Doping

This. Just been having this debate with co-workers, who basically swallowed the medical excuse wholesale, and the fact the drug wasn't banned until January.

But the drug is performance-enhancing, whether it was banned or not, as evidenced by the 17% of Russian athletes using it. The reasons for her using it are hocum, the usual tired excuses for drug cheats when they are caught. So while she didn't break any rules until January this year, the preceding ten years she was using this drug to boost her athletic ability and give her an unfair advantage over opponents who weren't. Not against the rules of the game but certainly against the spirit of the game. And it begs the question if she was using this drug to gain an advantage, what else was there?