Right because taking a decongestant is equivalent to a performance enhancing drug. I guess I can see the logic of how the other side is thinking now.Olympics: Backstrom out final game for banned substance in allergy meds (mod warning post 140)
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Right because taking a decongestant is equivalent to a performance enhancing drug. I guess I can see the logic of how the other side is thinking now."...indicated the presence of pseudoephedrine, in a
concentration of 204.6 micrograms per millilitre, being greater than the WADA limit of 150
micrograms per millilitre"
So looks like Lubomir Visnovsky had even higher levels in 2010.
Source: http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Co...DecisionDisciplinaryCommission-eng-260210.pdf
concentration of 204.6 micrograms per millilitre, being greater than the WADA limit of 150
micrograms per millilitre"
So looks like Lubomir Visnovsky had even higher levels in 2010.
Source: http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Co...DecisionDisciplinaryCommission-eng-260210.pdf
Gotta give highest priority to a randomly picked hockey player over all medalists and randomly picked athletes from all other sports from past couple of days.
Well, I happened to think that sports where doping has been an issue in the past should be a priority. Look for things that are performance enhancing, results that a drastically improved. Most athletes are tested regularly before the games so being backed up is not an excuse.
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SirKillalot
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The Swedish doctor said that there are more players on team Sweden using the same medication. Doesn't that mean that if they would test all of team Sweden, they would all lose their silver medals?
There are limits, not limits but we will excuse you because of lack of intent or because we prefer the optics of it. You go over the limit, willingly or not, you put yourself in peril.
if you have a beef with the IOC it seems that its that their max acceptable limits are not ballparks subject to how well someone pleads ignorance.
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So the rules should only apply when they're in your favour?? Perhaps a little research on pseudoephedrine and how it applies in regard to the Olympics is in order?
I think Canada still wins gold without Crosby this year. Sweden lost some key players, but Canada will be just as deep four years from now IMO.
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hempo22
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I'm not jumping to conclusions until this is all sorted out. But this whole thing is fishy and I'm not sure where the smell is coming from.
Tried to boost his performance by taking pseudoephedrine and got busted. What a disgrace.
In the other end of the spectrum NHL has no interest fighting peds at all. I prefer the IOC way.
No. That medication won't push the values over what's allowed, unless you take it a lot more than what the doctor tells you. Which for a professional athlese would be a whole new level of stupid.
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The one sure thing is that a lot if statements will be released and rumours floated by many parties, that are chiefly designed to cover some well paid posteriors. It might be wise to wait a while to let things be sorted out but, hey, over reaction is half the fun on the boards!
I think caffeine is banned (its a stimulant). Does this mean one sip of coffee means you are done no. But if you test 2x what they say is reasonable and blame on one espresso, who cries a river for you.
I stand corrected caffeine is monitored but not banned since 04, so triple espressos for everyone.
Romang67
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Damn, after reading some articles on this story, it makes you wonder how much of the allergy medication Backstrom takes. I didn't realize they had jacked the acceptable level that high.
If he's really been taking the stuff for 7 years, and he's taking that large of a dose, maybe he needs to figure out another way to manage his sinus issue.
If he's really been taking the stuff for 7 years, and he's taking that large of a dose, maybe he needs to figure out another way to manage his sinus issue.
Romang67
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We already concluded earlier in the thread that he should have taken a year off during his peak to go on a trip to far east Asia, and look for alternative mumbo jumbo medicine.
That was an interesting discussion.
Quoting professional anti-doping officials isn't hating anyone. I want Backstrom to be innoncet, but that doesn't mean that I should ignore the professional statements that don't support my wishes. Also rooted for Sweden today.
When you're competing in any sport with a group of athletes who are essentially equals, PED's can make a difference.
If you pull a guy out of the stands and plug him full of every PED available, he's not going to be an elite athlete.
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