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I heard something today that said the drugs she is getting suspended for weren't banned until just this year.
I heard something today that said the drugs she is getting suspended for weren't banned until just this year.
Her body was about done for tennis, she has plenty of money (over $100 million net worth), and she still has her looks......the woman will do very fine going forwards. She was at times fun to watch on the court.
the shrieking is annoying and I have seen Maria practice for years at the ATP Mason, Ohio. and guess what-she and a few others-like Vika Azarenka and a lower ranked but much louder Bolleteri student-M Larcher De Brito-dont seem to be doing their ear splitting nonsense while practicing. so I think that it should be banned or at least sanctioned at some point.
BTW Sharapova isn't anywhere near being one of the best looking players in person. Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Madison Keyes, Garbine Mugurruza, Martina Hingis, the Pliskova sisters, Laura Robson, Andrea Petkovic, and Julie Goerges are all far prettier in person and most of them have far nicer personalities
Shrieking Sharapova-once the most endorsed female athlete in the world-has been dealt a 2 year suspension by the WTA. Meaning she won't worry about having Serena destroy her in the 2016 games as was the case in London. She is appealing this claiming her drug use was medically necessary. Given the current state of Russian anti doping efforts, she may have a tough row to hoe.
So was Sharapova trying to get super-powered endurance or treat a heart condition, as she claimed on Monday? It’s true that athletes from Russia and the former Soviet countries are having a particularly hard time obeying WADA’s rules on drug use, and that meldonium seems especially popular with athletes from that region. Also, Grendiks says the appropriate course of treatment for a heart condition is four to six weeks, not the 10 years that Sharapova says she used it.
The Original Users of Meldonium, Sharapova?s Banned Drug? Soviet Super-Soldiers | WIRED
Ya ya, we know why she took it, but why didn't she stop? I mean if you are a $100+ million plus empire that is some really sloppy office work right there, to not notice the upcoming ban, and make plans.
This drug was always legal so she took this drug for 10 years, but then 3 WEEKS after it's banned she fails the test. The 2 year ban is seems very excessive. IMO a fair thing to do would be after she failed that test to get a hold of her face to face, tell her that drug is now illegal, and we'll be back to test you in 2 months. If you're not clean by then you're banned for life. That way there would be no misunderstandings, no mix-ups.
But with her looks, and contacts, and endorsements(she lost some but I'm sure she still has some sponsors and endorsements) she'll still make millions. She's almost 30, which in women's tennis is pretty much over the hill anyway. She can just use this suspension to move onto something else. Quite honestly I'm surprised she stuck with playing tennis as long as she did. She was making much more money off the court, she should have bowed out 3 years ago or so.
What I dont get, is why 2 years, when the banning panel acknowledged that it was by mistake and there was no intent... and yet they ban her the same as one that does it deliberate and with worse drugs... makes no sense. I suspect she will win her appeal and the ban will be 6 months to a year instead, which means by the time she gets the appeal heard then the ban will have been served.
the shrieking is annoying and I have seen Maria practice for years at the ATP Mason, Ohio. and guess what-she and a few others-like Vika Azarenka and a lower ranked but much louder Bolleteri student-M Larcher De Brito-dont seem to be doing their ear splitting nonsense while practicing. so I think that it should be banned or at least sanctioned at some point.
BTW Sharapova isn't anywhere near being one of the best looking players in person. Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Madison Keyes, Garbine Mugurruza, Martina Hingis, the Pliskova sisters, Laura Robson, Andrea Petkovic, and Julie Goerges are all far prettier in person and most of them have far nicer personalities
What I dont get, is why 2 years, when the banning panel acknowledged that it was by mistake and there was no intent... and yet they ban her the same as one that does it deliberate and with worse drugs... makes no sense. I suspect she will win her appeal and the ban will be 6 months to a year instead, which means by the time she gets the appeal heard then the ban will have been served.
Speaking of shrieking... :lol:
What I dont get, is why 2 years, when the banning panel acknowledged that it was by mistake and there was no intent... and yet they ban her the same as one that does it deliberate and with worse drugs... makes no sense. I suspect she will win her appeal and the ban will be 6 months to a year instead, which means by the time she gets the appeal heard then the ban will have been served.
Nike is going to stick with her: http://www.newsweek.com/maria-sharapova-tennis-sport-468266
What I dont get, is why 2 years, when the banning panel acknowledged that it was by mistake and there was no intent... and yet they ban her the same as one that does it deliberate and with worse drugs... makes no sense. I suspect she will win her appeal and the ban will be 6 months to a year instead, which means by the time she gets the appeal heard then the ban will have been served.
she was cheating for 10 years, taking it specifically to gain a competitive advantage. The mistake was allowing her to get away with it until now
Christine Brennan said Shriekapova deserved the ban
Brennan: Maria Sharapova, world-class cheater
and apparently she has some support from Sir Andrew Murray
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/mar/10/maria-sharapova-andy-murray-ban-drugs-test-meldonium
The hell she was. The drug she was taking was legal until 3 months before she was "busted".
That is like saying you have broken the speed limit for the last 10 years, because now the state has set the speed limit down from 50 miles an hour to 40... and hence you are a law breaker and deserve to go to prison because of your "law breaking" the last 10 years.
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