Originally Posted by grassmarket:
“In case anyone is wondering, the Russian doping scandal extends way beyond athletics to many winter sports as well. The World Anti-Doping Agency report gives the following figures for concealed positive tests, although it doesn't name names
24 Skaters
14 Ice Hockey players
13 Skiers (doesn't specify Alpine or Nordic, but there aren't many Russians in top Alpine)
10 Biathlon
8 Bobsleigh
2 Curling
1 Snowboard”
“In case anyone is wondering, the Russian doping scandal extends way beyond athletics to many winter sports as well. The World Anti-Doping Agency report gives the following figures for concealed positive tests, although it doesn't name names
24 Skaters
14 Ice Hockey players
13 Skiers (doesn't specify Alpine or Nordic, but there aren't many Russians in top Alpine)
10 Biathlon
8 Bobsleigh
2 Curling
1 Snowboard”
The 10 biathletes, and 8 bobsleighers constitute pretty well the entire teams (of athletes) in both events. I wonder, how much does Rico Gross know about what was happening dopingwise with his biathletes before he came on the scene in 2015, and if since his arrival, he has cleaned up the situation is his sport.
This whole murky affair will make it very much more difficult for Russian sports to attract the best coaches in all sports, not just wintersports.



