steffo wrote:The documents about Cierpinski´s doping is public reading, not just something Shorter saw.
I've followed the discussion about that topic as it's brought up on here from time to time, and I've read similar comments in other threads, yet nobody (in what I remember seeing) has actually provided some sort of proof. Lot's of firm opinions, for sure, but no proof.
As I said, I don't deny that he was dirty, I just don't believe it (for the time being). I realize the difference may be too subtle for some people, but it's not for me.
Can you provide a credible reference to back up your statement? Not some other poster chiming in, but a link to a peer-reviewed document, or similar source. What is this "public reading" to which you refer? I'm pretty sure others have asked similar questions when this has come up before, and nobody has offered anything tangible, which is why I continue to hold this particular issue in a state of blissful indifference.
I'll be honest with you - and I'm sure this'll get some people worked up - I feel similarly about the Chinese ladies. I don't deny they were dirty, and will never tell anyone they weren't, but neither will I say they were dirty (until convinced otherwise, and frankly I don't see that happening - to me fast times are not proof of a doping offence). Hearing people say it over and over and over again doesn't make it true.