On October 21st, Canadian Beckie Scott will get her <medal upgrade to Silver or Gold for her performance in the Women’s pursuit race at the 2002 Olympics.Â
It sounds like we are waiting for the outcome of a HBO boxing match where everyone knows who the winner should be, but the decision has yet to be made and is in the hands of the judges. More than once, these 'judges' have made the wrong call.
Regardless of the outcome, Beckie won’t experience what was taken away from her. She won’t receive a Gold medal in front of the spectators at the Olympics – and all the glory that comes with it.
 individuals get caught, they are not “sorry†or embarrassed, but mad at the testing procedure or the fact that they got caught. It sounds like doping is OK as long as you don’t get caught. More needs to be done, a lot more.</p>
<p>This summer and fall, the Fasterskier.com site ran <<a href=http://www.fasterskier.com/feature.php?series_id=5>an interview series</a> which asked top skiers from around the world about the penalties currently used for skiers caught for doping. Every interviewed skier wanted tougher sanctions.</p>
<p>It’s a joke and a shame when skiers like Muehlegg, Lazutina and Danilova, who cheated to achieve medals at the 2002 Olympics, are eligible to race international competitions later this ski season. They ruined the 2002 Olympics and now they are welcomed back after two years! </p>
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