Category: Olympics

Russian gymnasts NOT banned from the Olympics

Russia will not receive a blanket ban from Rio 2016 following the country’s doping scandal, an Olympic source has told the BBC.

Instead, the International Olympic Committee will leave it up to individual sport’s governing bodies to decide if Russian competitors are clean and should be allowed to take part.

BBC

Russia Olympics

Russia is corrupt. Systematic doping was approved all the way up to – I assume – the defacto dictator Putin. But I’m still happy Artistic, Rhythmic and Trampoline will get to compete in Rio.

The Russian girls are en route to Brazil now.

Amanda Turner – IOC Declines to Ban Russia from Rio

via Gymternet Clan

problems with Rio’s Athletes Village

The AOC (Australian Olympic Committee )arrived in Rio on the weekend, hoping to move into its village digs on Sunday.

Instead, staff will continue to work from a nearby hotel. The first Australian athletes, boxers and canoeists, also were scheduled to move into the village on Sunday. Contingency arrangements were being made as dawn broke in Rio. “From what we’ve seen,” said a spokesman, “you wouldn’t put people in there yet.” …

Rio Olympics 2016: athletes’ village ‘unliveable’

4for4 Rio Team predictions

4for4 has updated their projection. Note that this was done before the announcement on whether or not Russia will be competing.

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Compare with another projection – Team E-Score Analysis.

Kerri Strug interview

Interesting.

Kerri Strug: ‘I was supposed to land the vault. Anything else would have been unacceptable.’

Strug

I’m reading The Sports Gene. One section talks about how athletes do not feel pain during extreme sports focus.

Chinese divers in Rio

They won six gold medals at the 2012 London Games and seven in Beijing, so a golden sweep of the eight Olympic diving events (men’s and women’s individual three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform, synchronized three-meter springboard and 10-meter platform) in Rio isn’t out of the question for the Chinese. …

China a threat to sweep gold medals in Rio Olympics

China's Qiu Bo ahead of the Men's 10m Platform Final
China’s Qiu Bo ahead of the Men’s 10m Platform Final

age of female gymnasts in Rio

Via papaliukin.

http://papaliukin.tumblr.com/post/147769351159/cristygen-candycoateddoom

See more stats on 4for4.info.

IOC doping tests are a mess

The IOC should test all athletes at the Olympic Games. Announce the results.

End of story.

This breaking news is absurd. You should not FOREVER keep going back to retest old samples. 😦

The IOC said that the 30 athletes from the Games came from four sports and eight National Olympic Committees (NOC). …

A third and fourth wave of re-tests will take place throughout and after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, with the samples being re-analysed using the latest scientific methods.

The athletes, NOCs and International Federations concerned by the positive drug tests are being informed, the IOC said, with proceedings against the athletes able to commence after B-samples are tested. …

Twenty-three medallists among 45 positives announced by IOC after second wave of Beijing and London retests

Ukraine's Yulia Kalina was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal after testing positive in the first wave of re-tests ©Getty Images
Ukraine’s Yulia Kalina was the first athlete to be stripped of a medal after testing positive in the first wave of re-tests ©Getty Images

related:

• GymCastic #206: The Russian Situation

• Should the Russian gymnasts be allowed to compete in Rio? RRG’s view

• Skating Lesson – An Invitation to Cheat: Following Up With Christine Brennan

• Skating Lesson – Russia on Thin Ice: A Conversation With Christine Brennan