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#PMT-2018-0219-13114
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The 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-2016-0817-11206
Big CatBig Cat

Shaunae Miller crossed the finish line faster because she dove

Like, why would you not dive? Right. It doesn't make any sense. Like, she crossed the finish line faster because she dove. David Eckstein... That guy used to dive into first base all the time. Nobody ever said he wasn't fast.

While controversial, diving is legal in track and field and can indeed get the torso across the line faster in specific photo-finish scenarios.
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#PMT-2016-0725-17319
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The 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.