Doping Violations
Four Russian Cross-Country Skiers Banned From Olympics Due To Doping Violations
On November 9th, 2017 the International Olympic Committee announced that they have banned four Russian cross-country skiers from participating in future Olympic competitions due to doping allegations. Doping is the act of using banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletes to get ahead in competition. Yuliia Ivanova, Alexey Petukhov, Evgeniya Shapovalova, and Maksim Vylegzhanin were found guilty of using banned drugs in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. They were all asked to return the medals they won that year. Even though the members of the Olympic Committee who announced the banning of these players were Swiss and Spanish, Putin, Russia’s President,
believes that this was the United States attempt to undermine the presidential election coming up in March. He stated, “The controlling stake is located in the United States, because the main companies that order and pay for television rights, the main sponsors, the main advertisement buyers and so forth are located there.” But even late last year, the Olympic Committee suspended 28 Russian players for doping. There was even a disciplinary commision appointed to punish individual athletes involved in Russia's systematic cheating. A man by the name of Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov exposed Russian athletes involved in cheating. He worked with security officers to break into the “tamper-proof” urine bottles at the Sochi Games after offering Russia’s top athletes a drugged cocktail. WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) led an investigation and proved that the athletes had in fact, cheated. They even indicated that over 1,000 Russian athletes who competed from 2011 to 2015 had been involved in doping. The Olympic Committee didn’t provide much information in their statement after making their decisions. They said, “Due to the nature and complexity of the cases, this thorough, comprehensive and time-consuming process has taken several months and had to involve external forensic experts, who had to develop a legally-defendable methodology.”
On November 9th, 2017 the International Olympic Committee announced that they have banned four Russian cross-country skiers from participating in future Olympic competitions due to doping allegations. Doping is the act of using banned athletic performance-enhancing drugs by athletes to get ahead in competition. Yuliia Ivanova, Alexey Petukhov, Evgeniya Shapovalova, and Maksim Vylegzhanin were found guilty of using banned drugs in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. They were all asked to return the medals they won that year. Even though the members of the Olympic Committee who announced the banning of these players were Swiss and Spanish, Putin, Russia’s President,
believes that this was the United States attempt to undermine the presidential election coming up in March. He stated, “The controlling stake is located in the United States, because the main companies that order and pay for television rights, the main sponsors, the main advertisement buyers and so forth are located there.” But even late last year, the Olympic Committee suspended 28 Russian players for doping. There was even a disciplinary commision appointed to punish individual athletes involved in Russia's systematic cheating. A man by the name of Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov exposed Russian athletes involved in cheating. He worked with security officers to break into the “tamper-proof” urine bottles at the Sochi Games after offering Russia’s top athletes a drugged cocktail. WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) led an investigation and proved that the athletes had in fact, cheated. They even indicated that over 1,000 Russian athletes who competed from 2011 to 2015 had been involved in doping. The Olympic Committee didn’t provide much information in their statement after making their decisions. They said, “Due to the nature and complexity of the cases, this thorough, comprehensive and time-consuming process has taken several months and had to involve external forensic experts, who had to develop a legally-defendable methodology.”