> Under cover of anonymity, the speeches are much less weighed up. "It's an absolute shame," said a team boss. How am I going to approach sponsors and tell them that there is no more doping when we see this? It's rude. The Italian team is more and more sulphurous. Already, his Olympics was depressing with the Italian Francesca Lollobrigida (two gold medals) who surprised everyone in the corners.
> Another member of the French team does not say anything else. "We all feel a little stupid," he squeaks. Let them do a hold up in the Team Pursuit, why not. But they do not have the decency to hide a little the next day. There is a sense of impunity reminiscent of the dirty 2000s. But obviously, as long as you don't have proof, you keep quiet...
So anyway, we know the deal. Next: 1500m (M). VINDERBUD:
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Jordan STOLZ (USA)
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Peder KONGSHAUG (NOR), NING Zhongyan (CHN)
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Kjeld NUIS (NED), Joep WENNEMARS (NED), Sander EITREM (NOR), Daniele DI STEFANO (ITA)
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Metodej JILEK (CZE), Vladimir SEMIRUNNIY (POL), LIU Hanbin (CHN), Tijmen SNEL (NED), Taiyo NONOMURA (JAP), Kazuya YAMADA (JAP), KIM Min-Seok (KOR), Finn SONNEKALB (GER), Didrik Eng STRAND (NOR)
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Alexander FARTHOFER (AUT), Gabriel ODOR (AUT), CHUNG Jae-Won (KOR), Mathias VOSTÉ (BEL), Moritz KLEIN (GER), Hendrik DOMBEK (GER), Casey DAWSON (USA), David LA RUE (CAN), Daniel HALL (CAN), Valentin THIEBAULT (FRA), Motonaga ARITO (JAP), Marten LIIV (EST), Livio WENGER (SUI), Emery LEHMAN (USA)