Evidently one of the curlers tested positive for doping too. I question that because what advantage would someone in that sport gain from it?
I asked my wife the same thing. It would be akin to doping for a chess tournament.
Those curling stones are heavy. :)
That's what I was wondering. Curling looks like it is mostly about skill (accuracy) and strategy. It doesn't look particularly physically taxing. Yes, the stones are heavy, but it appears most of the push comes from leg muscles. You take turns rotating through the team etc so you're only delivering a couple per round.
Seems to me if you need to "dope" to compete in curling that's pretty pathetic. Tough guy, olympic athlete... {snort} Has to dope to compete in an event easily done by women and other men who have day jobs and do this as a hobby.
Keep them awake?
Ten ends (innings) per game, eight stones per end, and they sweep their asses off for the majority of those 80 stones.
It’s cold in those curling venues (obviously), but you’ll see many foreheads with sweat beading after a couple of ends.
The Russian guy has denied it; dunno about this latest girl.
Dope so you can make the legendary overhand pitch in curling to keep you opponent’s stones from blocking you.