Topic spans: 1983 - 2004
Going for Dope: Canada and Drugs in Sport
From stimulants to steroids, growth hormones and even gene therapy, high-performance athletes routinely risk everything in their quest for gold. Canada has had its share of drug headlines, from disgraced Pan Am weightlifters to the Ben Johnson scandal and the Dubin Inquiry. In recent years, Canadian scientists, athletes and officials have been first out of the blocks in the race to keep sports safe and fair.
Photo of steroid bottles and pills by Will Waldron, Associated Press/Albany Times Union
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Beckie Scott: from bronze to silver to gold
Broadcast Date: May 19, 2002
Beckie Scott is Canada's first cross-country skiing Olympic medallist, capturing the bronze in the pursuit event at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. But crossing the finish line only marks the start of her Olympic odyssey. The gold and silver medallists fail drug tests later in the Games, opening the door for Scott to move up the podium. As we hear in this interview, Scott wonders if she'll be the first athlete to ever win gold, silver and bronze in the same race.Beckie Scott: from bronze to silver to gold
• Beckie Scott, from Vermillion, Alta., began cross-country skiing at age seven. She represented Canada at the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, placing 45th, 47th and 51st in her three events.• At the 2002 Olympic Games, Scott initially finished third in the pursuit event, as well as 4th in the 10-kilometre classic event, 5th in the sprint and 8th in the 4x4km relay.
• Pursuit gold medalist Olga Danilova and silver medalist Larissa Lazutina, both of Russia, failed drug tests in other events, but the International Olympic Committee initially disqualified them from only the races where they failed their tests. Both skiers were caught using darbepoetin, which enhances endurance by stimulating the production of oxygen-carrying red blood cells.
• In December 2002, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that the skiers should be stripped of all their medals and results from the Games. Scott was awarded the silver medal in October 2003. On June 28, 2004, Beckie Scott was awarded the gold medal at a ceremony held for her in Vancouver.
• The gold medal made Beckie Scott North America's first Olympic cross-country skiing champion. She remains one of skiing's most vocal promoters of drug-free sport.
Beckie Scott: from bronze to silver to gold
Medium: Radio
Program: The Inside Track
Broadcast Date: May 19, 2002
Guest(s): Beckie Scott
Host: Robin Brown
Duration: 8:58
Last updated:
May 29, 2009
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