HomeWorldOlympicsCalista Liu (Korean-American), one of the US women’s artistic swimmers who won the silver medal yesterday, tested positive for doping before the match.
Calista Liu (Korean-American), one of the US women’s artistic swimmers who won the silver medal yesterday, tested positive for doping before the match.
August 14, 2024
Calista Liu (Korean-American), one of the US women’s artistic swimmers who won the silver medal yesterday, tested positive for doping before the match.
The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) recently announced that an independent arbitrator has concluded that 18-year-old Calista Liu, an artistic swimming athlete from Buena Park, California, will be given a no-fault violation after she tested positive for dorzolamide on May 13, 2024.
In the investigation, the arbitrator concluded that Liu likely came into contact with dorzolamide from using her fathers pillows and bedding, which he used to aid him in administering his prescribed dorzolamide eye drops multiple times per day. It is known that the substance can be absorbed through the skin and can remain in the blood for up to four months.
>Calista Liu (Korean-American), one of the US women’s artistic swimmers who won the silver medal yesterday, tested positive for doping before the match.
I never heard of her – not surprising since I don’t watch artistic swimming – but Liu is not a common/existing Korean surname. On the other hand it’s much more common Chinese surname. So at minimum her father must’ve been Chinese or Chinese-American?
So would this potentially end with Spain getting silver and France Bronze?
or would they just take hers away?
Take the medal away.
Americans dope just as much as the foreigners whom they accuse of doping.
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Dorzolamide is the same medication I give my dog to prevent glaucoma
Edit: not sure why I am being downvoted…I literally have to give him these eye drops 3 times a day
Doping for artistic swimming ? Really ?
Also alot of the USA swimmer ar3 doping , hence the Thanos face. What ahppen to good old Integrity
Did she eat at some restaurant before the test…
Pretty sure she’s Chinese American.
Are these not the guys who crying because of the chinese swimme🤦♂️r?
Why does her ethnicity need to be specified?
Are there a lot of dopers in artistic swimming? Like….what would that help lol
Gold medal mental gymnastics going on in the comments here.
The explanation very well may be true, but its hilarious and totally warrants that ridicule after Team USA spent 2 weeks complaining non stop about china cheating here china cheating there, throwing WADA in the mud. Then top it off with the astronomical TUEs Team USA has.
Usually the cheaters are the loudest and most eager to accuse others of cheating….
Exactly what does one dope with to help win an artistic swimming competition anyway? I’m really struggling to come up with something that would help. Maybe benzos to lower heart rate and anxiety so your movements are smoother? But even then… it’s like the synchronization and rehearsal of the team is the key aspect so much so that I can’t really think it’d help that much. It’s like marching band, if you test them you’ll find a lot of dope but none that will help performance!
Doping in Artistic Swimming. That wasn’t on my bingo card.
I saw this Youtube comment:
The only way to solve this doping issue is to not have any laws at all. Let everyone dope as much as they want. Let them dope themselves to Mr Incredible. Then let them race….
**this is sarcasm for those of you without a funny bone**
Anyone else wondering why the headline needs to mention that she’s Korean-American?
Is there a more objective story on this case that we could read?
America sure enjoys pointing fingers at others
Honestly, there should be zero tolerance. Tainted meat, grandpa’s heart meds, dad’s eye drops – too bad so sad. That’s the only way it would be so-called fair. Unfortunately it would punish athletes who ingest these substances unknowingly, but I fear that’s the only way. And IMO the IOC (and other governing committees) should tailor the banned substances by sport.
Or just let everyone dope. Let it be a doping free-for-all.
WELL WELL WELL
Let’s see how the American spin this one 🍿
I’m convinced everyone is cheating in swimming at this point
So according to Phelps, she should be banned for life?
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The US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) recently announced that an independent arbitrator has concluded that 18-year-old Calista Liu, an artistic swimming athlete from Buena Park, California, will be given a no-fault violation after she tested positive for dorzolamide on May 13, 2024.
In the investigation, the arbitrator concluded that Liu likely came into contact with dorzolamide from using her fathers pillows and bedding, which he used to aid him in administering his prescribed dorzolamide eye drops multiple times per day. It is known that the substance can be absorbed through the skin and can remain in the blood for up to four months.
[https://swimswam.com/independent-arbitrator-finds-no-fault-for-american-artistic-swimmer-calista-liu/](https://swimswam.com/independent-arbitrator-finds-no-fault-for-american-artistic-swimmer-calista-liu/)
>Calista Liu (Korean-American), one of the US women’s artistic swimmers who won the silver medal yesterday, tested positive for doping before the match.
I never heard of her – not surprising since I don’t watch artistic swimming – but Liu is not a common/existing Korean surname. On the other hand it’s much more common Chinese surname. So at minimum her father must’ve been Chinese or Chinese-American?
So would this potentially end with Spain getting silver and France Bronze?
or would they just take hers away?
Take the medal away.
Americans dope just as much as the foreigners whom they accuse of doping.
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Dorzolamide is the same medication I give my dog to prevent glaucoma
Edit: not sure why I am being downvoted…I literally have to give him these eye drops 3 times a day
Doping for artistic swimming ? Really ?
Also alot of the USA swimmer ar3 doping , hence the Thanos face. What ahppen to good old Integrity
Did she eat at some restaurant before the test…
Pretty sure she’s Chinese American.
Are these not the guys who crying because of the chinese swimme🤦♂️r?
Why does her ethnicity need to be specified?
Are there a lot of dopers in artistic swimming? Like….what would that help lol
Gold medal mental gymnastics going on in the comments here.
The explanation very well may be true, but its hilarious and totally warrants that ridicule after Team USA spent 2 weeks complaining non stop about china cheating here china cheating there, throwing WADA in the mud. Then top it off with the astronomical TUEs Team USA has.
Usually the cheaters are the loudest and most eager to accuse others of cheating….
Exactly what does one dope with to help win an artistic swimming competition anyway? I’m really struggling to come up with something that would help. Maybe benzos to lower heart rate and anxiety so your movements are smoother? But even then… it’s like the synchronization and rehearsal of the team is the key aspect so much so that I can’t really think it’d help that much. It’s like marching band, if you test them you’ll find a lot of dope but none that will help performance!
Doping in Artistic Swimming. That wasn’t on my bingo card.
I saw this Youtube comment:
The only way to solve this doping issue is to not have any laws at all. Let everyone dope as much as they want. Let them dope themselves to Mr Incredible. Then let them race….
**this is sarcasm for those of you without a funny bone**
Anyone else wondering why the headline needs to mention that she’s Korean-American?
Is there a more objective story on this case that we could read?
America sure enjoys pointing fingers at others
Honestly, there should be zero tolerance. Tainted meat, grandpa’s heart meds, dad’s eye drops – too bad so sad. That’s the only way it would be so-called fair. Unfortunately it would punish athletes who ingest these substances unknowingly, but I fear that’s the only way. And IMO the IOC (and other governing committees) should tailor the banned substances by sport.
Or just let everyone dope. Let it be a doping free-for-all.
WELL WELL WELL
Let’s see how the American spin this one 🍿
I’m convinced everyone is cheating in swimming at this point
So according to Phelps, she should be banned for life?