Drug Testing at US Halfpipe Grand Prix

Olympic athletes? Show me your list of HUNDREDS of past Olympians with drug/crime problems, I seriously doubt this, and think you're pulling it out of thin air. Sure there's a few, but most have gone on to do speaking tours or become reps for brands and do advertising work which requires a squeaky clean image. Not your "pro football" players, or NHL/basketball or w/e. It's a different level of play. I know a lot of "athletes" out there have issues with crime or drugs. You can find a problem/issue with any demographic. Most of the Olympic athletes are clean for the period leading up to and during the games. (else they'd be caught by WADA's extensive drug testing, they show up at random, anyplace anytime and demand samples, you aren't allowed to refuse.) Why should there be an exception for halfpipe?

Even then, I'm sure once they know they're in contention for being on their countries Olympic team they make the sacrifice and take a break from whatever it is for a few months to stay clean.

Are you that naieve to think the IOC/FIS would approve marijuana useage? I'm just trying to explain the reasons behind it being a banned substance, not necessarily a standpoint.

As for your reasoning on alcohol, show me an alcoholic Olympic athlete. It must be pretty damn hard to train in the gym and do sport specific training while leading up to the games with a drinking problem that has you wasted every waking hour. Sure, they party after comps, and get hammered and have fun. But I can assure you they're not drinking and getting shitfaced every weekend prior/during. They'd be kicked off the team.

Oh yeah, because I'm sure all these high level Olympic athletes are chugging back a bottle of jack and getting hammered before they do their cross country race, hockey game, short track speed skating, or alpine skiing event. There's totally a need for breathalyzing, especially after they're willing to throw away YEARS of training and time getting ready for this one moment to get loaded/have a quick drink.

 Are you serious?

You said you could find hundreds of articles on athletes who were using drugs while competing and I only see one. Where are all the rest? And yes, I'm willing to bet all that media over Phelp's marijuana use REALLY hurt his careeer/image/endorsements from sponsors. I said most, not all. Find where I said never.

Pretty sure the few athletes that do get into trouble don't continue competing in the Olympics. And most of the time they get dropped by their sponsors and not invited back on the team. I even said MOST, NOT ALL, Olympians maintain a pretty clean image. Most of these offenses are POST olympic competition, not priors during training or the actual event. It's years after, or they've retired. Generally speaking you don't have that many Olympic level athletes with on going substance abuse issues. It would be nearly impossible to maintain that training and competition schedule, plus i'm willing to bet the coaches would notice and kick their ass off the team. These guys are only human, and LIKE I SAID you will find these cases within any demographic.

I've trained with Bode down in SA in the summer when I was still racing and I can tell you he sure as hell wasnt getting high or drunk for those 4 weeks while training. He may have been late on hill, or refused to strip to spandex, ooooh rebel! Like I mentioned EARLIER AS WELL most athletes will party post competition, or in the off season. Find me an athlete who competed at the Olympics hammered. Not just Bode racing at spring series drunk (which is the end of the season and a points giveaway to younger racers, means nothing to him.) Nice try.

I'm sorry im so blatantly wrong, all these Olympic athletes are drunk and high all the time, especially while competing and training. WADA must be a joke, and everyone is using, hell most olympians are criminals or wife beaters too, which is probably why most of them go on talk circuits at highschools. Allowing them to smoke up and get high is a great example to send to children. Ski halfpipe is just that special it should be an exception to the rules that every other olympic sport follows.

You know, if this is the common attitude towards ski halfpipe, and that its not worth giving up marijuana useage to compete in the Olympics then maybe it's not ready yet? I feel sorry for everyone that pushed that hard to get it involved.

Are you straight up retarded?! They give out champagne at almost EVERY results/podium, and yes, guess what! The athletes spray the bottles at eachother and have a drink! I said multiple times that most athletes will party post competition. They're just not drinking during the event.

There is a BIG difference between them having a swig of champagne that was handed to them on the podium, after the event to spray and drink and them lighting up a doobie and getting high.

But... it seems you missed the boat on this one.

winner.

Athletes who are living their dream out skiing professionally have enough luxuries already.  Sure its a tough lifestyle with tons of travel and stress but EVERY profession has stress and most professions involve some sort of travel.  Personally I think that athletes should stear clear of drinking AND drugs during the 6 months of competition a year because we all know they get BUCK during the spring shoots and summer camps.

/rant