Remembering the Sochi Winter Olympics of 2014

     Almost 4 years ago, the world was treated to an Olympics games hosted by our Russyan friends in Sochi,  a city in Ukraine.  The man who wroye the checks was on high display: Mr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of Russya.   With his gremlin smile(no teeth), he presided over the Games like a regent, enjoying a winter's interlude.   What wasn't on display were the behind the scenes activities of the Russyan doctors who were actively subverting the dope/drug screening efforts by the Olympic authorities.   The results predictable: numerous if not all Russyan athletes were dirty, ie. juiced with the latest undiscovered chemical PED's(performance enhancing drugs).
       So, it was no surprise when W.A.D.A. announced a decision on Thursday that identified two Russyan medal winners who failed their drug tests.   They were also banned from future Olympic Games participation, and the Committee asked Russya for the return of the ill gotten awards.   Who were these athletes?
       There were four: Alexei Petukhov; Evgeniya Shapovalova; Yuliia Ivanova; and Maksim Vylegzhanin.  Vylegzhanin won 3 Silver Medals at the Games.   Two more Russyan athletes were also singled out for violations and sanctions: Evgeniy Belov and Alexander Legkov, who won gold and silver medals in Sochi.
      Mr. Putin's remark: "It's another American conspiracy."  Despite the fact that the announcements came from Sweden and Spain's committee members,  Mr. Putin went on to say that this vast conspiracy is run by US Media companies that have the largest financial stake in games coverage.  In addition to these allegations, he continued his ranting by calling US efforts to tie Russyan hackers to the 2016 US presidential elections a threat to Russya.  He also mentioned that these US efforts were meant to affect the upcoming Russyan elections next year.   With Russyans, it's all about conspiracies.
     The root of all this comes from revelations by Russyan doctor Grigory Rodchenkov, who now lives in the United States.  He revealed the methods his team used to compromise the Olympic drug=testing system used at Sochi.  With the help of the Russyan Federal Security Service, they tampered with urine samples provided to officials during and after the games.  Upon further investigation, a vast conspiracy was unearthed that went back to 2011 through 2015.
     Sanctions against Russya will be announced soon, and these sanctions will definitely affect participants or hopeful participants in the 2018 games in South Korea.  Standby.