" Apparently when USADA said he didn't cooperate, they mean he did not do everything they wanted exactly the way they wanted.
I think it is a claim that is at least overplayed in the USADA report. They do this several times, such as with their claim that he admitted doping while competing.I think Salazar would have been better off if he had totally and completely refused to cooperate with USADA in any way at all."
No different that what they did with Lance and no different from what Lance ultimately decided to do: NOT COOPERATE. Instead he tried to take his case to Federal Court. His lawsuit was dismissed, (same as other similar cases before his, including...guess who? Mary Slaney) he was given the chance to participate in arbitration and refused and we know the result. BANNED.
You want proof of the failed Federal lawsuit attempt?
Armstrong sued USADA claiming that USADA did not have jurisdiction to bring a case forward, and that if forced to arbitrate his case, he would not receive due process.[22] In Armstrong v. Tygart, Lance Armstrong lost his battle with USADA, as the District Court found sufficiency within USA Cycling’s agreement with the USOC to adhere to the USADA Protocol.[23] The District Court found, that as a member of USA Cycling, Armstrong was thereby beholden to the USADA Protocol, which required that all contested charges of doping be tried through NAS and CAS arbitration.[24] In its decision, the District Court noted that other federal courts have held similar, limited views on the role that federal courts should play regarding eligibility and arbitration issues within Olympic sports.[25] Echoing the holdings of Slaney v. The Int’l Amateur Athletic Fed’n, and Harding v. U.S. Figure Skating Ass’n, the District Court held that “federal courts should not interfere with an amateur sports organization’s disciplinary procedures unless the organization shows wanton disregard for its rules, to the immediate and irreparable harm of a plaintiff, where the plaintiff has no other available remedy.†[26] The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed.[27] On August 23, 2012; Armstrong announced he would not take part in arbitration. While he maintained his innocence, he contended that he could not take part in a "one-sided and unfair" process. In response, USADA banned him from ever competing again in any sport that uses the World Anti-Doping Code.
Armstrong v. Tygart, 886 F. Supp.2d 572 (2012)
Armstrong, 886 F. Supp.2d at 576-577
Armstrong, 886 F. Supp.2d at 576-577
USADA vs. Lance Armstrong Federal Court Decision. see below:
https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/armstrong.pdf
Of course, not until USADA concludes their investigation and issue an OFFICIAL report this is just mere entertainment.