Russia Officially Banned From 2018 Olympics

... "But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag." only relaly works for indivdual sports, and we'll see how that program manifests.

They are all cheaters in the olympics lol. Anyone remember the leaks that exposed athletes like serena williams and that one other simone biles chick for getting secret TUES for PEDS? They are all juiced to the gills russia just got exposed. there's a big difference between the state cheating and the athletes cheating. russia has always had a very strong, state sponsored amateur and professional athletics system. stems from the days when they were commies and couldn't compete professionally. that same state systematically distributed PEDS and covered them up on a massive scale. most of their athletes were doping from all accounts. this is not comparable to a few premium athletes from other countries doping independently. surely you get that, right? and why the state was punished as a whole entity?

And to think...after allll those years of rampant PED use, they still couldn't even come close to taking our spot...they are truly a lacking Boxing nation. Well deserved ban...long overdue... #TeamUSA #PROBoxing #1

Russians have always had a chip on their shoulder ever since Murica beat them to the moon.

So you're from Quebec? Habs fan here. Love poutine :cool9: Quebecer born and raised brap brap! Though I hate poutine...

In regards to Russia's cheating, there was literally a hole in a wall between two rooms and officials were transferring the athlete's dirty samples for their prior clean samples. The bottles were supposedly "tamper-proof" but they were still able to be tampered with. That's as clear as it gets.

Oh please, stop being a focking apologist. Some countries are just worst than others, never been a secret that the Soviets are notorious drug cheats. Just man up and accept the truth. Some countries are just worst than others, At what? At making use of modern technology? Or worse at remaining primitive? never been a secret that the Soviets are notorious drug cheats. If 'drug cheats' means making use of modern technology in the most technologically advanced era of human human civilization, then I'd rather be that than a primitive caveman, living in the past caveman time rather than making use of what the modern civilization offers. Anyway, this isn't just about Soviets but the rest of the world. Athletes have become better GLOBALLY than before because of drugs. Take them away, they won't be any different from the athletes of the 1930's / 1920's. It's no surprise that there was never an athlete prior to 1980 who was as athletic as Anthony Joshua who was alsoas tall and heavy as him. Modern drugs allow modern boxers to gain the benefits which ancient athletes could not. Complaining about 'drug cheats's is essentially akin to complaining about modern civilization.

Putin has a tiny dick to do what he did....everyone dopes just enough to not get caught on their own... :rofl: these peeps still living in the cold war.

I know what its about. But its just foolish to bash russia for doping and act like all other athletes are all clean. They are all juiced up in the olympics probably about 70% of all athletes that compete from each country. I've never acted like all other athletes were clean. But, what Russia was doing is nothing short of outrageous and should be treated as such.

Does America force it's athletes to dope and is it being covered up at a governmental level? It doesn't sound like you're even familiar with the subject and what was going on in Russia. This isn't about cheats. This is about state-sponsored doping. Yea, "lmao" bro... I know what its about. But its just foolish to bash russia for doping and act like all other athletes are all clean. They are all juiced up in the olympics probably about 70% of all athletes that compete from each country.

The cheating country of Russia has shamefully and embarrassingly been banned from the 2018 Olympics. There is a possibility they might be banned for 2020 as well. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/05/sports/olympics/ioc-russia-winter-olympics.html lol Maybe some people are mad at Russia because they destroyed USA biggest business in the last 20 years (terrorism) In only 29 missions Russia put EI (an American invention) on it's knees. What we did not do in years, but of course we would not kill our golden hen.

Jealous that America is a nation of cheats? Nope. Fed up of people ignoring it. Americas % of medals has certainly shot up since PEDs. Brit here. State sponsored doping is pretty bad, and a bigger deal than individuals getting caught. Your right it is everywhere, but at least in America and Britain it isn't to a level of government involvement and corruption. At least people like Marion Jones and Lance Armstrong got hung up to dry, there is some accountability. To be honest that whole thing with Team Sky cyclist and Bradley Wiggins is dodgy as hell. Blatantly cheating with the TUE's. If cycling was clean, we would have seen an increase in the times at the major cyclist meets, post Armstrong, who we know was doped up to the gills, but they have actually stayed the same and in certain cases dropped with British Cycling winners. It is so obvious guys like Froome and Wiggins are not clean.

So fifa or whoever organizes the World Cup gives no fux that Russia is hosting.. bet you anything that soccer team doping hard af but they probably have no benefits cause theyre alcoholics

How the heck a whole country get banned? I say we ban them all from all sporting events.

When you retarded yanks chant U.S.A are you chanting for the individual citizens? You're trying to distance them from you as a nation of cheats. Doping is doping. Individual doping is just as bad maybe worse, the athletes themselves are coming up with the idea to cheat. It's in your culture. First of all I'm not a yank, and second, that comment was just pure idiocy. You're just jealous of America like many Brits I know. Americans have dominated the Olympics before PEDs and will continue to dominate for the next 100 years to come. Deal with it.

Amazing that countries like Brazil never get banned - it's almost as if the USA is applying political pressure because Russia intervened in Syria and stopped the USA from toppling Assad and installing a puppet government, much like they did in Afghanistan where the US government grows poppy fields and the country is now addicted to opiods - and the USA makes billions of dollars off the sale of said opiods. Americans are butthurt from all the political losses they suffered against Russia, that's why they put pressure on the corrupt anti-doping and Olympic institutions. A pathetic attempt of revenge.

Simone Biles got a TUE for a banned substance lmao. Go read the article i posted on the first page americans are also juicing they just do it much more carefully. Does America force it's athletes to dope and is it being covered up at a governmental level? It doesn't sound like you're even familiar with the subject and what was going on in Russia. This isn't about cheats. This is about state-sponsored doping. Yea, "lmao" bro...

Russia needs black athletes to get away with it. All it has to do is play the "racist" card and boom! Not banned. No, but more genetic diversity could help them win more medals naturally.

Russia needs black athletes to get away with it. All it has to do is play the "racist" card and boom! Not banned.

Americans = America. It's well known America and Russia are the 2 biggest cheats in world sports. I find it funny that fat yanks are trying to shit on others. America = Country Americans = Individual citizens State sponsored doping is worst than individual doping. End of story.