Doping in other sports

[SWSteve]

Are the FDA allowed to ask where she was prescribed the medicines, and where she was taking them?

 

[Inertia]

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?

I agree, it is PR BS and we should definately want some evidence before believing her.

Are the FDA allowed to ask where she was prescribed the medicines, and where she was taking them?

They already know, its her 'family doctor'

 

[Flying_Monkey]

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.

Yes, indeed:

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/08/meldonium-treatment-four-to-six-weeks-maria-sharapova

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Probably why Lancy boy got away with it for so long.

Well, Lance was certainly charismatic. But I think that the threats, the omerta, being a good ole boy, and having links with politicians inside and outside the sport, might all have been rather more explanatory.

 

[fossyant]

I agree, it is PR BS and we should definately want some evidence before believing her.


They already know, its her 'family doctor'

Dr Ferrari, Fuentes or Portugalov perchance ?

 

[Strathlubnaig]

In any profession you have to keep up to date with changes, new regulations, updated practices etc, and tennis is no different, so knowing you take a prescription drug it is your duty or at least the doctor you hired duty, to stay up on the latest wada lists, she screwed up that at the very least, no excuse, ban should be forthcoming.

 

[Joffey]

Sharapova really annoyed me yesterday so I wrote this:

https://joffeyblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/maria-sharapova-gets-popped-and-i-smell-bullshit/

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Sharapova really annoyed me yesterday so I wrote this:

https://joffeyblog.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/maria-sharapova-gets-popped-and-i-smell-bullshit/

Ah, but the proof that it works is that she doesn't have diabetes.

 

[Crackle]

Shaza's lawyers are preparing to argue for a ban of less than a year, citing previous precedents. I can see this going to CAS

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/09/maria-sharapova-meldonium-lawyers-ban

They do also mention other drugs, wonder what they are.

 

[Chromatic]

Once she's served her ban there's a drug she should be forced to take and that's one to stop her making that ridiculous shriek everytime she hits the ball.

 

[Milkfloat]

My understanding is that she, like others was required to list all medication she was using right down to vitamin C, on a yearly basis. She has never disclosed her use of meldonium in the 10 years she has taken it. Seems a bit weird to me.

 

[SWSteve]

Andy Murray is generally outspoken on doping in Tennis, and doesn't seem particularly tolerant of it in the press, God knows what he says in private. It would be interesting to hear what he would say about this

 

[Flying_Monkey]

They are still talking about a retrospective TUE, but there are no therapeutic grounds for 10-year use of a drug meant to be used for 4-6 weeks.

 

[rich p]

She and her lawyer are talking boliix and for Serena Williams to call her 'brave' is equally risible.
But it's tennis and their track record in anti-doping is abysmal so nothinh would surprise me, apart from a 2 year ban.

 

[Crackle]

Isn't it 4 now and only two if there's no fault and forgetting to check the banned list doesn't count?