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#PMT-2018-0219-13114
PFT CommenterThe Russian curler using performance-enhancing drugs proves curlers are taking it seriously
one of the Russian athletes got busted for using drugs and it was a curler... So curlers are now taking performance enhancing drugs. Well, it's Russia. Adderall... you have to dope if you're in Russia.
This was a real news story from the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics; Krushelnitckii tested positive and was stripped of his bronze medal.
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#PMT-2016-0725-17319
PFT CommenterThe 2016 Olympics Russians got away with systematic doping
The Russians got away scot-free. So the IOC said, OK, we know your whole country had systematic doping for the last 20 years, so we're just going to ban the track and field team... they banned the track and field team, but anybody else from Russia is allowed to compete. So there you go.
This accurately reflects the controversy at the time; the IOC did not issue a total ban, leaving it to individual sport federations.