The Catlin Perspective

The Olympic doping scandal surrounding Kamila Valieva is one of the darkest moments the Olympic movement has ever faced. The system is struggling to contain the intense anger generated in all of ...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2022/02/18/scandalous-skating-substances-at-the-heart-of-the-valieva-doping-scandal-and-alternatives/

Is the World’s Best Figure Skater another Example of Russian Doping or an Innocent Victim of Contamination? By Oliver Catlin Halfway through and the 2022 Beijing Olympics are spinning thanks to...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/trimetazidine-russian-doping-affair-in-beijing-has-olympic-movement-doing-a-twizzle/

These Russian or Eastern European drugs seem to be alternatives to prohibited drugs but if they are not yet defined as prohibited then using them is not yet considered doping. Continue reading �...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2021/08/11/russian-doping-of-a-different-sort-russian-and-eastern-european-drugs-hiding-in-plain-sight-as-alternative-doping-agents/

By Ryan Connolly Earlier this week, the United States Congress moved closer to establishing federal criminal penalties for international doping fraud conspiracies, such as the Russian Doping scan...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2019/10/24/house-of-representatives-passes-rodchenkov-anti-doping-act/

On Sunday at the Gateway Cup in St. Louis, professional bike racer David “Gutt” Guttenplan finished with the orange Colavita Overall Leader Jersey on his back after becoming the USA CRITS 201...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2018/09/07/in-a-victory-for-clean-sport-david-guttenplan-takes-the-orange-jersey-as-usa-crits-2018-season-champion/

David “Gutt” Guttenplan had a vision. He’d been a professional bike racer since 2003, specializing in criteriums, popular cycling races requiring a mix of speed, endurance, and strategy. An...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2018/08/31/david-guttenplan-and-support-clean-sport-on-eve-of-big-victory/

As the Tour de France rolls onto stage 7, few in the general public know of the story of 21-year-old Linas Rumsas, but they need to consider it. Especially on this day, July 13, 2018, the 51st an...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2018/07/13/lives-in-the-balance-why-doping-does-matter/

We watched with the rest of the world as the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games unfolded. In the face of tense politics, doping scandals, and other controversy, the Olympic ideals still shined...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/2018-pyeongchang-winter-olympic-games-review/

My father, Dr. Don Catlin, has always been one of the most frank and open experts in the anti-doping industry. That is in part what attracts media to him still today. Yet, this style poses challe...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2018/02/06/wada-epo-testing-methodology-remains-sound-and-strong-despite-colvert-case-discussion/

We welcomed reading the Sept. 22 New York Times opinion piece from Grigory Rodchenkov on Russia’s state-sanctioned doping and the response to date by the Olympic community. Vladmir Putin has no...

https://thecatlinperspective.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/response-to-grigory-rodchenkov-and-vladimir-putin-on-russian-doping-debacle/