Having just watched the 4x4: LMAO. She may or may not be a doper - I have no respect for choosing to have a steroid coach and then spouting religious guff in every interview so jury's out for me - but she's easily in 48 mid shape.
Agreed AutologousMadness. If I was an elite athlete, I would check out my coach thoroughly to make sure he/she doesn't have a shady past. This way, people will not associate your incredible times with P.E.D.'s!!!!!!
It’s one of the very few conspiracy theories that I believe in. I think FGJ was essentially forced to retire, perhaps by USOC or some testing authority, either because she tested positive at the 1988 Olympics, or anti-doping authorities had similar evidence against her that was very strong.
There was no other good reason for her to retire. She was utterly dominant and was at the top of her game, she was very beautiful, and would be guaranteed to make tens of millions in just a few years.
Whatever the equivalent of WADA was at the time probably believed the sport could not abide the top two sprinters both testing positive at the same Olympics after mind-bending performances. Remember there are a great many people earning their living off these athletes. No one wanted FGJ to be found out.
Bumping this thread since USATF has tabbed Bobby Kersee as one of the point men for their newest same old thing, the LA Grand Prix. I guess Justin Gatlin and the Ross family are busy that weekend.
How many years in the wilderness until AlSal can be meet director for a USATF Distance Carnival? Or maybe even Marathon Trials (provided it's in a Siegel-approved city)?
That is what I really like about the The Track and Field News Message Board. They don't allow stuff like this. You can't just post stuff on that message board without any proof. The posts would be deleted, and you will be banned.
Bobby has been known as a drug coach since the early 80s.Nothings changed.Meanwhile sydney looks more like a man,every season.Jaw has changed,brow,5 oclock shadow,adams apple,muscles,its all there.My best friend saw a pic of sydney and thought she was a guy.Another friend thinks she shaves her face.And youre right.USA track and field doesnt care about doping.
Name a Kersee coached athlete who had been caught. I can name a Salazar athlete and a Schumaker athlete. So why does practically every American top ten distance runner of all time get a pass?
According to a poster earlier in the thread FloJo was caught by the authorities but given a pass if she agreed to retire at the end of that season, which she did.
We have long said at LetsRun that we believe letting people debate doping rumors leads to a cleaner sport.
Then why are so many Addy Wiley posts being deleted? Why is she being protected? Is she more important than a "cleaner sport"?
Not just Wiley. Up until just recently all remotely negative posts about Norris have always been immediately deleted. Either the mod doing it was let go or they finally realized there is zero reason for the deleting. Same I’m sure will be the case eventually for Wiley.
Bobby has been known as a drug coach since the early 80s.Nothings changed.Meanwhile sydney looks more like a man,every season.Jaw has changed,brow,5 oclock shadow,adams apple,muscles,its all there.My best friend saw a pic of sydney and thought she was a guy.Another friend thinks she shaves her face.And youre right.USA track and field doesnt care about doping.
I am interested in knowing at what point she started doping. She was exceptionally good from the very beginning and her progress has been steady and predictable. She qualified for the U.S. Jr team at age 14; she made the U.S. Olympic team at age 16 and own most of the top-10 performances for high school, college, world juniors and seniors. She is doing exactly what was anticipated. Your friend who says she looks manly needs to get their eyes checked; Sydney looks strong and fit as would be expected for world class athlete - With all of that said, again, I ask at what point did she started doping.