Why won't they stop cheating? What is their compulsion with trying to cheat? If you dope all your athletes the IOC won't let you compete; are the Russians flipping stupid?
Why won't they stop cheating? What is their compulsion with trying to cheat? If you dope all your athletes the IOC won't let you compete; are the Russians flipping stupid?
Sounds like youre the one thats flippin stoopid.
I for one am sick and tired of these dingaling geopolitical games. Barely watched the world champs and now will absolutely not watch one minute of the winter games. Hopefully millions of others dont and cause the extinction of a joke called the olympics. Or help fix it.
This is consistent with our post-truth, fake news world. Nobody needs to be responsible for any actions. They are probably feeling like this is all very unfair.
This is hardly a punishment for what Russia have actually done. They will get a ban for about 10 weeks, athletes will still be able to compete under a neutral flag and by the end of the closing ceremony of the winter games, everything will have been forgotten
Weren't the Russians banned the same way in Rio?
Has Trump tweeted yet about how "unfairly" they are treating his master Putin?
Bored Student wrote:
athletes will still be able to compete under a neutral flag
This is what I don't understand. Why will they still be allowed to compete, albeit under the "neutral flag" nonsense? Everyone knows they're Russian. If they win, Russians will still get the glory (at least in their minds). What's the downside, here? When they ban them, why don't they actually.... you know, ban them?
Last Jedi wrote:
Has Trump tweeted yet about how "unfairly" they are treating his master Putin?
No, he's holding off until after the golden shower from Bibi Netanyahu.
This is a bit of a joke. Seems a political maneuver. Like Russia's the only country that is doping. Please...
Whats even funnier is that they are saying that if any Russian wants to compete at the Olympics they will need to be tested ahead of the games. Shouldn't this be the same with all athletes! Even if they are tested, its still so easy to beat the tests.
Russia may have meddled in the election but they won't be medalling in the winter olympics!
http://instantrimshot.com/wctc wrote:
Russia may have meddled in the election but they won't be medalling in the winter olympics!
I will rather miss watching those very pretty Russian female figure skaters, although they may get through as a neutral. I wonder will the USA still go as the Games are being held not far from the North Korean border and Kim Jong-un has said war with the USA is ‘unavoidable’.
It's just a slap on the wrist until they ban them from the Summer Olympics.
I don't think the IAAF has the balls to do that--the IAAF is too corrupt.
Hockey gonna suck
PTF wrote:
This is a bit of a joke. Seems a political maneuver. Like Russia's the only country that is doping. Please...
what you really saying
Kvothe wrote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/olympics/ioc-russia-winter-olympics.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0Why won't they stop cheating? What is their compulsion with trying to cheat? If you dope all your athletes the IOC won't let you compete; are the Russians flipping stupid?
No...they're aren't very discrete about it. The Olympics just won't be same without the Russians competing under their banner. Ba Humbug! ?