The ruling cemented that Russia was guilty of executing an extensive state-backed doping programhttp://nyti.ms/2AxO7Jp
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It's unfortunate that
@nytimes omitted to mention that Russia's persecution of the whistleblower Rodchenkov is actually intensifying. In late Sept., Russia arrested him in absentia and confiscated his property, and even his daughter's apartment!https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/28/sports/olympics/russian-doping.html … -
That NYT piece omitted the full measure of spite exercised by Putin's police state, but Russian state media admitted to it: https://www.rt.com/sport/404941-grigory-rodchenkov-arrested-in-absentia/ … "Earlier, the court seized land in Moscow Region among with a private house registered in the name of Rodchenkov’s daughter..."
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.The NYT also forgot to mention a recent death threat against Rodchenkov by Leonid Tyagachev (Russia’s Olympic Committee head, 2001-2010, and its current honorary president): https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/17/russian-olympic-official-says-doping-whistleblower-should-be-executed … Tyagachev should've received a lifetime ban too, plus an Interpol red notice.
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Behold RT's Jan. 2017 febrile name-calling ("Dr. Death") & slander of the whistleblower Rodchenkov: https://www.rt.com/op-edge/374696-rodchenkov-criminal-doping-whistleblower/ … Those who watch the agitprop network to "question more" may well ask why RT thought this 3rd-rate hatchet job would convince anyone of their cynical agenda.
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From the honorable Meduza site (run by independent Russian journalists living mostly in Latvian exile) comes this roundup of Russian state media's treatment of Rodchenkov:https://twitter.com/meduza_en/status/938102075652739077 …
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Lastly, some sports reporters (local TV news, I'm talking about you) present today's ban as punishment for doping at Sochi. Not so! It's because Russia's RUSADA and Sports Ministry continue to fail to comply with the roadmap to re-certification set forth many months ago by WADA.
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Willing to bet that trump tries to boycott Olympics in solidarity with his master
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Yeah, how DOES that play out?
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But this is also a weird misunderstanding I have. If you win cheating, how do you ever feel like you won? I just don't understand the mindset that the trophy proves anything.
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Trump won cheating and it doesn’t bother him any.
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Hillary had the debate questions bet that didn’t bother you much?
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Sorry, I just asked but am crap at social media. So what are you asking? I am sorry, I don't understand the question. Are you saying Hillary Clinton cheats at The Sportsing and possibly board games? And what does that have to do with anything?
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Sorry Trumpers! You'll just have to root for the US instead. For once.
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Now if we could just ban Russia from US elections.
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