From what i have heard, from several credible sources, someone on the us women's team tested positive. As of now only the persons family, roommate, and usa swimming know, but im sure it will begin to leak out. Nothing matters though until we get results of the B test.. which could be a few days or even weeks. Not sure when the test was taken, but probably trials. I will try to post more information when I get it, but if anyone could confirm or post what they know, im sure it would be appreciated
I'm still giving her the benefit of doubt. The negative-positive-negative results are strange ...
It probably means that she was near the threshold to trigger a positive result. They set the threshold fairly high enough to guard against too many false positives and to be able to make a good court case (beyond a reasonable doubt, and all that). This is also the reason they also need a positive result from the B sample.
A negative result does not mean the absence of all traces of PEDs in the sample. Think about testing blood alcohol levels: just because one isn't above the legal intoxication limit doesn't mean the person didn't have any drinks.
I assume all the proper analytical protocols were followed (if they weren't, I don't think we would have gotten to this point), so there is no question in my mind that she had the PED in her system.
How it got there -- accidental, intentional, with the coach's blessing, whatever -- is another story and maybe isn't relevant anyway.
I'm still giving her the benefit of doubt. The negative-positive-negative results are strange ...
It probably means that she was near the threshold to trigger a positive result. They set the threshold fairly high enough to guard against too many false positives and to be able to make a good court case (beyond a reasonable doubt, and all that). This is also the reason they also need a positive result from the B sample.
A negative result does not mean the absence of all traces of PEDs in the sample. Think about testing blood alcohol levels: just because one isn't above the legal intoxication limit doesn't mean the person didn't have any drinks.
I assume all the proper analytical protocols were followed (if they weren't, I don't think we would have gotten to this point), so there is no question in my mind that she had the PED in her system.
How it got there -- accidental, intentional, with the coach's blessing, whatever -- is another story and maybe isn't relevant anyway.
