Gabby Thomas with a public service announcement RE: doping

Enforcement is Not Equal wrote:

Cheating Smile wrote:

She really is protected. That’s why that insightful post you answered was removed. The protected cheats always have those big toothy grins because they’re gloating.

Like someone else said, she’s actually despicable. It’s a cruel joke played on the other athletes and on fans.

strange TikTok with drug test official wrote:

Did y'all see her TikTok where she did a comedy skit about being randomly drug tested, but wait for it... with her drug tester official person in the skit?!?

Then the tester person commented on the video, too. I thought that was strange, like y'all seem way too friendly with each other.

Hoping Karma is Real wrote:

Rxactly. She released this statement to try and rattle her competition, let them know in a roundabout way she’s got a shield from the folks up top. Horrid person.

WhatAreTheirCocktails wrote:

strange TikTok with drug test official wrote:

Did y'all see her TikTok where she did a comedy skit about being randomly drug tested, but wait for it... with her drug tester official person in the skit?!?

Then the tester person commented on the video, too. I thought that was strange, like y'all seem way too friendly with each other.

Several other athletes (including ones in other sports based in the Austin area) commented on the same TikTok/Instagram Reel and recognized the tester.

Seems like the DCO is really just there to take their urine sample and being friendly with someone you see regularly/potentially spend time with for hours has no bearing on the actual outcome of those samples when they’re sent for routine testing.

WhatAreTheirCocktails wrote:

Hoping Karma is Real wrote:

Rxactly. She released this statement to try and rattle her competition, let them know in a roundabout way she’s got a shield from the folks up top. Horrid person.

Shielded are the Nike athletes who train with a former doper and exposed doping coach, but still somehow manage to receive less scrutiny overall than Gabby Thomas, who is treated like this generation’s Marion Jones because she successfully got a whereabouts violation overturned like five years ago

TheTortoise wrote:

WhatAreTheirCocktails wrote:

Several other athletes (including ones in other sports based in the Austin area) commented on the same TikTok/Instagram Reel and recognized the tester.

Seems like the DCO is really just there to take their urine sample and being friendly with someone you see regularly/potentially spend time with for hours has no bearing on the actual outcome of those samples when they’re sent for routine testing.

If the DCO is too friendly they might allow the athlete to substitute the sample with some urine collected at another time.

Left Said Fred wrote:

LR Expert wrote:

Too funny. She was provisionally banned in May 2020 for 3 missed tests in 12 months - and had a USADA total of only 3 tests in 2019 and 2 tests in 2020, i.e. an average of 2.5 tests in 12 months including in-competition tests...

Those numbers above are based on samples collected by Usada and don’t include samples collected by any other anti doping organisations. Any instance in which a sample was not collected would also not be included in those figures.

TheTortoise wrote:

If the DCO is too friendly they might allow the athlete to substitute the sample with some urine collected at another time.

BemkeFol wrote:

*side note: there is a reason why certain US athletes appear to have a high volumed of tests conducted by USADA compared to others, even with little competition. e.g. Mu & McLaughlin are in the top 10 of most tested US athletes, despite little competition from Mu compared to other elite US medalists. This suggest target testing by USADA of Kersee's two biggest stars.

WhatAreTheirCocktails wrote:

strange TikTok with drug test official wrote:

Did y'all see her TikTok where she did a comedy skit about being randomly drug tested, but wait for it... with her drug tester official person in the skit?!?

Then the tester person commented on the video, too. I thought that was strange, like y'all seem way too friendly with each other.

Several other athletes (including ones in other sports based in the Austin area) commented on the same TikTok/Instagram Reel and recognized the tester.

Seems like the DCO is really just there to take their urine sample and being friendly with someone you see regularly/potentially spend time with for hours has no bearing on the actual outcome of those samples when they’re sent for routine testing.

what dose \"idc\" mean? wrote:

pd5138 wrote:

Salvitore Stitchmo wrote:

Michael Johnson in his BBC broadcasting days... Carl Lewis talking about Ben Johnson...

It is funny because as a Havard grad you might be inclined to think she'd understand the tone-deafness in her speaking out on this topic - irrespective of what the truth really is. It's just something you personally shouldn't be addressing given your history Gabby.

Final thought. Does this also include guys that were doping but "just didn't know they were" - it was all their big bad coaches fault, but as soon as they felt something was up they quickly went and reported it in exchange for immunity from a ban? Or are they still allowed to coach too?

Tone deafness to who? LR posters? You're opinion is completely worthless and it's really sad and pathetic that you think people are thinking about you when they make statements like this.

LR Expert wrote:

Left Said Fred wrote:

How would the proximity of the mobile phone enter into any of it? The doping control officer is not required to ring an athlete’s mobile when attempting to conduct an out of competition test.

From the cited link:
"Phone tracking data and multiple witnesses will conclusively show that I was at the exact location I established in my whereabouts and that the doping control officer simply failed to locate me and failed to follow proper protocol," Thomas said in the statement.

LR Expert wrote:

wheresgabbyabouts wrote:

Link:www.reuters.com/article/sports/sprinte...

she got off on a technicality. the ones loudest about being anti-dopers are often the dopers themselves. she wants to advocate for a black and white rule, then why did she go to the AIU to attempt to abdicate herself from the whereabouts failures. there should be no reason you miss 3 tests in a year and she did.

Not even a technicality. She got off because some of her friends vouched that they were at home with her, and the doorbell never rang. And her phone was close by too. Nice blueprint for all the test dodgers.

That said, I fully agree with that tweet.

Yes The Cheats Grin a Lot wrote:

Yep. The white knighting to defend this awful woman is quite telling. Her being so tone deaf proves brains weren’t involved in her getting into college, never mind the arrogance involved in her handlers tactics in thinking this was a good idea. Don’t believe that they weren’t involved, they were.

The Supreme Arbiter of All Knowledge wrote:

Your only a cheat when another cheat decides your a cheat. If the people at the top don't believe in God then how does this work? But I know why they have no choice. Because it all began with the spirit of a little child who wanted things to be "ok". This is why Jesus hasd to die, so The King of Kings would stand against material life fully.