Why Does Gabby Thomas get a free pass

She doesn't get a pass from me, not that it matters.

Well, her alleged missed third whereabout violation was accepted as due to the fault of the would-be tester.

Anyway, I think the current rule of allowing two whereabouts violations is too permissive. I think only one miss should be allowed.

I agree. Houlihan never missed a test. She would be fine today had she missed that one. But Thomas missed several.

Why does she get a free pass? Because the authorities determined that two of her missed tests didn't count.

And it's easier and more PR friendly for the media not to talk about it every time she races.

Now it's a bit weird that all of the tweets - both by her and the AIU - on the matter seem to have been deleted.

But we are a nation of laws and processes. Jonathan Gault wrote a lengthy piece on the whereabouts failures here:

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US Sprinters Gabby Thomas & Deajah Stevens, Kenyan 58:51 Half Marathoner Alex Korio Oloitiptip All Provisionally Suspended for Whereabouts Failures

Jonathan Gault

"I am confident that at least one of these missed tests is not valid and that I will be completely cleared,” Thomas wrote in a statement to LetsRun.com. “Phone tracking data and multiple witnesses will conclusively show that...

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Here is his story when she first got provisionally suspended:

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US Sprinters Gabby Thomas & Deajah Stevens, Kenyan 58:51 Half Marathoner Alex Korio Oloitiptip All Provisionally Suspended for Whereabouts Failures

Jonathan Gault

"I am confident that at least one of these missed tests is not valid and that I will be completely cleared,” Thomas wrote in a statement to LetsRun.com. “Phone tracking data and multiple witnesses will conclusively show that...

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Who said she never missed a test? That cheat herself? Who said the drugs were in her burrito?

There is no such thing as a whereabouts violation.

There are whereabouts failures, and Thomas provided evidence that she was guilty of two whereabouts failures in a 12-month period, not 3, and therefore didn't commit any anti-doping violation. Meaning she's not a cheater, period.

You expect people to go on and on about whereabouts failures when no ADRV was committed? That isn't realistic, or exactly fair to Thomas either.

In summary, it is better to skip U.A. than to have a dirty U.A. Why would anyone take U.A. if one knows U.A. will be dirty?

Gabby Thomas lives rent free in why why why's mind

Because she's hot and track is full of cheaters anyways, most who get away with it including Gabby who used the missed test loophole to avoid a potential failed test.

she is as dirty as houlihan

they should have the same suspension.

The way this works since you don't understand:

It's what is proved not what you believe you know.

Do you really think that people tune into a televised track meet just to watch an interview about a whereabouts violation? No.

Do most people watching a meet even fully understand exactly what a whereabouts violation is? No.

So interviewers bring up subjects that viewers are most interested in. Which is what they should be doing.

she got off on a loop hole. and don't think the powers that be didn't assess her marketability when making the call.

wise up.

I see you as a hater

99% of track fans don’t care about doping violations. Even fewer care about whereabouts violations.

Track is about getting to the line first. I could not care less about what vitamins or supplements an athlete is taking to do it.

1) Gabby Thomas is black and Ato Bolton is black 2) Both Ato Bolton and Gabby Thomas are involved in profession Hal sports and have been pro athletes. 3) people that have done similar things aren’t hypocrites

Huge Gabby fan. I give her a pass, but I do that for all very attractive girls. Lol

In all seriousness, I did not know about whereabouts violations (2?). This is a bit of a problem.

That's right, all of track and field is doped anyway so no one cares. If you don't think 99% of top athletes aren't doped then you're just like the people who thought Lance Armstrong was clean. Gabby Thomas is fine as hell.

How is she so old already is my question.