stuck in 2008 wrote:
wait, I thought testing doesn't work. And urine testing REALLY doesn't work.
Isn't that the stance of clerk and others? I might be misattributing.
Testing as a system is ineffective. Too few tests, poor analysis, not enough blood tests, not enough OOC tests (yes she got caught ooc), and issues with timing of testing with athlete's training blocks. A single test is ineffective because of certain drugs' glow time, or the threshold limits of certain drugs, or the fact that there are drugs that may be undetectable in their current form, or masking agents which whisk things away quicker, or that certain labs are not calibrated to the same level of sensitivity as others. All reasons why the system and practices are not bullet-proof. That is why I believe there is something more pervasive than 19 cases alone.
To have failed a test is to have failed an IQ test of timing, avoiding or hiding. I believe it was Dwight Chambers who wrote something like "Why did I open the door for a stranger during my glow time?" Not hiding to take one of your 3 allowed missed tests is failing the IQ test.
further, I firmly believe that the top athletes have the support structure to help facilitate a "high IQ".
Am I surprised she tested positive? Yes. Am I surprised that she is doping? No