ריקי גארארד, טירון השנה של משחקי הקרוספיט 2017, שלקח את המקום השלישי בהופעה יוצאת דופן – נתפס על שימוש בחומרים אסורים. הבדיקה נעשתה אחרי האיוונט האחרון במשחקי הקרוספיט.
CrossFit HQ הכריזה שריקי יאבד את התואר שלו לאלתר, יחד עם הפרסים שקיבל לאורך התחרות שהצטברו לסכום של 76,000 דולר. בנוסף, ריקי מנוע מלהשתתף בתחרות רשמיות של קרוספיט עד שנת 2021. הזמנתו לתחרות ה-CrossFit Invitational השנתית, בוטלה גם כן.
ריקי הוא אחיו של בן גארארד, מתחרה גיימס גם הוא. ג'סטין ברג, המנהל הכללי ל הגיימס, אמר: "היסטורית, כישלון בבדיקת סמים נבע בעיקר מחוסר בקיאות בפוליסיה שלנו בנוגע לטיפולי החלפת הורמונים לאתלטים מאסטרים. במקרים אחרים אלו היו אתלטים ממקצה היחידים והקבוצות שהשתמשו בתוספים המכילים חומרים אסורים שלא מצוינים על התווית".
"המקרה של גארארד לא נראה כמו טעות אנוש, ואנחנו מתייחסים לכך בחומרה רבה".
זו הפעם השניה, שזוכה פודיום נתפס על שימוש בחומרים אסורים בהיסטוריה של הקרוספיט. בפעם הראשונה, זה היה סקוט ג'ונס – מתחרה ממקצה המאסטרים של שנת 2016.
פטריק ולנר הקנדי, הוא כעת האיש השלישי בעל הכושר הגופני הטוב ביותר בעולם לשנת 2017 – זהו למעשה מיקום זהה לזה שלקח בשנה שעברה.
ההחלטה של קרוספיט להוציא הודעה על תוצאות הבדיקה ולהפעיל סנקציות על ריקי, היא החלטה שראויה להערכה שכן ברור שהיא מטילה דופי במפעל הקרוספיט גיימס שהיא עמלה עליו קשות. יהיה מעניין לראות איך הדיון אודות הידיעה הזו יתפתח בהמשך.
התגובה של גארארד
As you can appreciate my world has come crashing down, it is heart breaking & it's hard to comprehend that I am in this position. On the pursuit of becoming all I could be as a CrossFit athlete, I have obviously taken the rules & boundaries to the very edge. I looked into, researched & was willing to dabble into ways that could improve my performance legally & within the rules, with no intention whatsoever to be a cheat. I was taking the same supplements at The CrossFit Games as I did at The Pacific Regionals. Therefore, I didn't feel the need to change anything. I thought I was legitimately competing within the rules with no unfair advantage over others. But, after further investigation & very specific testing it has been revealed that my research has failed me & I have received a positive test for SARMS. To be clear these supplements were taken in tablet form with nothing ever injected. Everyone in life makes mistakes, it's how you learn from them that separates the great from the mediocre. These actions don't define me, this sport doesn't define me. It's the lessons & growth of my character that truly matter. In time, I know this will be the best thing that ever happened to me. I wanted the title, I wanted to win & I was willing to do everything in my power to achieve that goal. Not for one second should you take away the hard work, sacrifice & dedication of my efforts. At 23 years old I have a lot of years left in my life, I have endured the process & I have become something because of it. In the end, I am apart of their sport, The CrossFit Games. They have rules, guidelines & policies to abide by. I have unintentionally fucked up, their evidence has proven me guilty & I will own my actions day by day for the rest of my life. I really hope The CrossFit Games continues to tighten up their testing procedures, enforce the same level of strictness to all other competitors like they have to me & they continue to strive towards a legit drug free sport. It's tough to be on the receiving end when I know and have seen other top athletes in the sport intentionally out smarting the system, getting away with it & ruining the integrity of the sport. *continued
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As you can appreciate my world has come crashing down, it is heart breaking & it's hard to comprehend that I am in this position. On the pursuit of becoming all I could be as a CrossFit athlete, I have obviously taken the rules & boundaries to the very edge. I looked into, researched & was willing to dabble into ways that could improve my performance legally & within the rules, with no intention whatsoever to be a cheat. I was taking the same supplements at The CrossFit Games as I did at The Pacific Regionals. Therefore, I didn't feel the need to change anything. I thought I was legitimately competing within the rules with no unfair advantage over others. But, after further investigation & very specific testing it has been revealed that my research has failed me & I have received a positive test for SARMS. To be clear these supplements were taken in tablet form with nothing ever injected. Everyone in life makes mistakes, it's how you learn from them that separates the great from the mediocre. These actions don't define me, this sport doesn't define me. It's the lessons & growth of my character that truly matter. In time, I know this will be the best thing that ever happened to me. I wanted the title, I wanted to win & I was willing to do everything in my power to achieve that goal. Not for one second should you take away the hard work, sacrifice & dedication of my efforts. At 23 years old I have a lot of years left in my life, I have endured the process & I have become something because of it. In the end, I am apart of their sport, The CrossFit Games. They have rules, guidelines & policies to abide by. I have unintentionally fucked up, their evidence has proven me guilty & I will own my actions day by day for the rest of my life. I really hope The CrossFit Games continues to tighten up their testing procedures, enforce the same level of strictness to all other competitors like they have to me & they continue to strive towards a legit drug free sport. It's tough to be on the receiving end when I know and have seen other top athletes in the sport intentionally out smarting the system, getting away with it & ruining the integrity of the sport. *continued
A post shared by Ricky Garard (@rickygarard) on Oct 4, 2017 at 1:28am PDT
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