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Russia Banned for Olympics!

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after evidence emerged of widespread doping but some of its athletes will be allowed to compete under the tag of "Olympic Athlete of Russia," the IOC said on Tuesday.

The International Olympic Committee also decided to suspend Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) president Alexander Zhukov as an IOC member given that his membership is linked to his position as chief of the ROC who have been suspended from the Games.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko was also banned from any future participation at the Olympic Games.

The IOC told a news conference that the Schmid report confirmed "the systematic manipulation of the anti-doping rules and system in Russia."

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by Anonymousreply 99February 21, 2018 12:15 AM

^Russia Banned from Olympics

by Anonymousreply 1December 5, 2017 6:18 PM

Has Trump tweeted his outrage yet?

by Anonymousreply 2December 5, 2017 6:19 PM

The only course of action. The Committee finally got something right.

by Anonymousreply 3December 5, 2017 6:19 PM

I miss Olga Korbut

by Anonymousreply 4December 5, 2017 6:22 PM

The figure skaters are going to be pretty upset!

by Anonymousreply 5December 5, 2017 6:38 PM

Will the Olympics feel the same without them? What will Putin say?

by Anonymousreply 6December 5, 2017 7:17 PM

Haha!

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by Anonymousreply 7December 5, 2017 7:34 PM
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by Anonymousreply 8December 5, 2017 7:36 PM

No one cares

by Anonymousreply 9December 5, 2017 7:36 PM

Oh believe me, Russia cares! Why do you think they invested so much time and money with all of that doping in the first place?

by Anonymousreply 10December 5, 2017 7:38 PM

We will bury us!

by Anonymousreply 11December 5, 2017 7:46 PM

No Collusion!

by Anonymousreply 12December 5, 2017 7:54 PM

My thoughts on this current development:

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by Anonymousreply 13December 5, 2017 8:18 PM

Has Trump tweeted yet?

by Anonymousreply 14December 5, 2017 8:23 PM

GOOD!

by Anonymousreply 15December 5, 2017 8:46 PM

Poor Russia. They poured all of that money into their doping regime, in an effort to try and Make Russia Great (at sports) Again, and look how it ended up for them!

by Anonymousreply 16December 5, 2017 9:22 PM

Now they need to go after China in the summer games.

by Anonymousreply 17December 5, 2017 9:36 PM

I hope this ban extends all the way straight to the 2020 Games.

by Anonymousreply 18December 5, 2017 9:37 PM

Now if Russia could be banned from the planet, we might make some progress.

by Anonymousreply 19December 5, 2017 9:41 PM

Betcha Trump'll pull the US out in solidarity with his pal.

by Anonymousreply 20December 5, 2017 9:43 PM

I wonder when Trump will tweet?

by Anonymousreply 21December 5, 2017 9:44 PM

I don't understand the news reports about Russia considering "boycotting" the Games in response. How can they boycott something that won't let them in?

by Anonymousreply 22December 5, 2017 9:55 PM

I'm sure their enterprising whores (i.e., all their women), will make the journey down from Vladivostok. Someone has to get the vodka and krokodil money.

by Anonymousreply 23December 5, 2017 10:59 PM

In related news, water is wet.

by Anonymousreply 24December 5, 2017 11:01 PM

Figure skaters & individual athletes can still compete with the "neutral" team, as long as they prove they are clean.

by Anonymousreply 25December 5, 2017 11:05 PM

What's the "neutral" team?

by Anonymousreply 26December 5, 2017 11:09 PM

😂 Hahahaha 😜

by Anonymousreply 27December 5, 2017 11:09 PM

Dear Lord in Heaven!

by Anonymousreply 28December 5, 2017 11:31 PM

Depend on an attack or incident at the Games then.

by Anonymousreply 29December 5, 2017 11:33 PM

More worldwide sanctions for Russia!

by Anonymousreply 30December 5, 2017 11:34 PM

Neutral team is a team that not connected to any country. They compete as an "independent"

by Anonymousreply 31December 5, 2017 11:42 PM

The documentary Icarus on Netflix about the doping scheme is really great. The director/star of the film also flashes his ass a few times early in the film.

by Anonymousreply 32December 5, 2017 11:46 PM

Which they will never do as it would be beyond degrading to the Motherland.

by Anonymousreply 33December 5, 2017 11:46 PM

*compete under the neutral banner, I mean

by Anonymousreply 34December 5, 2017 11:47 PM

Are the figure skaters doped up, too?

by Anonymousreply 35December 5, 2017 11:47 PM

I am sure they will blame the USA for this somehow.

by Anonymousreply 36December 5, 2017 11:56 PM

Or Hillary!!!!

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by Anonymousreply 37December 5, 2017 11:58 PM

They're gonna focus extra hard on those midterms now, out of spite.

by Anonymousreply 38December 6, 2017 12:05 AM

More depressing news for depressing Russia

by Anonymousreply 39December 6, 2017 12:06 AM

Putin's gonna be piiiisssseed!!! Great move - similar to 2016 but a full ban is highly unusual.

I'm loving it - tell that to the deplorables.

by Anonymousreply 40December 6, 2017 12:07 AM

Russia has one great shot at a gold in figure skating (ladies) but she’s said she won’t compete as an independent.

by Anonymousreply 41December 6, 2017 12:08 AM

R34 in 1992 Olympic with the break-up of the Soviet Union, the team was forced to compete under the "Unified" banner

by Anonymousreply 42December 6, 2017 12:09 AM

But But her emails!

Trump just tweeted #CrookedHillary doped thoughout her campaign and she still got to run. How is this fair to Russia? #SoUnfair

by Anonymousreply 43December 6, 2017 12:10 AM

When an athlete competes under the "neutral" flag they compete as an independent and they don't represent any country. They compete representing themselves, hence being an independent

by Anonymousreply 44December 6, 2017 12:11 AM

WTF is Dump going on about at R43? What an idiot, per usual.

by Anonymousreply 45December 6, 2017 12:20 AM

With the Russians out of the figure-skating competition, does that mean that Ashley Wagner will finally win an Olympic medal higher than bronze?

She's probably hyper-ventilating right now.

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by Anonymousreply 46December 6, 2017 12:24 AM

R46 they are NOT out of the competition, They can still compete as an independent under the Neutral team

by Anonymousreply 47December 6, 2017 12:27 AM

Putin will probably kill any athlete who dares compete as "neutral."

by Anonymousreply 48December 6, 2017 12:31 AM

Alternatively, he will force everyone to compete as neutral and just pretend they're competing for Russia. They can always Photoshop the uniforms for their propaganda newspapers.

by Anonymousreply 49December 6, 2017 12:33 AM

R47, --- R41 said the main contender in the ladies event won't compete as an independent - so they are in fact out.

I just wondered if Wagner will still be throttled by the Koreans, Japanese and Chinese, or if the poor gal now stands a chance.

by Anonymousreply 50December 6, 2017 12:36 AM

[quote] Alternatively, he will force everyone to compete as neutral and just pretend they're competing for Russia. They can always Photoshop the uniforms for their propaganda newspapers.

Exactly they did the same thing in 1992 with the "unified" team

by Anonymousreply 51December 6, 2017 12:36 AM

Yeah, but they weren't banned for doping in 1992..

by Anonymousreply 52December 6, 2017 12:39 AM

Sad - the Russian trannies were ready to sweep the ladies' competitions in all categories.

Ashley Wagner said "I'm not a quitter" last week....right after she quit at a Grand Prix event. She's worse than Gracie Gold and will come home empty handed.....and empty headed, as usual.

by Anonymousreply 53December 6, 2017 12:40 AM

[quote] Yeah, but they weren't banned for doping in 1992..

The point is that the athletes were stateless back then, like they are right now

by Anonymousreply 54December 6, 2017 12:42 AM

Tonya, shouldn't you be taking whatever it is you take for your dry-pussy disease?

by Anonymousreply 55December 6, 2017 12:44 AM

I actually liked both Gracie Gold and Sasha Cohen. Sure, they fucked up their jumps and landed on their assess a lot, but they had a nice style. Cohen was like a ballerina and Gold was a living Barbie doll.

by Anonymousreply 56December 6, 2017 12:51 AM

Oh well, look on the bright side: at least they still have their vodka and Krokodil.

by Anonymousreply 57December 6, 2017 1:18 AM

"Has Trump tweeted yet?"

He had agreed to set his hair on fire and be the torch he carries for Russia.

by Anonymousreply 58December 6, 2017 1:25 AM

lol.

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by Anonymousreply 59December 6, 2017 1:33 AM

Great news! Now, MAYBE I'll have a shot at the gold!

If I can stop falling on my ass!

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by Anonymousreply 60December 6, 2017 1:34 AM

Has Adelina Sotnikova released a statement yet?. Bitch is lucky she won when she did.

Dope and judge collusion aren't so hard to figure.

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by Anonymousreply 61December 6, 2017 1:38 AM

Even North Korea is heading to the Olympics.. pretty degrading for Russia!

From Olympic hosts in 2014 to Olympic banned!

by Anonymousreply 62December 6, 2017 1:40 AM

R45, that was just my parody tweet. Thinking of applying for a job with the Orange.

by Anonymousreply 63December 6, 2017 1:43 AM

[quote][R45], that was just my parody tweet. Thinking of applying for a job with the Orange. —R43

You're hired! That read just like a Dump tweet. Then again, it did strike me as being better written than his usual stuff, which ought to have been the tipoff...

by Anonymousreply 64December 6, 2017 1:49 AM

[quote]Has Adelina Sotnikova released a statement yet?. Bitch is lucky she won when she did.

Are you implying my win was rigged? And not due to my gorgeous turnout, timeless artistry and superior jump mechanics?

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by Anonymousreply 65December 6, 2017 1:51 AM

R46, no American Lady is likely to medal even without Russia. Japan, Catelyn Osmond (Canada) and Carolina Kostner (Italy) are the most likely beneficiaries. The highest ranked American woman this season is 12th internationally--Bradie Tennell and, no, you've never heard of her.

It's not even clear, at this point, if Ashley will get on the team, let alone medal.

by Anonymousreply 66December 6, 2017 2:02 AM

Sucks for Russia!

by Anonymousreply 67December 6, 2017 3:02 AM

[quote] Bradie Tennell and, no, you've never heard of her.

Oh yes we have. Famous for cutting cheese instead of ribbons.

by Anonymousreply 68December 6, 2017 3:09 AM

So no statement from Putin, eh?

by Anonymousreply 69December 6, 2017 4:11 AM

Ah, so Canada will have a shot at Gold now?? If only they had a decent men's skater, they could sweep the gold in all events.

by Anonymousreply 70December 6, 2017 4:33 AM

The Olympics isn't just figure skating--- there are probably other sports where non-Russian countries will do better than expected.

by Anonymousreply 71December 6, 2017 4:34 AM

As usual, Russia under Putin only has itself to blame.

by Anonymousreply 72December 6, 2017 4:38 AM

Hmmmm Time for a comeback! Fear me bitches!!!!

by Anonymousreply 73December 6, 2017 5:13 AM

Poor dumb Russian cunts!

by Anonymousreply 74December 6, 2017 5:58 AM

Good, should have happened years ago. Giving the Olympics to Russia was no different than giving them to the Nazis.

by Anonymousreply 75December 6, 2017 6:05 AM

Unfortunately the use of drugs extends far beyond Russia. You want to ban Russia, then ban China and the US and a host of other nations that are also approving or looking the other way on drug use.

by Anonymousreply 76December 6, 2017 6:06 AM

Do you imagine for one second that the Olympic committee hasn't been looking at all the major nations? The problem with the massive Russian doping operation has been public knowledge for a long time. All nations are not the same, and Russia is by far the worst offender.

by Anonymousreply 77December 6, 2017 6:10 AM

This is a HUGE blow to all of Russia!

by Anonymousreply 78December 6, 2017 7:57 AM

Russians don't care about lying, cheating and stealing. In their country, these actions are seen as noble. It doesn't matter if it's politics or sports, as long as they "win." They have no "right or wrong" conscience.

by Anonymousreply 79December 6, 2017 9:59 AM

The Russian people are the scum of the earth, wading aimlessly in the shallow end of a vodka-filled gene pool.

by Anonymousreply 80December 6, 2017 10:21 AM

Is this bitch laughing now?

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by Anonymousreply 81December 6, 2017 6:06 PM

[quote]they are NOT out of the competition, They can still compete as an independent under the Neutral team

What's the point of the ban if the Russian athletes can still compete?

by Anonymousreply 82December 6, 2017 8:45 PM

They can compete, but they cannot wave Russian flags.

by Anonymousreply 83December 7, 2017 2:03 AM

Their stateless, basically. Nothing they do reflects on Russia, and they have to get some sort of special dispensation from the Olympic committee to compete. It's not like the Russian team just shows up like normal.

by Anonymousreply 84December 7, 2017 2:52 AM

Ban US

by Anonymousreply 85December 7, 2017 5:14 AM

Haha!

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by Anonymousreply 86December 7, 2017 5:46 PM

Merry Christmas, Russia!

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by Anonymousreply 87December 7, 2017 5:46 PM

Losers!

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by Anonymousreply 88December 7, 2017 5:49 PM

So what are Russian athletes going to do now with all of this spare time? LOL

by Anonymousreply 89December 12, 2017 2:24 PM

The Russians are angry about the Olympic, liken it to "racism" and "genocide!"

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by Anonymousreply 90December 12, 2017 2:31 PM

Poor Russia!

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by Anonymousreply 91December 18, 2017 7:38 AM

Poor Russia. I wonder if they are watching the Olympics?😂

by Anonymousreply 92February 10, 2018 5:45 AM

A lot of athletes still made it down there.

Fuck them.

At least no Russia flag or anthem. Fuck them all to hell.

by Anonymousreply 93February 10, 2018 5:57 AM

Russia was banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics. However, the IOC said athletes who could prove they weren’t doping could compete as “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” or OAR. So there are 150 Russian athletes competing this year. They marched in grey under the IOC flag.

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by Anonymousreply 94February 10, 2018 6:05 AM

They shouldn't have been allowed at all.

Fuck Putin.

by Anonymousreply 95February 10, 2018 6:08 AM

I propose a modest solution:

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by Anonymousreply 96February 10, 2018 6:09 AM

How degrading, r94. And drab, ugly uniforms too.. sad!

by Anonymousreply 97February 10, 2018 6:18 AM

Too bad for them!

This is how Russia should always be dealt with. Banned and ignored from the rest of the world!

by Anonymousreply 98February 10, 2018 10:00 PM

No golds for Russia, or excuse me, Olympic Athletes from Russia, excuse me!! I guess it's hard for them to win golds without doping?

by Anonymousreply 99February 21, 2018 12:15 AM
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