neineinei said:
A Finnish documentary film called "Sinivalkoinen valhe" premiers today. It contains accusations against the coach Jarmo Punkkinen (blood doping on the Italian national team) and Juha Mieto (steorids). The article about the film also says something about Norwegian skiing, but it is not specific. The trailer contains a short clip of Norwegian senior anti doping doctor Inggar Lereim saying something about the Finish always accusing the Norwegians.
http://svenska.yle.fi/artikel/2012/09/24/dopningsfilm-river-upp-gamla-sar (Swedish)
The documentary Sinivalkoinen valhe had his first press preview on Monday. The film takes up the previous use of doping in Finnish but also Norwegian and Italian skiing. Suspicions of fraud directed in particular against ski legend Juha Mieto, coach Jarmo Punkkinen and his protégé Italian Manuela Di Centa.
The Olympic champion in weightlifting, Kaarlo Kangasniemi, claims in the film that Juha Mieto in 1975 asked him for advice on the use of anabolic steroids. According to Kangasniemi the discussion took place in a sauna in Saarijärvi. Kangasniemi had asked Mieto about how much he used anabolic steroids.
- He said, five milligrams dianabol says Kangasniemi. Dianabol is an anabolic steroid.
Kangasniemi says in the documentary that he adviced Mieto that endurance athletes can not use more than 10-15 milligrams of steroids a day.
- He thanked me for the advice. He had a successful career, continues Kangasniemi.
Kangasniemi has admitted that he used steroids during his career. When Kangasniemi won Olympic gold in 1968 steroids were not yet banned.
Juha Mieto denies any use of doping to Yle Urheilu.
- There is no evidence, that's for sure. I deny everything, says Mieto.
Punkkinen denies allegations
Jarmo Punkkinen served as coach of the Italian ski team during the years 1984-90. Documentary film Sinivalkoinen valhe argues that during Punkkinens time you were not selected for the Italian national team in case you did not agree to dope. In particular, blood doping was systematic in Italy during the 1980s, claims the then national team rider Giuseppe Pulié in the film.
- Blood doping was used until 1988, perhaps longer. After that went over to other methods, says Pulié.
According to Punkkinen, Pulié belonged to the B-squad during his time in Italy. Punkkinen succeeded Vilho Sade Harju as head coach of the Italian A-Team. During Sadeharjus time blood doping was allowed in sports. Blood doping wasn't banned until 1985.
Punkkinen is sad that the documentary is out of context and has only one angle and a narrow approach to skiing.
- It seems that you do not really take account of the huge shift from classic skiing to free style skiing techniques, and the different nations reactions to the changed circumstances. You could say that ski sport in 1985 started from scratch, says Punkkinen.
- Another fact that is not touched is Cera F-glide wax used solely by the Italian national team in the years 1984-87. Even today, it is impossible to do well in the competition without fluoride wax, continues Punkkinen.
Jarmo Punkkinen has also previously been accused of having participated in blood doping. The coach has systematically denied the allegations.
- I think it's a shame that doping testing in the 1980s was not as well developed as today. My line has always been clear: the more it is tested, the better, says Punkkinen.
Manuela Di Centa accused of epo use
According to doping researcher Sandro Donati the Italian Olympic champion Manuela Di Centa is one of the skiers who certainly have used EPO.
- Di Centa is one of the 33 athletes who certainly have used EPO hormone according to the prosecution experts, says Donati, referring to the police investigation that was made about ten years ago.
Di Centa is alleged to have started the use of EPO in 1993 under the leadership of Professor Francesco Conconi. A year later, Di Centa won two gold medals at the Olympics in Lillehammer. Di Centa was never caught for using doping.
Jarmo Punkkinen served as Di Centas coach in the years 1987-91 while he trained the Italian national team. According to the former coach of the italian women's national team Dario Bellodis (1995-97) Punkkinen continued to train Di Centa much longer.
- From what I know Punkkinen trained Di Centa at least until 1996. I do not know what kind of training it was all about, says Bellodis in the documentary.
Punkkinen denies the allegation to Yle Urheilu.
- My contract in Italy ended in spring 1990, but from Finland, I continued practicing Di Centa another year, then up to the World Championships in Val di Fiemme 1991. I do not know Bellodis, and his assertion that I continued practicing Di Centa until 1996 is not true, Punkkinen asserts.
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