wasnt necessarily "for" park skiing, just had banned substances in system. the banned substance list is absurd, i recently heard an interview with amy van dyke, a US Olympic swimmer a while ago, who said she used to chug a half a pot of coffee before racing, but had to be careful because too much coffee was considered doping.
I can't blame the Russian athletes. Over the years there has been tons of corruption with the Russian team in every sport. Often the cheating was not the athletes fault and they really didn't have a choice not to dope.
depends on what drugs. Weed should be legal for the Olympics and indeed all countries, Tanner Hall is a great example of how it doesn't effect your skiing. Anyway, if it wasn't weed, who knows since they haven't told us what drug it was
kids probably just very unluckylike athletes arn'T allowed to have Advil sinus and sleep or whatever, but are allowed normal advil.
like dude, ITS JUST A FUCKIN ADVIL
seriously therre are so many banned substances it hard to stay away from them, you gotta focus.
kid could be taking protein shakes and there could have been illegal substances that got in contact with the shake, even though its not written on it and bam. there goes the dream
girl doesn't blow ACL because quads and hamstrings successful stabilize the knee
girl continues to train because she is uninjured
girl becomes a beast and wins gold
girl is illegitimate winner because of drugs
OR
girl dopes
girl works ass off
girl loves skiing pow but has old sports injuries
girl is able to adequately manage injuries and build muscle strength that allow her to overcome scar tissue and musculoskelatar defects from injuries and pesky extra X chromosome
girl rips pow
girl eats shit
girl gets up and rips more pow
girl is awesome
girl shits on everyone on NS who says girls suck
you figure it out. If we have the drugs, have the schedules to use them responsibly..............
Yeah you have to be careful, but it's not like it's mission impossible or anything. There's a notebook (available for free) where all the illegal substances are listed. If you take meds or are going to chug something that is likely to enhance your performance, just check the damn list before you do it. It's really not that much trouble if the incentive is a chance to compete on an international level. Once you know that your Advil or whatever you guys eat in the States is legal you can take it all the time without even thinking about it. If you get a prescription, just mention to the doctor that you're an athlete and they'll prescribe a version of the medicine that is safe to use in competition. '
Source: I compete internationally (not in skiing, though) and frequently take about 5 different kinds of meds and nutritional supplements (painkillers, allergy meds, antibiotics, vitamin pills and protein shakes).
PS. An Anvil Sinus is just an Anvil during the training season, even if you get caught. If you take it right before a comp it's more serious however, because it will actually enhance your performance. Be very careful with what you eat before important comps. Did you know that before precision disciplines, such as trap shooting, it's illegal to drink alcohol. It makes your muscles more relaxed, which improves your aim