MOSCOW - Five Russian race-walkers, including three Olympic gold medallists , were banned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday.
[b]Authentic Orlando Magic Jerseys[/b] .Bans of three years, two months were handed to Olympic champion Sergei Kirdyapkin and Olga Kaniskina, as well as 2011 world champ Sergei Bakulin. All three doping cases backdated to late 2012.The dates mean Kirdyapkin remains eligible to defend his mens 50-kilometre title at the 2016 Olympics.Valery Borchin, an Olympic gold medallist in 2008, was banned for eight years from October 2012 for a second doping offence, while Vladimir Kanaykin was banned for life for a repeat offence.The bans do not affect any Olympic medals, although five world championship gold medals and a silver medal from 2009 and 2011 may be re-awarded.The world championship results affected are Kaniskinas 20K wins from 2009 and 2011, Borchins 20K wins in 2009 and 2011, and Kirdyapkins win in the 50K in 2009. In addition, Kanaykin could lose his 20K silver medal from 2011.Further sanctions could still apply for Bakulin and Kirdyapkin after photos posted online appeared to show them competing at a Russian meet last month, when they were suspended pending the ruling.The IAAF has said it is investigating both of them, and further sanctions could rule the pair out of next years Olympics.Kaniskina has retired and moved into coaching as head of Russias training centre, which appears to be in violation of her ban.All five athletes bans are based on the findings from their biological passports, which track anomalous blood values over long periods of time.As well as their bans from late 2012, each of them has had results annulled for select periods of preceding years.Those periods do not include the 2012 Olympics for any of the five athletes except for Borchin, who did not finish his only race at the London Games, the mens 20K.In the case of Kirdyapkin, who won the mens 50K, his ban is written to allow his 2012 results from June 12 to Oct. 14 to stand, in between periods in which other results have been annulled.The Russian Anti-Doping Agency general director Ramil Khabriev said in a statement that the periods of the annulled results were chosen for purely scientific reasons.Having analyzed the profiles of the athletes blood, taking into account the opinion of leading invited hematology experts, a decision was taken on the annulment of results for those periods when abnormal results were detected, he said.The five athletes had all been suspended since late 2012 with no public announcement until the International Association of Athletics Federations confirmed that situation to The Associated Press this week.Khabriev said the delay was because the IAAF passed the cases to the Russian athletics federation for adjudication, but he said the federation lacked the resources to deal with the specificity of biological passport cases.Khabriev said processing of the cases resumed only this summer after the agency started to investigate the Russian race-walking training centre for multiple doping violations. During the course of that investigation, he said the agency obtained the biological passport data and began its own analysis.The Russian athletics federation and the national anti-doping agency both faced accusations of misconduct in a documentary broadcast last month by German TV channel ARD.The federation was accused of operating a systematic doping program, while agency employees were accused of covering up positive tests by leading athletes.In a statement on Tuesday, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko criticized the federation, which he said had allowed a situation to develop which goes against our state anti-doping policy, which we have done very much to propagate.Mutko said he could not intervene directly but called on the federation to consider staffing and structural changes in the national team.
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[b]Cheap Orlando Magic Jerseys[/b]. The Maple Leafs struggled to generate any scoring chances. Mason Raymond was unable to get off a shot on a breakaway attempt, and Toronto put no shots on goal during its first power play. "From the beginning we werent ready to play," Gardiner said. "We gave up two pretty quick ones and no one really played well. Their top two lines are as good as most teams first lines." About the only facet of the game that didnt go well for the Sharks was their struggling power play, which failed to convert on six chances and is 2-for-54 over the past 17 games. Even a two-man advantage for 1:34 late in the second period couldnt do the trick but it didnt matter as San Jose was firmly in control. The Sharks also allowed a short-handed goal by Gardiner in the third period. It was an action-packed first period that featured three goals, two replay reviews and one fight as San Jose took a 2-1 lead on goals by Vlasic and Burns. In one dizzying 28-second stretch, the Sharks took the lead when Matt Nieto took the puck away from Gardiner behind the net and fed Vlasic in the high slot for a slap shot that made it 1-0 with his first goal in 37 games. Just 25 seconds later, Gardiner made up for his mistake when he scored on a give-and-go with Raymond following a turnover in the offensive zone by Havlat. On the ensuing faceoff, former Maple Leafs enforcer Mike Brown fought Troy Bodie. The Sharks had one apparent goal by Wingels waved off when referee Dave Jackson ruled he intended to blow the whistle before Wingels poked in a loose puck. "I thought it was a good goal, but I guess they didnt see it that way," Wingels said. "But the team responded after that. You can get frustrated and kind of sulk about it or react the way our team did and thats to score a few more after that. It was a good response." Just minutes later, Jackson waved off another apparent goal by Burns before being overruled on replay. NOTES: Vlasic was plus-5 for the game. ... Sharks F Raffi Torres missed the game with soreness. ... Maple Leafs D Cody Franson was scratched because he was sick. ' ' '
MOSCOW - Five Russian race-walkers, including three Olympic gold medallists , were banned by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday. [b]Authentic Orlando Magic Jerseys[/b] .Bans of three years, two months were handed to Olympic champion Sergei Kirdyapkin and Olga Kaniskina, as well as 2011 world champ Sergei Bakulin. All three doping cases backdated to late 2012.The dates mean Kirdyapkin remains eligible to defend his mens 50-kilometre title at the 2016 Olympics.Valery Borchin, an Olympic gold medallist in 2008, was banned for eight years from October 2012 for a second doping offence, while Vladimir Kanaykin was banned for life for a repeat offence.The bans do not affect any Olympic medals, although five world championship gold medals and a silver medal from 2009 and 2011 may be re-awarded.The world championship results affected are Kaniskinas 20K wins from 2009 and 2011, Borchins 20K wins in 2009 and 2011, and Kirdyapkins win in the 50K in 2009. In addition, Kanaykin could lose his 20K silver medal from 2011.Further sanctions could still apply for Bakulin and Kirdyapkin after photos posted online appeared to show them competing at a Russian meet last month, when they were suspended pending the ruling.The IAAF has said it is investigating both of them, and further sanctions could rule the pair out of next years Olympics.Kaniskina has retired and moved into coaching as head of Russias training centre, which appears to be in violation of her ban.All five athletes bans are based on the findings from their biological passports, which track anomalous blood values over long periods of time.As well as their bans from late 2012, each of them has had results annulled for select periods of preceding years.Those periods do not include the 2012 Olympics for any of the five athletes except for Borchin, who did not finish his only race at the London Games, the mens 20K.In the case of Kirdyapkin, who won the mens 50K, his ban is written to allow his 2012 results from June 12 to Oct. 14 to stand, in between periods in which other results have been annulled.The Russian Anti-Doping Agency general director Ramil Khabriev said in a statement that the periods of the annulled results were chosen for purely scientific reasons.Having analyzed the profiles of the athletes blood, taking into account the opinion of leading invited hematology experts, a decision was taken on the annulment of results for those periods when abnormal results were detected, he said.The five athletes had all been suspended since late 2012 with no public announcement until the International Association of Athletics Federations confirmed that situation to The Associated Press this week.Khabriev said the delay was because the IAAF passed the cases to the Russian athletics federation for adjudication, but he said the federation lacked the resources to deal with the specificity of biological passport cases.Khabriev said processing of the cases resumed only this summer after the agency started to investigate the Russian race-walking training centre for multiple doping violations. During the course of that investigation, he said the agency obtained the biological passport data and began its own analysis.The Russian athletics federation and the national anti-doping agency both faced accusations of misconduct in a documentary broadcast last month by German TV channel ARD.The federation was accused of operating a systematic doping program, while agency employees were accused of covering up positive tests by leading athletes.In a statement on Tuesday, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko criticized the federation, which he said had allowed a situation to develop which goes against our state anti-doping policy, which we have done very much to propagate.Mutko said he could not intervene directly but called on the federation to consider staffing and structural changes in the national team. [b]Orlando Magic Shop[/b] . The Packers, Lions and Bears were a combined 35-15 and as long as Jay Cutler can say healthy, all three could make the playoffs in 2012. 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Brent Burns, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Marty Havlat added goals. Antti Niemi made 19 saves. Jake Gardiner scored twice for the Maple Leafs, who looked worn down one night after an emotional 3-1 win over the Ducks in coach Randy Carlyles return to Anaheim. James Reimer made 42 saves. "It seemed like there was one puck and they had it," Carlyle said. "We didnt get a chance to play with it." Pavelski scored San Joses final two goals to give him 34 for the season as he got the best of his matchup against his U.S. Olympic linemates Phil Kessel and James Van Riemsdyk. The two Toronto stars combined for a minus-7 rating going against lines centred by Logan Couture and Joe Thornton, and Van Riemsdyk was flattened on a hit by teammate Dion Phaneuf. "They played a lot in Anaheim last night so we wanted to wear them down," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "We felt that we could go at them with two lines, both Cooch and Jumbos. It didnt really matter." The Sharks took over the game with a dominant second period in which they put 15 of the first 16 shots on net and scored the only two goals. Wingels got it started when he flattened Peter Holland with a hard check in the defensive zone and then got in position to deflect Justin Brauns point shot off the ensuing rush for his 15th goal. Just 1:19 later, the Sharks went up 4-1 when Pavelski took a pass from Thornton and beaat Reimer, giving him 400 NHL points. [b]Cheap Orlando Magic Jerseys[/b]. The Maple Leafs struggled to generate any scoring chances. Mason Raymond was unable to get off a shot on a breakaway attempt, and Toronto put no shots on goal during its first power play. "From the beginning we werent ready to play," Gardiner said. "We gave up two pretty quick ones and no one really played well. Their top two lines are as good as most teams first lines." About the only facet of the game that didnt go well for the Sharks was their struggling power play, which failed to convert on six chances and is 2-for-54 over the past 17 games. Even a two-man advantage for 1:34 late in the second period couldnt do the trick but it didnt matter as San Jose was firmly in control. The Sharks also allowed a short-handed goal by Gardiner in the third period. It was an action-packed first period that featured three goals, two replay reviews and one fight as San Jose took a 2-1 lead on goals by Vlasic and Burns. In one dizzying 28-second stretch, the Sharks took the lead when Matt Nieto took the puck away from Gardiner behind the net and fed Vlasic in the high slot for a slap shot that made it 1-0 with his first goal in 37 games. Just 25 seconds later, Gardiner made up for his mistake when he scored on a give-and-go with Raymond following a turnover in the offensive zone by Havlat. On the ensuing faceoff, former Maple Leafs enforcer Mike Brown fought Troy Bodie. The Sharks had one apparent goal by Wingels waved off when referee Dave Jackson ruled he intended to blow the whistle before Wingels poked in a loose puck. "I thought it was a good goal, but I guess they didnt see it that way," Wingels said. "But the team responded after that. You can get frustrated and kind of sulk about it or react the way our team did and thats to score a few more after that. It was a good response." Just minutes later, Jackson waved off another apparent goal by Burns before being overruled on replay. NOTES: Vlasic was plus-5 for the game. ... Sharks F Raffi Torres missed the game with soreness. ... Maple Leafs D Cody Franson was scratched because he was sick. ' ' '