Russians and doping, name a more iconic duo.

Man I feel bad for her. She was only 15 and probably didn’t have much of a say in the matter. It’s the right call, but still, I do feel for her.

i will never understand why anyone lets russia compete in anything. they just always lie and cheat.

That took a long fucking time. Opposed to the US sprinter who tested positive for a non-performance enhancing drug (weed) and was giving a suspension just 9 days after initial test results. Keeping her from even going to her games.

This girl had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and was still allowed to compete. So they could take the next two years to get their shit together. Look I know she was 15 and probably had a choice on where to take them, but that doesn't justify the wildly different responses.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/sha-carri-richardson-could-miss-olympics-after-failed-drug-test-n1272960

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Imagine winning the gold medal two years after you lost it. Imagine trying to explain the celebration party to people and them not caring or believing you.

Should have happened during the Olympics, but the IOC gave the Russians the win.

Ban Russia forever. They deserve it.

The only title they are worthy of is “weak” and/or “cheater”.

I feel really bad for this girl. Disqualifying her was the right move, but I highly doubt a fifteen-year-old representing Russia in the Olympics was given much choice as to whether she wanted to use performance enhancers or not. On top of that, she got four year ban from professional skating, which basically robbed her of her peak professional years. Her career was basically destroyed by something that was, best case senerio, a mistake she made at fifteen or, wost (and more likely) case, something that was forced on her by her trainers/managers.

Wow this is the first time ever I've heard of Russia cheating on something because they couldn't win from skill alone.

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A Russian caught doping? At the Olympics??

Boycott these worthless games.

Man, all these world class athletes from Russia have these horrible heart conditions at such young ages!

Must be something in the water...

I can't imagine how the Canadian team is feeling with their medal chances on limbo over these two years

Why on earth would they try doping? They know that people are tested, I don't get how they think that's going to work. They either need to stop cheating, or they need to get much better at it.

Just another dirty Russian cheater, second only to china’s culture of cheating/theft.

This poor girl was undoubtedly forced into taking the meds, ruining her future.

If you play any game with ruskies you learn this: ruskies always cheating, stealing, scamming.