Olympics Doping Thread

[Lyon]

Bulgaria and China eh.... those powerhouses of international sports federations...

 

[pastronef]

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Win no medals at World Championships for 4 years, and do nothing of note

Win gold medal at the Olympics with an OR. Nothing to see here.

Amazing peaking by the Brits

Flo dont let your Sky-GB dislike ruin the Olympic games.
there many others sports to follow

 

[bikenrrd]

The Kiwis lost by 0.102 seconds, or 0.24% of the winning time. Nothing to see there, either.

 

[doolols]

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We can deduce from that that hanging around universities for as long as possible is a sensible move for elite women athletes in sports where there isn't much money knocking around. And it also gives the brighter among them a ready made post-sport career.

Grainger, by the way, bucks the rowing trend a bit in that she wasn't privately schooled.

It's all about availability of sport and the emphasis put on it. As a product of the old school university system, we had lots of top-notch rock climbers at and from our university. We had lots of climbing walls, and plenty of weekends in the hills.
We didn't have a rowing club. We didn't have many rowers.

 

[doolols]

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The Kiwis lost by 0.102 seconds, or 0.24% of the winning time. Nothing to see there, either.

A level playing field, and the benefit of marginal games. Job done :lol:

 

[Lexman]

Armstrong attaks Cancellara after his gold medal by tweeting "Luigi"

http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/buzz/2016/08/12/27002-20160812ARTFIG00003-le-tweet-plein-de-sous-entendus-de-lance-armstrong-sur-cancellara.php

 

[doolols]

I love this picture:

https://twitter.com/LarsBartoli/status/758903537233309696

 

[Brullnux]

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Win no medals at World Championships for 4 years, and do nothing of note

Win gold medal at the Olympics with an OR. Nothing to see here.

Amazing peaking by the Brits

Err.....isn't that the whole point of the Olympics?

Usually the gold medal winners in an event such as the Team Sprint do not come >5th in every WC beforehand. In fact, they haven't reached the (gold or bronze) final since 2012. Yet they smash it just 5 months after being thrashed by NZ, France and Germany. Their improvement was over a second in a 42 second race. On a slower track than the WC, mind. Before 2012 IIRC they were dominant, and won gold to nobody's surprise. Here they surprised many people.

 

[kwikki]

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Armstrong attaks Cancellara after his gold medal by tweeting "Luigi"

http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/buzz/2016/08/12/27002-20160812ARTFIG00003-le-tweet-plein-de-sous-entendus-de-lance-armstrong-sur-cancellara.php

That is because of this:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-cancellara-critical-of-bruyneel-and-armstrong/

As odious as LA is/was, it isn't so easy to accuse him of hypocrisy as it is the others.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

Public School to University Rowing Club. They may as well grow them in a vat.

You don't have to be like that to be a rower: http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0811/808616-steak-spuds-the-odonovans-talk-to/

 

[Bolder]

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Armstrong attaks Cancellara after his gold medal by tweeting "Luigi"

http://sport24.lefigaro.fr/le-scan-sport/buzz/2016/08/12/27002-20160812ARTFIG00003-le-tweet-plein-de-sous-entendus-de-lance-armstrong-sur-cancellara.php

That is because of this:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report-cancellara-critical-of-bruyneel-and-armstrong/

As odious as LA is/was, it isn't so easy to accuse him of hypocrisy as it is the others.

Cancellara no doubt was clean whilst riding for Riis on CSC for 5 years.

 

[vredeling]

I'm new here.. so sorry if I'm not used to finding my way here..Afraid I've alrdy been posting some stuff in the wrong topics..

I guess Lance Armstrongs's tweet referring to Cancellara alrdy been discusses.. srry bout that..

 

[Cannibal72]

I reckon this Phelps guy might be on something.

 

[Benotti69]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

Public School to University Rowing Club. They may as well grow them in a vat.

You don't have to be like that to be a rower: http://www.rte.ie/sport/olympics/2016/0811/808616-steak-spuds-the-odonovans-talk-to/

You do in England. Not Ireland.

 

[bikinggirl]

I say it again the British riders are all dopers as all the Americans was and still are. Just look at how many Americans riders are left on the top level? Very few and in few years there will be none. The same will happen to the British riders and I cant wait. Is not only cyclist I think lot of the Olympic swimmers are doped as well.

 

[bikinggirl]

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Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

Hard work and dedication, which no other country in the world does

You must be incredible naïve.

 

[snccdcno]

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Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

Hard work and dedication, which no other country in the world does

You must be incredible naïve.

Or not serious, a mystery that will endure for eternity.

 

[BYOP88]

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Why are Great Britain in track cycling the equivalent of China in tennis table since 2008?

Hard work and dedication, which no other country in the world does

You must be incredible naïve.

Either I've read a boatload of :razz: :razz: :razz: in that comment or you missed it.

 

[therhodeo]

Ok not to start the ridiculous jawline discussion but could Phelps severe underbite have anything to do with doping substances?

 

[Brullnux]

“I’m not in their camp, in their country, I don’t know how it works, I don’t know what goes on. I have a inkling about certain things but I’m going to shut up because it’s not good to speak in the heat of the moment,” Michael d'Aldeima, French number three having a slight Lilly King moment, but in a more entertaining/less bullying way

 

[Hayabusa]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/37053928

Another quite interesting story involving a Kenyan coach...

 

[Brullnux]

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Ok not to start the ridiculous jawline discussion but could Phelps severe underbite have anything to do with doping substances?

I don't think he ever had braces. That could be another solution. He's had it since he was really young, like 7 or 8 years old. So no, I don't think so.

 

[TMP402]

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Why do all British rowers sound so similar?

They all have filthy upper middle class names like Mohamed Sbihi and Constantine Louloudis.

 

[TMP402]

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I say it again the British riders are all dopers as all the Americans was and still are. Just look at how many Americans riders are left on the top level? Very few and in few years there will be none. The same will happen to the British riders and I cant wait.

There are more Americans on the WT than Brits...

 

[therhodeo]

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Ok not to start the ridiculous jawline discussion but could Phelps severe underbite have anything to do with doping substances?

I don't think he ever had braces. That could be another solution. He's had it since he was really young, like 7 or 8 years old. So no, I don't think so.

As some with a very square jaw and bad teeth I can sympathize with that.