Comments on: USST’s Wadsworth Calls International Coach’s Meeting to Discuss Sanctions on Russian Team http://fasterskier.com/2009/11/ussts-wadsworth-calls-international-coachs-meeting-to-discuss-sanctions-on-russian-team/ FasterSkier: Cross-Country Ski, Biathlon, and Nordic Combined Racing, Training and News Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: From the Editor » Blog Archive » The Russian Doping Problem http://fasterskier.com/2009/11/ussts-wadsworth-calls-international-coachs-meeting-to-discuss-sanctions-on-russian-team/comment-page-1/#comment-927 From the Editor » Blog Archive » The Russian Doping Problem Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:47:33 +0000 http://fasterskier.com/?p=39571#comment-927 [...] the issue of doping in Russia - from Ian Harvey’s list of Russians caught since 2001, to the meeting called by USST Coach Justin Wadsworth in Norway to discuss how to catch dopers.  Then we find out the World Cup podium finishers are not [...] [...] the issue of doping in Russia – from Ian Harvey’s list of Russians caught since 2001, to the meeting called by USST Coach Justin Wadsworth in Norway to discuss how to catch dopers.  Then we find out the World Cup podium finishers are not [...]

]]> By: Mike Trecker http://fasterskier.com/2009/11/ussts-wadsworth-calls-international-coachs-meeting-to-discuss-sanctions-on-russian-team/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Mike Trecker Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:51:31 +0000 http://fasterskier.com/?p=39571#comment-889 This is an interesting concept. In all sports we are continually stung after the fact by the dopers that are caught. Even when caught, they still got away with something. We are always in the debate about how much of a ban should the athletes be given. Only recently in cycling have teams had to pay the price for doping offenses, often being denied entry into large races until they've "learned their lesson". This could be the future. If a team were to risk entry into the Olympics or World Championships, the internal policing mechanism would likely be much stronger. Bravo for the coaches for bringing this discussion into open. This is an interesting concept. In all sports we are continually stung after the fact by the dopers that are caught. Even when caught, they still got away with something. We are always in the debate about how much of a ban should the athletes be given.

Only recently in cycling have teams had to pay the price for doping offenses, often being denied entry into large races until they’ve “learned their lesson”. This could be the future. If a team were to risk entry into the Olympics or World Championships, the internal policing mechanism would likely be much stronger. Bravo for the coaches for bringing this discussion into open.

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