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Roger Allen3 said:yeah, whatever:-) Kostich has their first goalie. sure, those guys from New York gave him hell, but only in one game. 😬
frozentiger6 said:It’s not like David did anything wrong on purpose. He was just taking some cold medicine, maybe something for a sore throat. Turns out one of the substances in that stuff is on the banned list.
In theory, you take some nasal spray, a throat lozenge, or even some damn Advil, and suddenly they declare you positive.
I’m thinking David might make a comeback in the second half, and hopefully, he'll absolutely demolish the Spaniards—and everything else on that court.
feralbison62 said:We just need one game against them and we’re playing.😬
It looks like those silly evening news outlets—it seems our dear Spaniard friends actually pulled a fast one on us.
http://www.nytimes.com
Dominikovic's results from Santa Barbara came back negative
The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee conducted doping tests on nine selected players during our handball team's training camp in Santa Barbara. Among them was David Dominikovic. Today, the lab results arrived from Vienna.
- The good news is that all results were negative, including Dominikovic's. I was very relieved to hear that. I am confident that the "B" urine sample from December 20th will also be negative and that David will rejoin us shortly. What truly matters is that the entire coaching staff and all the players stand firmly behind David. - said Lino Červar. (dm)
Nathan Kern9 said:It turns out the guy knew he’d failed the drug test, so he just kept quiet about it. And it wasn't even a heavy steroid; it was a diuretic, something used specifically to flush doping agents out of the system...
As for the fact that Dominikovic tested clean on our domestic tests? We can take that straight to the bank—meaning, we can forget about it. Of course he's clean now; the substance has already left his body. Once the B-sample results come back, they'll show exactly what the situation was at the time.
And what if this is some Spanish setup?
Are the Spaniards really that low? Why would they go through all that trouble in a sport that isn't even globally massive? (No offense intended, but let's be honest: only about ten countries play handball at a high level, and you can see how predictable it is by looking at the betting odds during the World Championship—favorites had odds lower than 1.05 in eleven of the first twelve games). Would they really risk sabotaging a player who plays in their own league? Think about the scandal that would cause, not just for Spanish handball, but for the integrity of sports everywhere. Even if someone wanted to frame us, wouldn't they do it smarter? They’d wait until the World Championship was in full swing or when we were actually on the verge of winning a medal.
Look, the fact is, the man doped. Yet, here at home, the media is painting it as no big deal, staying silent about what he actually used. I suspect the B-sample is going to be a massive blow to us.
The easiest excuse is to claim he was framed. Sure... just like Ben Johnson, or those other athletes caught in similar scandals.
Justin Ward4 said:That’s exactly what I’m saying, but it seems like being objective is just a foreign concept around here.
Nathan Kern9 said:And honestly, if I were just making stuff up, I'd be kidding myself. I live and breathe American handball—it’s my actual job, and I know this sport inside and out.
Nathan Kern9 said:But what if this was some kind of setup by the Spaniards?
I mean, are Spaniards really that desperate to rig a match in a sport that isn't even globally massive—no offense intended, but let's be real, there are maybe ten countries actually playing handball at a world-class level, and you can tell just by looking at how the favorites have odds lower than 1.05 in basically every single one of the first twelve games of the World Championship—that they'd risk rigging a player who plays right there in their own backyard? I mean, come on people, that would be such a massive scandal, not just for their handball program but for the integrity of sports everywhere... and honestly, if anyone were actually going to fix something, they’d be smarter about it, like causing chaos during the tournament itself, or waiting until we actually win a medal, God willing...
Larry Thomas said:Look, from what I can gather, nobody should be pointing fingers at the Spaniards here. Not really. If there was any wrongdoing, it wasn't the Spanish Government itself—it would have been their Handball Federation. They're the ones looking out for their own interests.
Larry Thomas said:Did the Mexicans miss out because the SICG fell apart, or did they just fail to qualify?
frozentiger6 said:They didn't make the cut, they got knocked out by the Czechs.
rowdymoose24 said:So when the hell are we actually getting those Type B test results for Dominic? I mean, come on, the second round is right around the corner...
