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Darbepoetin .The method used to detect the derivative of epo is Olympic drug testing which is blood test as well as urine test.
this is the article of the 2 russians:
With such eventful and exciting competition at these games it seems a shame to end with big doping scandals just like in Lahti 2001. Hopefully most people will agree it it better to have the scandal and the cheaters caught rather than have them get away with it.
Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova from Russia joined Johann Muhlegg in testing positive to Darbepoetin. All three were caught from an out of competition test taken on Thursday. Although results of B-tests are still to come, the IOC has moved quickly and stripped Muhlegg and Lazutina of the gold medals from the 50km and 30km respectively. However all reports also say that the three skiers will likely get to retain their medals from earlier in the games, despite pretty much certainty that they would have used the drug in preparation for the olympics and benefitted from its effects in all the events.
Darbepoetin, also known as NESP, is supposed to be used for patients suffering from anaemia and is said to be up to 20 times more effective than EPO. A relatively new product (released onto the market last October), it was apparently widely thought that the NESP was unable to be detected, but for once it seems the anti-doping tests are keeping pace with the dopers.
What should still be a concern is that none of the guilty 3 (or "So-Ho Trio" as coined on XC Skiworld) were picked up in numerous post race tests conducted throughout the games. Between them Muhlegg ,Lazutina and Danilova had already won 6 medals, and so must have been tested at least this many times, not to mention the pre-race haemoglobin tests. This demonstrates that it is still possible to cheat and get away with it.
With Muhlegg still (incredibly) protesting innocence and the Russian team seeking to take the matter to court, this scandal is far from over. There are also stories coming in Swedish press regarding targetting of speficic athletes for testing based on the results of blood testing at World Cups earlier in the season. However, this Salt Lake City Couch Special is over. Further reports on the post-olympic happenings will resume in the Summer News section. Though english news reports on cross country skiing seem to have been more available this time around than for previous Olympic Games, hopefully these XC Files have provided Australian readers with a view of the sport not available back home.
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So the Olympic drug testing for Pac and Floyd is just.
this is the article of the 2 russians:
With such eventful and exciting competition at these games it seems a shame to end with big doping scandals just like in Lahti 2001. Hopefully most people will agree it it better to have the scandal and the cheaters caught rather than have them get away with it.
Larissa Lazutina and Olga Danilova from Russia joined Johann Muhlegg in testing positive to Darbepoetin. All three were caught from an out of competition test taken on Thursday. Although results of B-tests are still to come, the IOC has moved quickly and stripped Muhlegg and Lazutina of the gold medals from the 50km and 30km respectively. However all reports also say that the three skiers will likely get to retain their medals from earlier in the games, despite pretty much certainty that they would have used the drug in preparation for the olympics and benefitted from its effects in all the events.
Darbepoetin, also known as NESP, is supposed to be used for patients suffering from anaemia and is said to be up to 20 times more effective than EPO. A relatively new product (released onto the market last October), it was apparently widely thought that the NESP was unable to be detected, but for once it seems the anti-doping tests are keeping pace with the dopers.
What should still be a concern is that none of the guilty 3 (or "So-Ho Trio" as coined on XC Skiworld) were picked up in numerous post race tests conducted throughout the games. Between them Muhlegg ,Lazutina and Danilova had already won 6 medals, and so must have been tested at least this many times, not to mention the pre-race haemoglobin tests. This demonstrates that it is still possible to cheat and get away with it.
With Muhlegg still (incredibly) protesting innocence and the Russian team seeking to take the matter to court, this scandal is far from over. There are also stories coming in Swedish press regarding targetting of speficic athletes for testing based on the results of blood testing at World Cups earlier in the season. However, this Salt Lake City Couch Special is over. Further reports on the post-olympic happenings will resume in the Summer News section. Though english news reports on cross country skiing seem to have been more available this time around than for previous Olympic Games, hopefully these XC Files have provided Australian readers with a view of the sport not available back home.
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So the Olympic drug testing for Pac and Floyd is just.
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