Say it ain't so, Claudia... ... For immediate Release Lausanne, July 3, 2009 Â German Speed Skater Ms. Claudia Pechstein found guilty of Anti-Doping Rules...
Or, rather, say it is so, and tell us absolutely everything about it, including how much, when, with the help of whom, etc. That's the only way we may still...
... This is, of course, the more shocking for us Norwegians. How could Mueller not know this? Does he care that little about his pupils? ... T.B.Hansen...
A sad day for speed skating it is...The full decision (http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=1477) gives some more details. On Feb 6, the day...
Marcel What do you mean by this BTW I just read that not only Ria Visser knew of this case but also Mart Smeets. My point is: why did it took so long (almost 5...
... If so: If he knew, how could he continue the cooperation with Pechstein? If he knew and continued the cooperation, how could he be re-hired by the NSF? I'm...
We have her side from Agence-France Presse: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZk32lny_yJzux9ZkLvifjIxXEHA Paging Robert L. Ripley - believe...
What I recall: There was a flu that had affected e.g. Daniela Anschütz. Then Claudia started and skated the first day, but it was not as good as expected! ...
With my personal experience with the art of medicine and blood tests, I'm the first one to believe any dsuggestion that tests might not be neither accurate nor...
Of course the Argentine speed skating world was shocked as well by the latest ISU-communications, but in spite of that we managed to arrange the first day of...
Marnix Koolhaas
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Jul 4, 2009 10:34 pm
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In a very neat interview on German Television (why don't we have such quality here?) Claudia Pechstein was able to express her side of the story. I saw a...
I read a lot of dope accused sporters trying to defend themselves, but reading her website post (in german), following her 15 years on tele, The Germans vs...
Tim Wolfkamp
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Jul 5, 2009 1:55 pm
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... Considering what has obviously happened in this case - how it has all been handled, I simply can't avoid asking myself the following question: What is...
... Pechstein is gone and she can forget going for her sixth Olympic Winter Games unless she appeals to the CAS. As a matter of fact she can retire right now,...
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Jul 6, 2009 8:51 pm
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Fortunately the 2nd day showed better ice after a light freeze during the night. As soon as daylight permitted, we started working on the track and at 1000h...
Marnix Koolhaas
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Jul 6, 2009 10:44 pm
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For those who understand German: see the letter of a German lawyer For those who don't: either nothing or maybe someone wishes to translate? Wishing all the...
I'll try to translate disclaimer: German is decidedly my third language, so there may be nuances implied in the original letter which has been incorrectly ...
Beatrice Pfister ist als Richterin Mitglied der Disziplinarkommission des Eislauf-Weltverbandes ISU, die Claudia Pechstein wegen eines Dopingvergehens für...
... From: Håkon Mørk To: Speed_skating@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [Skate] Letter from German lawyer/DESG I'll try to...
Everybody asleep or nobody interested? In Ushuaia it is the talk of the town! 500 m 39,50 36,00 1000 m 1.18,50 1.11,00 1500 m 2.00,00 1.49,00 3000 m 4.15,00 ...
Marnix Koolhaas
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Jul 10, 2009 1:32 am
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... Actually, I see a lot of skaters that will miss these marks in Vancouver.... I think that is funny you have to skate faster than what you will skate at...
... When speed skating was Norway's most popular winter sports, the totally amateur participants from 'exotic' countries were always among the public's...