Everyone has his perception of what is fair and what is not. Rules are there for a reason but they are not always fair. For example i think it's unfair that a skater who competed in team event can't get replaced in the individual event.
Rules are there and athletes have to follow them. There are tons of rules in figure skating that are weird, yet athletes follow them. For instance, no quads in SP for women, Zayak, invalid elements, extended lifts .. ... well.. the athletes will follow these rules or get penalized. Doping is a very serious matter. As you said, what happens on the ice should be how a competition result is judged. Doping rules are there because what happens in a competition is no longer relevant when substance use is at play.
This is from Day 3 TE thread. We might get an update today? If we haven't already.
On the Canadian news : French site : no detail given. English site : a few more details.
If the susbstance use was at the play during the event, no problem. DQ everyone and give the medal to someone else.
Erm no.... it doesn't work like this at all... for many reasons.
It's not an espresso shot.
And only one gold medal ever so far: 2017 nationals. Which as I recall, should have gone to Ashley. I'm sorry for the negative tone, but Karen has been the subject/victim of USFS' favoritism.
Plus, even as a tiny 15-year-old, she filled the ice.
I know some substance has long time effect. But when they still have an effect, they are detectable. If the athelete is tested at olys and nothing is found, how can they know the substance still helped the athlete?Erm no.... it doesn't work like this at all... for many reasons.
1) A positive test provokes a suspension. So if an athlete received a suspension then they cannot be on the ice... done.
2) How do you know the effects of a substance do not have an effect on the performance even later on ? This is why there are strict rules and out of competition testing because doping can be used for better training, better recovering from training, a bunch of other things like hormones will play with growth etc.... and all of these may be used PRIOR to events and not during events. I suggest you look what doping is all about. It's not just about using a substance to kick it up one notch before a triple lutz
Jesus Christ please not. It's still better than them intentionally doping but it is sooooo dumb to get DQ just because of a stupid joint.
We will find out soon enough. The point though is that if it's a substance used to recover faster, it allows an athlete to train harder... so even if at the moment of the competition that substance would no longer be used, if it were 3 months before the Olympics for instance, it still gave an advantage to that athlete. This is why doping is not just about what happens during a competition.
Better than intentionally cheating but to bring down the entire team......
Hmmm what are the chances the athlete in question claims they just happened to be somewhere where marijuana was smoked, but didn't partake themselves? Would it depend on how much was found I guess?
This is possible and has happened before. It does remain the responsibility of the athlete to prove it though which can be possible, but would also depends on the amount of substance found.Hmmm what are the chances the athlete in question claims they just happened to be somewhere where marijuana was, but didn't partake themselves? Would it depend on how much was found I guess?
Many years ago, I was once in a small room with people smoking marijuana although I didn't join in. Would I have tested positive I wonder
Yeah I think there are enough precedents for a decision like that to not uphold legally and they would win the appeal.
