Simona Halep suspended for positive doping test taken at US Open

[MargaretMcAleer]

That's sweet that she has Patrick's and Cahill's unwavering support. It still doesn't change the results that were found or magically produce evidence to the contrary.

I agree Kskate, I mean her coaches dont live with her? they just see her at practice sessions etc, might go out to dinner at tournaments, also it is up to a player to know and understand what they can and cant put in their bodies, maybe at times if ill their doctors can advise a player, the onus is on the player noone else.

 

[Jelenafan]

You know the powers that be don’t go after the Halep’s of tennis. If they are going to “take someone down” so to speak, they are going after a bigger name like Serena Williams over Halep. Having said that, they aren’t going to fake things because paper trails and whistleblowers exist. In an age where people are super critical about testing and clean sports not only in regard to athletes but governing organizations, it has no logic going after someone if the results don’t warrant it.

Just Hypothetically:

Well if you’re cough..cough..cough..the current worlds # 1 to avoid embarassment to the sport they may ask you to “retire” for X number of months and request your computer ranking points be removed immediately cough.cough..cough. ; )

Just Hypothetically

 

[Front242]

Simona Halep cannot play victim card as her doping mystery deepens

Simona Halep is playing the victim card beautifully, just like her tennis strokes. The latest is her missile attack on social media on Saturday after the

firstsportz.com

 

[Moxie]

While they’re at it, they should strip Sharapova of her 2014 French Open Title and declare “no winner” that year as Simona was her finals opponent. : (

It's worth remembering that the drug that Sharapova got in trouble for had only been banned the month prior, so it was legal when she used it in 2014. I have no interest in being a Sharapova apologist, but that's just the facts.

 

[tossip]

Just Hypothetically:

Well if you’re cough..cough..cough..the current worlds # 1 to avoid embarassment to the sport they may ask you to “retire” for X number of months and request your computer ranking points be removed immediately cough.cough..cough. ; )

Just Hypothetically

Joostine sudden retirement comes to mind.The year that she retired she was winning everything and boom she was gone.

 

[Moxie]

Simona Halep cannot play victim card as her doping mystery deepens

Simona Halep is playing the victim card beautifully, just like her tennis strokes. The latest is her missile attack on social media on Saturday after the

firstsportz.com

I have not really caught up on all of this story, and I look forward to the video that @tented posted above, but I'm going to say this: they all do this. They claim innocence, and whine about victimhood, and there is definitely the court of social media to play to.

As to Patrick M and Cahill supporting her, I don't completely agree with those above that that's not self-interested. I think they have to back her, since they coached her. Sure, it's possible that she did what she did without them knowing, and it would take a LOT to convince me that Cahill isn't as honorable as they come, BUT...it does reflect on them, a bit, in that I think even an ex-coach needs to back the player, in the interest of future work. It won't hurt them to have supported her, because, as everyone seems to think, they well might not have known.

 

[Jelenafan]

It's worth remembering that the drug that Sharapova got in trouble for had only been banned the month prior, so it was legal when she used it in 2014. I have no interest in being a Sharapova apologist, but that's just the facts.

Here are some facts:
The way she used the drug was specifically as a performance enhancing stimulant, not for the express purpose the medication was originally made for, in fact the manufacturers categorically denied her “medical” reasons. She would use it before matches and did not inform her regular medical team of her usage. Nor did she go to her regular physician for her so called “prescription”. You better believe you strip her ass of that French Title whery Mary Jo Fernandez later ooded and ahhed Sharapova’s “new found endurance”.

I’’m sure some chemical enhancers there is “lead” time before they are officially banned but the cheaters know exactly why they are using them.

Many baseball players used “legal” methods ( creatine, etc) of performance enhancing drugs but have not been admitted to the HOF because they used a chemical stimulant soley for its performance enhancing attributes, violating the spirit of the law.

In the same spirit exclude her from the tennis hall of fame.

Sharapova’s excuses are flagrant & shameless. Mocking others by claiming to be pre diabetic and have a heart condition. The Spin Queen.

 

[the AntiPusher]

I have not really caught up on all of this story, and I look forward to the video that @tented posted above, but I'm going to say this: they all do this. They claim innocence, and whine about victimhood, and there is definitely the court of social media to play to.

As to Patrick M and Cahill supporting her, I don't completely agree with those above that that's not self-interested. I think they have to back her, since they coached her. Sure, it's possible that she did what she did without them knowing, and it would take a LOT to convince me that Cahill isn't as honorable as they come, BUT...it does reflect on them, a bit, in that I think even an ex-coach needs to back the player, in the interest of future work. It won't hurt them to have supported her, because, as everyone seems to think, they well might not have known.

I still haven't seen the final between Serena and Simona's perfect Wimbledon finals match. I know that one really needs to be reevaluated

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Another statement from Simona Halep saying that the ITIA wants to delay her hearing again.

While the ITIA via their representative Nicole Sapstead was publicly state 3 days that the ITIA ' has remained committed to engaging Ms.Halep in an empathetic, efficient and timely manner, they were at the same time officially requesting the Tribunal to delay my hearing - for the third time.
The ITIA publicly states one thing whole privately doing another, I have repeatedly asked for my hearing and the ITIA has repeatedly sought to delay it.
When is it going to stop?. I ask the question once again. Acting this way in contrary to my rights.

Simona Halep

 

[Kieran]

Another statement from Simona Halep saying that the ITIA wants to delay her hearing again.

While the ITIA via their representative Nicole Sapstead was publicly state 3 days that the ITIA ' has remained committed to engaging Ms.Halep in an empathetic, efficient and timely manner, they were at the same time officially requesting the Tribunal to delay my hearing - for the third time.
The ITIA publicly states one thing whole privately doing another, I have repeatedly asked for my hearing and the ITIA has repeatedly sought to delay it.
When is it going to stop?. I ask the question once again. Acting this way in contrary to my rights.

Simona Halep

Probably they’re building their case? I doubt they’re going to rush things in case they get it wrong? She wants to make this look like something else, maybe?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Probably they’re building their case? I doubt they’re going to rush things in case they get it wrong? She wants to make this look like something else, maybe?

Agree, I dont think they will rush their case either, as now there are 2 separate issues, Simona complaining I feel wont help her cause

 

[Sundaymorningguy]

I wish they would go into more detail about this second issue and it’s proximity to her first incident.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Just read this interesting article from Jelena Dokic former No 4 in the world regarding Simona Halep's Athlete Biological Passport,

Dockic explained the inconsistencies found in Simona's ABP suggest that the intake of the banned substance was going on for some time rather than it being a single contamination event and that the recent new allegations are far worse then the initial doping test.
Of course the officials are now taking their time, with the new allegation of her Athlete Biological Passport.

 

[Moxie]

Here are some facts:
The way she used the drug was specifically as a performance enhancing stimulant, not for the express purpose the medication was originally made for, in fact the manufacturers categorically denied her “medical” reasons. She would use it before matches and did not inform her regular medical team of her usage. Nor did she go to her regular physician for her so called “prescription”. You better believe you strip her ass of that French Title whery Mary Jo Fernandez later ooded and ahhed Sharapova’s “new found endurance”.

I’’m sure some chemical enhancers there is “lead” time before they are officially banned but the cheaters know exactly why they are using them.

Many baseball players used “legal” methods ( creatine, etc) of performance enhancing drugs but have not been admitted to the HOF because they used a chemical stimulant soley for its performance enhancing attributes, violating the spirit of the law.

In the same spirit exclude her from the tennis hall of fame.

Sharapova’s excuses are flagrant & shameless. Mocking others by claiming to be pre diabetic and have a heart condition. The Spin Queen.

Thanks for that, and know that I 100% believe that Maria was abusing a loophole. It's just that the "powers that be" seem to use the loopholes, so I had to point it out. And my understanding that it was her connections in Russia that got her the drug, as she couldn't get it in the US. (Maybe I'm wrong on that?) Totally agree she should be excluded from the Tennis Hall of Fame.

 

[Moxie]

Just read this interesting article from Jelena Dokic former No 4 in the world regarding Simona Halep's Athlete Biological Passport,

Dockic explained the inconsistencies found in Simona's ABP suggest that the intake of the banned substance was going on for some time rather than it being a single contamination event and that the recent new allegations are far worse then the initial doping test.
Of course the officials are now taking their time, with the new allegation of her Athlete Biological Passport.

The video that @tented put up on the previous page from Tennis Channel is useful to understand how the biological passport explains use over time. There are still questions as to how that works, but it does seem the more damning. Players have gotten off of a single use claiming all kinds of random contaminations, but the passport is supposed to show repeated use, and is meant to be less than a one-off.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

The video that @tented put up on the previous page from Tennis Channel is useful to understand how the biological passport explains use over time. There are still questions as to how that works, but it does seem the more damning. Players have gotten off of a single use claiming all kinds of random contaminations, but the passport is supposed to show repeated use, and is meant to be less than a one-off.

Yes I have read that, as I posted before this new allegation of her ABP is most concerning, than the initial doping test

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Simona Halep will be out of the Top 50 next week. She likely wont have a ranking after Toronto this year. This doping case has been an absolute mess. The wait fro a trial is never ending.

 

[Kieran]

Simona Halep will be out of the Top 50 next week. She likely wont have a ranking after Toronto this year. This doping case has been an absolute mess. The wait fro a trial is never ending.

I don’t think she can blame anyone but herself, but I reckon the case is taking a long time to come to trial because they know that Simona will arrive armed with a fistful of Johnnie Cochranes to haggle the minutia and try get her off something she’s guilty of, based on a technicality.

Kind of like what Novak tried to do in Australia…

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

I don’t think she can blame anyone but herself, but I reckon the case is taking a long time to come to trial because they know that Simona will arrive armed with a fistful of Johnnie Cochranes to haggle the minutia and try get her off something she’s guilty of, based on a technicality.

Kind of like what Novak tried to do in Australia…

Of course she is to blame, though in a way I wish this trial was over and done with, though with the new evidence on her athletic passport, it will take longer to process, she has a lot to answer,

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Breaking News!

Simona Halep has just had her first hearing today, will have another round tomorrow. She is waiting for the first verdict in 2 weeks!
There's a good chance she'll face 2 years suspension, which she'll likely appeal.