The other interesting thing in the article was that the anti-doping labs were using a newish ultra sensitive MS - able to detect peaks/substances that they couldn't before - be interesting to see what other substances/dopers are highlighted in the January round of testing 2017 - dopers may be ahead but it seems that WADA et.al. are running forwards as hard as they can within their limited resourses
Doping in other sports
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Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Her prescription for diabetes excuse is clearly total bollocks.
Berk on a Bike
Veteran
- Location
- Yorkshire
It appears the answer is yes.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Dodgy as Pharmstrong
"The drug was name-checked in the latest investigative documentary on Russian doping reforms by the German Hajo Seppelt on Sunday. The documentary referred to a 2015 study in which 17% of Russian athletes (724 of 4,316) tested were found to have meldonium in their system. A global study found 2.2% of athletes had it in their system."
Made in Latvia, only prescribed in Baltic Countries and Russia, not authorised in Europe/US.
Well known to increase blood flow.
Looks like most of her sponsors are pulling out. Porsche deal ends this year, but have stopped her marketing appearances.
Stupid !
"The drug was name-checked in the latest investigative documentary on Russian doping reforms by the German Hajo Seppelt on Sunday. The documentary referred to a 2015 study in which 17% of Russian athletes (724 of 4,316) tested were found to have meldonium in their system. A global study found 2.2% of athletes had it in their system."
Made in Latvia, only prescribed in Baltic Countries and Russia, not authorised in Europe/US.
Well known to increase blood flow.
Looks like most of her sponsors are pulling out. Porsche deal ends this year, but have stopped her marketing appearances.
Stupid !
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
All these Athletes that say they didn't know it was on the list, erm, you bloody well know !
smutchin
Cat 6 Racer
- Location
- The Red Enclave
Obviously Sharapova getting busted is bigger news but this is the same stuff Katusha's Vorganov was nabbed for recently.
Flying_Monkey
Recyclist
- Location
- Odawa
Everyone over here is urging leniancy and understanding, because 'she's been so good for the sport'. Clearly if you are a popular beautiful blonde white woman, who is practically American, there are different standards than if you are a grim Russian cyclist or an Ethiopian runner whose name no-one can pronounce... 
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Everyone over here is urging leniancy and understanding, because 'she's been so good for the sport'. Clearly if you are a popular beautiful blonde white woman, who is practically American, there are different standards than if you are a grim Russain cyclist or an Ethiopian runner whose name no-one can pronounce...
Probably why Lancy boy got away with it for so long.
Hont
Guru
- Location
- Bromsgrove
Hont
Guru
- Location
- Bromsgrove
I think it's called spin. She appears to be trying to own the message. What she hasn't explained though is how a US based athlete was prescribed a drug that is not available in the US and why she was on it for ten years when the manufacturers recommend that a course of treatment be for 4-6 weeks.
Is that right, 4-6 weeks. Of course saying she's been taking it 10 years, doesn't necessarily mean continuously. I did wonder about the family doctor bit given she lives in America and it's not approved for use there. I thought perhaps her parents still lived in Russia, she is still a Russian citizen. They're all details which you'd need to know to make sense of circumstances.
Inertia
I feel like I could... TAKE ON THE WORLD!!
Ironic but doesnt mean she eats it herself
yeah I dont get why people are giving her a ton of credit for that, she hasnt asked the for B sample because she knows what it will show. What else can she do but admit it and try and convince people its an honest mistake?
Yep, its right but if she only took it sporadically you would think she might have said. The family doctor bit sounds like more spin.
http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/...-6-weeks-normal-treatment-drug-sharapova-case
Hont
Guru
- Location
- Bromsgrove
Ironic but doesnt mean she eats it herself
True, but then she says on the site...
"I’ve always had a sweet tooth. And I am not exaggerating one bit. My earliest memory of candy is being a little girl back in Russia and asking my parents for a lollipop after a good practice on the tennis court. It was that little treat I looked forward to. And here I am many years later hoping to get a sweet treat after a good practice."
Of course that could all be PR BS but, if so, why should what she's telling us now be any different?