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| | Maria Sharapova Tests Positive For Hotness | | Added 8 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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The big news yesterday was that Maria Sharapova failed some drug test using some recently banned substance. We all know every single chick in sports uses crap, and I would bet my life that one of the Williams’ sisters is on some hard sh%t. Yes, you know who! The one that looks like a brother […]
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| | Maria Sharapova was warned five times about the banning of meldonium | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Maria Sharapova tested positive for a banned substance. The test was conducted in January, during the Australian Open, on the same day that Serena Williams beat Sharapova in the quarterfinal. Maria was praised and given very gentle treatment on Monday when she came out and announced the doping issue. Her story is that she?s been taking this medication for 10 years, and that she simply didn?t ?click the link? in an email about the updated Banned Substances List, so she didn?t know. As I said in an earlier post, there were already some issues and disbelief with that version of her story, simply because Sharapova is one of the most well-staffed and well-managed players on the circuit. Even if she didn?t click the link, her management and her coach would have certainly been keeping up with the additions to the banned substances, right? Right. So, then there?s this new story ? apparently, Sharapova was warned FIVE TIMES about the new meldonium ban.
Maria Sharapova was warned at least five times by tennis authorities that the drug meldonium had been banned in the month before she failed a doping test at the Australian Open. In addition, the Russia’s athletics federation has today said it had repeatedly warned athletes and coaches not to take meldonium.
Sharapova, 28, announced on Monday that she had been caught in a doping test after taking the drug, which became a banned substance in January. The five-times Grand Slam winner claimed that it was an honest mistake, as she had taken the drug, sold as Mildronate in Russia, for ten years and had failed to notice that it had been banned.
However, three correspondences from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and two from the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) were sent to players containing warnings that meldonium was to be banned, according to the Times. In addition, the World Anti-Doping Agency had also give players notice of the new ban as early as September last year.
This followed a statement by the Russian athletics federation (ARAF) on Wendesday entitled: ‘To the attention of sports people and coaches. The ARAF has on multiple occasions warned sports people, coaches, and support staff that, since Jan. 1 this year meldonium is included in the list of the banned substances.’
[From The Daily Mail]
At some point, it becomes willful ignorance and willful ignorance is never an excuse. Except that I don?t even think this is willful ignorance: it seems more and more like she was just blatantly lying.
Meanwhile, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington has chimed in, and she makes a similar point, saying:
“As an athlete, you check everything and you have other people checking everything too – especially as the rules regularly change. Even if I just had a headache and picked up some painkillers from the pharmacy, I checked everything. I was so efficient because I never wanted to be caught out by something that wasn’t my fault. Maria has said she didn’t read the updated list [of banned substances] properly – I’m not going to lie, I haven’t read letters properly in the past. But she should have a support team around her that is checking all of this. Surely they would have known? My coach always knew what I was taking.”
[From The Daily Mirror]
And again, that?s where Sharapova?s story keeps falling apart. So she somehow missed the FIVE warnings. So she didn?t click on a link. But she has a whole team of professionals around her, some of the best people in the tennis world. She wants you to believe that no one on her team was on top of this?
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| | Maria Sharapova admits she doped, tested positive for a banned substance | | Added 8 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Yesterday, Maria Sharapova called a press conference to announce that she had tested positive for a banned substance. The drug is Meldonium, a prescription medication which (she claims) is for a magnesium deficiency. She has been taking the drug for years, but as of January 1st of this year, the drug was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency?s banned list, a fact that Sharapova didn?t know (apparently). The World Anti-Doping Agency added Meldonium to their banned list because ?of evidence of its use by athletes with the intention of enhancing performance.” Here?s Sharapova?s press conference:
Sharapova said: ?I did fail the test. I take full responsibility for it. I made a huge mistake. I let my fans down. I let my sport down?I don’t want to end my career this way. … I know many of you thought I was retiring. But if I was ever going to announce my retirement it would not be in this downtown Los Angeles hotel with this fairly ugly carpet.” A strange moment to be so judgy about a carpet, right?
The International Tennis Federation could possibly ban Sharapova for up to four years, and as of now, she?s been ?provisionally banned,? meaning there are going to be further tests and the lawyers will be getting involved. Forbes points out that the bigger damage would be if Sharapova lost sponsors and advertising deals, because even though she?s only won five Grand Slam titles in her career, she?s the most sponsor-heavy woman in tennis, and she makes $30 million a year from all of her endorsements. Compare that to Serena Williams, who has 21 Grand Slam titles and makes less than half of Sharapova from endorsements and advertising.
In fact, there?s a reason why ?Serena? was trending Twitter during the same time that ?Sharapova? was trending. A lot of tennis fans were comparing and contrasting and what-if-ing this situation. Like, would the public reaction be SO different if Serena was the one to come out and discuss a positive doping test? Yes, it would be. It?s also worth noting that Sharapova tested positive on the same day that Serena beat her in the Australian Open quarter-final. As in, even a doped-up Sharapova couldn?t beat Serena Williams.
Oh, and here’s an update on the sponsorship stuff: Nike has already suspended their $70 million contract with Sharapova. She’s had that deal since 2010, and it was for eight years.
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| | Maria Sharapova Sightings At Chanel Show during S/S 2016 Paris Fashion Week | | Added 9 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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Here is Maria Sharapova arriving at the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2016 in Paris, France.
This dress is a waste of great legs…that butt tho.
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| | Maria Sharapova Looks Great at SELF Made Woman Q&A Event | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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| | Maria Sharapova Bikini Pictures | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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Good news! Now that Wimbledon’s over, it looks like Maria Sharapova can finally focus on the truly important stuff, you know, like hanging out in a bikini. And yeah, I know these shots aren’t the best quality, which is a little disappointing. But not nearly as disappointing as the fact that Maria didn’t invite me […]
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| | Maria Sharapova Shows Off Hot Bikini Body on Vacation in Cabo | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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Here are Maria Sharapova and her boy friend Grigor Dimitrov mixing results during Wimbledon but now they are enjoying their holidays and showcasing their athletic bodies together in Los Cabos, Mexico.
Maria having a great ass is a surprise! Thought she’s be too skinny to have such an amazing.
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| | Maria Sharapova Luscious Legs at Roland Garros Trophy Photoshoot in Paris | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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Here is Maria Sharapova was at her stunning best as she showed off her new French Open trophy for a photo shoot in front of the Eiffel Tower.
The Russian claimed her second title at Roland Garros with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-4 win over Simona Halep on Saturday ? her first Grand Slam since winning the same tournament back in 2012.
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| | Maria Sharapova's Leg Show Celebration! | | Added 10 years ago | Source: HollywoodTuna |
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So I’m guessing Maria Sharapova must’ve won the French Open or something, and this trophy ceremony isn’t just to celebrate the fact that Maria gave me the biggest pants fire I’ve had in months thanks to this leg show of hers. I mean, I know the pants thing is a pretty momentous occasion over here […]
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| | Maria Sharapova Back Bikini on the Beaches of Cancun | | Added 10 years ago | Source: Dickism |
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Here is Maria Sharapova showing off her long limbs in a bikini on Tuesday in Cancun, Mexico.
The 26 year old enjoyed the warm sun and clear water in a black bikini that showed off her lean torso. The blonde star wore her hair in a messy yet chic updo and added a pair of black designer shades to her look.
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