Canadian Drug Cheats

[evfenton78]

Interesting to learn that Canadians have drug cheats too. Do hey get suspended? No, they get a gold medal.

In 1998 at the Winter Olympics held in Nagano, Japan, a Canadian snowboarder by the name of Ross Rebagliati won the first ever snowboard Gold medal in the Men's Giant Slalom.

Rebagliati later tested positive for marijuana and was promptly stripped of his gold medal by the International Olympic Committee. Rebagliati 'claimed' that he was an 'innocent victim' because before leaving for Japan he was at a party where other people were smoking marijuana and as a result he had ingesting second hand smoke.

The lawyers were brought in and Rebagliati appealed the IOC's decision. He was supported by the Canadian Olympic Association. In the end Rebagliati was reinstated as the gold medallist.

Marijuana (like a diuretic) is not a performance enhancing drug however was a banned drug on the IOC's list.

It would be interesting to know what the self proclaimed 'world's leading expert on drugs in sport', Richard Pound thought of this anadian 'Drug Cheat'. But at the end of the day its comforting to know the Canadians are as tough on 'drug cheat' as we are.

http://www.healthwatcher.net/Olympics/olympics.html

[JUBJUB]

Originally posted by evfenton78


It would be interesting to know what the self proclaimed 'world's leading expert on drugs in sport', Richard Pound thought of this anadian 'Drug Cheat'. But at the end of the day its comforting to know the Canadians are as tough on 'drug cheat' as we are.

http://www.healthwatcher.net/Olympics/olympics.html

Wouldn't Richard Pound have been vice-president of the IOC at the time ?
The IOC are the most corrupt organisation in the world.Even the Mafia have more respect.

[DaveW]

Originally posted by evfenton78
Marijuana (like a diuretic) is not a performance enhancing drug however was a banned drug on the IOC's list.

For what reason is it on the list then? I've always found that strange.

[GoEagles]

Originally posted by JUBJUB
Wouldn't Richard Pound have been vice-president of the IOC at the time ?
The IOC are the most corrupt organisation in the world.Even the Mafia have more respect.

Yes Pound would have been in the running for Juan Antonio Samaranch's job along with Kevan Gosper, Thomas Bach (?) from Germany, that Anita lass from the States and Jaques Rogge.

Some IOC members were corrupt and have been removed from the Organisation, while a small few are still around - possibly John Coates who took bribes from the SLOC.

[Jim Boy]

Originally posted by DaveW
For what reason is it on the list then? I've always found that strange.

I think most illegal recreational drugs are verbotim, bloody spoil sports. I remember the marijuana incident at the time, I think they were looking for a get-out as it was feared that pretty much every snow-boarder was going to be positive to marigooarna.