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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27465696/ https://accp1.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/cpdd.264 Hard to find full studies online but the they can't find definitive clinical evidence that meldonium has any effect. The Wada guy on Dave' show says they added the drug because they saw so...

https://twitter.com/im_yesu_ju/status/1662793440097366020/photo/3 I'm confused because those photos from this post are from their trip to Mongolia where they held the master class and exhibition. At least that's where those were credited when they first were posted.

Thanks so much for posting this. Alissa is a real sweetheart. I wish them the best.

I stumbled on another interview with Gurmenik- this one for his school. He says something interesting about skating- https://news.itmo.ru/en/education/students/news/12783/ "Do you see yourself as a trainer in the future, or would you like to focus on something else? I hope that Russian ice...

Are you serious? Both Sandra and Scott were pivotal in the public opinion against B&S in SLC, for a pairs competition that was incredibly close technically. Yet neither of them had a problem with Oksana Baiul winning over Nancy with significantly less technical content. Just throwing a bone...

@Karen-W I appreciate you putting a timeline yet you still left off Adam Rippon’s tweet calling Valieva a “Disgrace” and the overall tone to Tara and Johnny, being silent during Valieva’s skate and just saying “This is the skate of Valieva.” Oh, and Katarina Witt crying on German television on...

They hadn't decided anything because there was no hearing. What's the timeline that I'm missing? They had an issue with a minor and they couldn't reveal anything because of her status. Then due to their public actions, they revealed her identity and subjected her to a media shitstorm. There was...

Compare this circus with Andrea Raducan. She was stripped of her gold individual medal and the doctors were penalized. Interestingly enough, Romania was allowed to keep its team gold medal. She also received sympathetic press coverage as well, and everyone said, she is just a child. Contrast...

You mean all the measures that were taken to ensure that her identity was not disclosed? Basically saying that the person in question had protected status and there was one minor on the team?

They really go out of their way to make a scapegoat of this girl. A 15 year old does not decide on her own to take a heart medicine. I do too, though I think there are measures in place to protect minors. I have lost respect for the IOC the way they went out of their way to make an example of...

There was an interview posted on here a few years ago in which Mozer discussed Vladimir Morozov's heart and expressed concern that he couldn't pass a physical. There was speculation here that perhaps he had an arrhythmia. I wouldn't be surprised if they gave him Meldonium before it was banned...

Thanks for posting that article. Readers should open up the reader comments because there was this interesting nugget about the rowing team and I added the bolding to the translation. " Words of rower Podshivalov: "I am a disqualified athlete of the Russian national rowing team in the eight,"...

I think that Sasha is making an adjustment. It's clear that she hasn't really been training after the Olympics and it shows. She also got new programs as well. The other girls are hungrier for recognition. Sasha herself said that she didn't want to skate in Moscow but preferred two other...

At least they have an audience for their Events. I would like to see the USFS organize a similar series and actually fill the stands like they are doing in Russia. These events are reminiscent of what skating looked like 20-30 years ago, even prior to the whack, events were well attended in the...

I really appreciate the way Moskvina packages her couples and the way she showcases her male skaters and she actually has ideas that are not related to romance. I think the only "romantic" pair she really had was B&S. Even Liebestraum seems to be more about the idea of love than actual love...