Breaking: Olympic 100h Champ Brianna Rollins gets 12-month ban for 3 whereabouts violations

You seem to have some kind of strange mental block. You seem to think it is reasonable to approach an athlete for testing while the athlete is attending a White House event. Do you actually think the Secret Service is going to allow a USADA tester access to the White House? You think USADA will be able to get one of their testers on the White House guest list for that event?

Now let's think about the LAX scenario. Let's say Ms. Rollins did exit the secure area to allow the testers to test her. They would have undoubtedly performed the tests in one of the public restrooms. Gee, the Homeland Security personnel would have observed Ms. Rollins leaving the secure area, to go into a restroom with a couple of strangers who suddenly show up. What are the odds the TSA agents would have entered the restroom to see what was going on? Yeah, really great, having TSA follow you into a restroom to find someone drawing blood from you. LOL!!! Of course, the real reason she didn't exit the secure area is she needed to catch her flight to a major competition.

The public event in Florida is similar in nature.

These incidents show the USADA protocol is poorly conceived. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out these kinds of scenarios.

Hopefully this wasn't a case of a USADA tester with a crush on Ms. Rollins, who was spurned for a date then decided to cause problems for her.

If these misses 3-4 months prior to Rio are worth a 12 month suspension now, how the hell does she keep her medal?

Bad Wigins wrote:

If these misses 3-4 months prior to Rio are worth a 12 month suspension now, how the hell does she keep her medal?

She keeps it because she didn't test positive for anything. She missed some tests which incidentally was more the fault of the testers. Her agent must be pretty lame. If I were in her situation I would pursue all possible legal remedies. She should be able to afford a case in CAS.

But perhaps your point is valid, and if it is that only shows another example of how brain-dead the whole process is.

Of course it's valid. How is whereabouts a deterrent if athletes know they can keep their medals?

As for above comment about TSA being suspicious, they don't pay much attention to people leaving. They might raise an eyebrow when she went back through but follow her into the bathroom? That's ridiculous, and so what if they did, anyhow.

'She didn't fail any drug tests'

Missing 3 drugs test is the equivalent of failing at test.

Don't understand why only one year?

Our own CO 400m runner was given a 2 year ban and was only reduced to one year when they reduced it to 1 year when they believed her bs story on appeal. That was at the time when the doping ban was 2 year not 4 as its supposed to be now

12.26 always looked suspect

Hey Mr. Athletics Coach, I've always wondered who you have actually coached. Who have you coached and what are their times?

Only a fool could honestly believe that one of the most meticulously-prepared athletes in history could be so lax. As if it needed restating, that impromptu testing is to catch out these cheats.

ArticulateLarry wrote:

Only a fool could honestly believe that one of the most meticulously-prepared athletes in history could be so lax. As if it needed restating, that impromptu testing is to catch out these cheats.

"one of the most meticulously-prepared athletes in history"

You're smoking the good stuff today Larry! Completely out of your orb! Keep us posted from the Andromeda Galaxy.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'She didn't fail any drug tests'

Missing 3 drugs test is the equivalent of failing at test.

Don't understand why only one year?

Our own CO 400m runner was given a 2 year ban and was only reduced to one year when they reduced it to 1 year when they believed her bs story on appeal. That was at the time when the doping ban was 2 year not 4 as its supposed to be now

12.26 always looked suspect

Yeah, funny how all these young Americans blaze past Sally Pearson's stupendous effort and time, which was the culmination of an athletic lifetime of fvcking hard work.

You are ignoring probability he didn't just change her whereabouts 3 times. What are the chances that she got the form wrong 3 times and on those exact days the testers turned up. She must have filled the form in a multiple of that 3 times - its calld ducking and diving a la Chambers

But then all American doping sprinters get excused on here. What would you say if this was Mo or Rupp?

ukathleticscoach wrote:

You are ignoring probability he didn't just change her whereabouts 3 times. What are the chances that she got the form wrong 3 times and on those exact days the testers turned up. She must have filled the form in a multiple of that 3 times - its calld ducking and diving a la Chambers

+1

She should have been banned right back in April when she was literally running away from the tester in the airport. Classical case of once more USADA closing both eyes for our athletes.

Now we too have the embarrassment of a cheating Olympic champion. Oh boy.

casual obsever wrote:

ukathleticscoach wrote:

You are ignoring probability he didn't just change her whereabouts 3 times. What are the chances that she got the form wrong 3 times and on those exact days the testers turned up. She must have filled the form in a multiple of that 3 times - its calld ducking and diving a la Chambers

+1

She should have been banned right back in April when she was literally running away from the tester in the airport. Classical case of once more USADA closing both eyes for our athletes.

Now we too have the embarrassment of a cheating Olympic champion. Oh boy.

I agree with this. "No, I don't have to pee, and if I do pee I might miss my flight to the DRAKE RELAYS!"

You mad, fool? wrote:

Besides the "missed" test in the airport, the other two tests missed by Ms. Rollins were for the following reasons:

1. She was meeting with President Obama in the White House.

2. She was celebrating "Brianna Rollins Day" in Florida, as the guest of honor (obviously.)

USADA looks pretty bad here, will take a big PR hit from this obvious incompetence.

https://twitter.com/insidethegames/status/855197314360758272

Did she contact the testers about her changes to plan. They email every week and there are numerous ways to update them as to whats happening

Of course she's American not Russian so despite the record of American doping in sprint and power events she is letsrun clean. (unless Al Sal is involved someone who has not actually been banned)

Lydiard is God wrote:

ukathleticscoach wrote:

'She didn't fail any drug tests'

Missing 3 drugs test is the equivalent of failing at test.

Don't understand why only one year?

Our own CO 400m runner was given a 2 year ban and was only reduced to one year when they reduced it to 1 year when they believed her bs story on appeal. That was at the time when the doping ban was 2 year not 4 as its supposed to be now

12.26 always looked suspect

Yeah, funny how all these young Americans blaze past Sally Pearson's stupendous effort and time, which was the culmination of an athletic lifetime of fvcking hard work.

Why would you trust Pearson over the Americans? She isn't built like a proper sprinter in the first place.

casual obsever wrote:

ukathleticscoach wrote:

You are ignoring probability he didn't just change her whereabouts 3 times. What are the chances that she got the form wrong 3 times and on those exact days the testers turned up. She must have filled the form in a multiple of that 3 times - its calld ducking and diving a la Chambers

+1

She should have been banned right back in April when she was literally running away from the tester in the airport. Classical case of once more USADA closing both eyes for our athletes.

Now we too have the embarrassment of a cheating Olympic champion. Oh boy.

Once more? Usada is all too happy to target American athletes imo. They pursued this case right? They were the complaintant. They were asking for a longer ban.

They spent untold time and resources to make sure Lance Armstrong was ruined completely as if he was the only dirty biker to ever get his dope on. Lol.

They are, if what is written here often is correct, combing NOP trash with a fine toothed comb hoping desperately to catch AlSal.

While the whole notion of self policing is ridiculous, we Americans actually seem to have a national ada that is hell bent on catching people.

All other countries? Gmafb. They're mostly dog-and-pony shows.

El Keniano wrote:

Lydiard is God wrote:

Yeah, funny how all these young Americans blaze past Sally Pearson's stupendous effort and time, which was the culmination of an athletic lifetime of fvcking hard work.

Why would you trust Pearson over the Americans? She isn't built like a proper sprinter in the first place.

Because he has known who Sally Pearson is for a long time.

Very well, I shall suspend common sense just to please you. Henceforth, assuming that the fourth fastest woman in the history of her event, and reigning Olympic Champion would never ever cheat.

Seeing as she probably has nothing to gain by cheating except the considerable financial spoils when she wins.

Doping in athletics is incredibly rare, and only a fool would believe anyone would try it when they could be tested at any time.

American sprinting is dirty business. also the first miss sounds as if she was warned beforehand. This makes me think us testing is corrupt. All American athletes should be banned until procedures are changed

so confused.....kenyan olympic champ in retardos eyes is not an elite athlete, but that doesnt matter cause PEDs dont work on kenyans.

so this is my confusion, is brianna rollins elite? if she is elite the PEDs dont work on her, so PLEASE TELL ME RETARDO, PLEASE! how is it an OLYMPIC CHAMPION CAN BE MIND WEAK?

i need to make sure every night before bed i repeat, PEDs dont work, PEDs dont work, PEDs dont work...dont be mind weak, dont be mind weak, dont be mind weak