Published on November 29th, 2010 | by Alan Abrahamson

Are the Russians truly committed to doping-free sport?

The Russian Ski Assn. — and, by extension, all of Russian Olympic sports — is under significant scrutiny because numerous Russian athletes have been caught doping. With the next Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi, the Russians have been making a big show of being committed to competing doping-free. Yet this report from fasterskier.com raises significant questions about whether, in fact, it’s just a show — whether the Russians truly are committed to clean sport or they have now found an end-around the rules.