https://stats.protriathletes.org/athlete/imogen-simmonds
she was 9th in the pto ranking 2023 vs 7th 2024 so you have to write long term doping to follow through your argument …
In this case I’m counting her boyfriend as her team. It’s crazy that someone of her level wouldn’t be more aware of the presence any banned substance in their home. That’s making a bit of an assumption that they were living together but sounds like they were at least spending some quality time together.
This excuse certainly has a larger level of negligence than consuming tainted burritos or eggs. It may be more believable, but there is absolutely more the athlete could have done to prevent it.
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The bloke she’s tagged on Instagram a few times as her inspiration etc (guessing thats the boyfriend) seems to have blocked everyone or gone uber private.
Certainly doesn’t look the bodybuilding type (maybe why he decided he needed help)
ok but in this case when we talk aobut team we talk about dr, coaches physios so i guess you should write boyfriend. but what iam trying to say if what she says is correct that has no impact with coach dr and pyhsio
she has worked with a coach that has been drug suspended while an athelte but thats a long time ago
Maybe she quickly googled “lingandrol doping excuse” and got this result?
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I generally agree with the other elements of your statement etc. But take into account this was probably a urine sample, not blood sample. It changes the plausibility quite a bit in this case.
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In case anyone didn’t know…SARMs are illegal.
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Wrong. SARMs are legal, they’re being used in medicine and have their designation. Their usage in elite sport without TUE is illegal.
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I feel quite confident in saying that being in possession of, as in, in your house, is also a violation of the wada code. I don’t understand how athletes are being let off on this one. Or has this rule changed?
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In what country?
Possession is specific to the athlete. You’d need to establish that the offending item was actually in her possession for it to be a violation. Rule 2.6.1 from the Code. (And no, a partner is not automatically considered Athlete Support Personnel for the purposes of Rule 2.6.2 applying).
So, assuming it was actually in her house (which hasn’t been established, for what it’s worth) is indicative, but not necessarily proof of, the violation. You’d have to prove that it actually was hers.
Time for memes yet?
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It seems like if it really was transferred through intimate contact and the athlete couldn’t be held response in that case, that would be a huge loophole in the system. Why wouldn’t everyone do that if that were the case?
Having said that, if the dose really is too low to give any sort of performance benefit (which seems possible), I don’t think I’d have a problem with her not getting a suspension.
Looking at all of the harmful side effects of the drug I’d be surprised if this was intentional. If a triathlete were to dope, it seems like there would be a different drug of choice.
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Paging Lionel ! Paging Lionel !
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You’ve been on this site long enough to know @rrheisler better.
He is one of the best in the industry. And has more journalistic integrity than anyone I know.
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Based on the date and Kyle Smith’s videos - she was in Taupo already and seemed like they were staying with Kyle but could be wrong. Definitely weren’t “home”
I think it’s a slam dunk case her suspension gets overturned based on precedent alone.
The real issue is how long the legal process takes. The curler was sidelined for almost a year while she appealed
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So her partner smuggled the PEDs into NZ? Or she had got off them a while ago but still had trace amounts in her system 
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Keep in mind in that case she had to wind up appealing to CAS in order to get there.
The canoe case was about six months, from what I could tell.
My best guess from that precedent is that she would not be racing until May at the earliest.