Maria Sharapova

[PaPaD]

Banned two years for juicing! The only reason I ever watch tennis! Damn........

Maria Sharapova Receives Two-Year Tennis Ban for Doping

 

[Fairwaysplitter3320]

Banned two years for juicing! The only reason I ever watch tennis! Damn........

Maria Sharapova Receives Two-Year Tennis Ban for Doping

maybe she'll just show up in the mini skirts and hang out and the tournaments.

 

[TEA Time]

Was expecting pictures... I am disappoint.

 

[azgreg]

 

[Wi-Golfer]

And yet Serena Williams somehow passes the tests?

 

[azgreg]

To be fair Sharapova was taking this stuff before it was on the banned list. I think the penalty is a bit harsh.

 

[subsonic]

As if Tennis needed to hurt its popularity.

 

[subsonic]

 

[xamilo]

To be fair Sharapova was taking this stuff before it was on the banned list. I think the penalty is a bit harsh.

It is true in some way, but she knew the substance was going to be in the banned list the next year and she still kept using it a long time kind of defying the limits. When the list came on a reciprocal level, she was caught on using it after the announcement of its future illegality and so she was punished

 

[azgreg]

It is true in some way, but she knew the substance was going to be in the banned list the next year and she still kept using it a long time kind of defying the limits. When the list came on a reciprocal level, she was caught on using it after the announcement of its future illegality and so she was punished

Hence the suspension. I didn't argue otherwise. However, two years is way too much, and I suspect on appeal it will be reduced to a year starting in January.

 

[SiberianDVM]

My GF says that she would like some of what Maria was taking.

 

[xamilo]

Hence the suspension. I didn't argue otherwise. However, two years is way too much, and I suspect on appeal it will be reduced to a year starting in January.

Not arguing, just curious. Why would you think one year should be a good enough suspension?

 

[azgreg]

Not arguing, just curious. Why would you think one year should be a good enough suspension?

First time offender.

 

[eclark53520]

I think she should only be banned until she tests negative for the substance X 2.

So from positive test , to negative test = 2 months, total suspension = 4 months.

 

[xamilo]

I think deliberately taking something which you know it's going to be banned on next year regulation is as bad as taking any other enhancing drug. I do believe longer bans and stronger punishment sets a precedent on younger athletes to at least be a bit more skeptical con taking any other their substances. If I break a world record, win millions of dollars and ten tournaments in a year on enhancing drugs, and then I get a 4 months suspension, it kind of seems to have been worth it in some way (what would a 4 month suspension, for example, change on Sharapovas life? She's been injured longer than that!). In some way it is stealing along from the other competitors, lowering their records due to someone enhanced winning them instead, etc.

I do believe a two year ban to be the least she should be getting and I do expect every substance abuse to be penalized harder on sports every time