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20160307/902012217.html
By the way Meldonium (also known as Mildronate or Mildronāts) is currently manufactured in Latvia.
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OK, edited.
It's very important to choose the correct wording at this moment. Otherwise it may sound as if she is claiming guilty- and that is not true.
What a terrible news.
Absolutely shocked :-( Are they going to lose their bronze medal from Euros? How are they going to prove it was un/intentional? It is a horrible situation, a 4 year ban is just awful 
Hope it doesn't come to that.
I hope that Katia will be cleared somehow if it was unintentional, so they could compete next season.
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In short: prior to Europeans SP she had an injection of (according to her words) an asbsolutely legal actovegin. But the doping test was positive for meldonium which is prohibited since January 1st 2016. The journalist says that there are few ways how she could get it: someone added it to the food or drink (Katea says it's very unlikely), doctor could have mixed the ampules. If it is a LAB mistake- then she is cleared. Unfortunately she got those injections from the same doctor who was the reason for 6 Russian rowing athletes disqualification prior to Beijing Olympics in 2007. OMG.
They worst thing is that if she is found guilty- they will be disqualified for 4 years.
Curious . . . does he get banned too in this type of situation? For instance could he sit out a year, then start with a new partner, or is he still guilty by association?
Can you imagine him skating with someone else? I can't. No, he was clear, why ban him too? But they might lose Europeans medals. :curse:
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I don't know that it why i was asking. I was not sure how TPTB choose to interpret this. I could see them saying that if you are part of a team that dopes, the team is punished, I can also see the individual argument... i just was not sure how it was applied in this situation.
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Wow, I am really stunned and disappointed. What horrible news. I truly do hope she is being truthful and that this is not intentional. I have always admired her as someone of great character. If she really does end up being banned for 4 years, at her age her career is essentially over. This is also really going to hurt their momentum whatever happens.
If there is a ban, it would apply only to her, but like others I can't imagine him skating with anyone else this late in his career.
If there is a ban, it would apply only to her, but like others I can't imagine him skating with anyone else this late in his career.
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He is not banned. In the other doping cases I remembered (Oksana Nagalaty and Anastasia Galatea), the partners found someone else. Bazarova also had the option of finding a new partner when Larionov was banned.
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