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<title>Thomas Brown</title>
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It was clear the flim maker slanted it toward ben johnson. Johnson is a cheat an wasnt a great sprinter.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1391124</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:59:19 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Sudsy</title>
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This is an excellent documentary. Most People are very ignorant when it comes to Steroids and other banned stimulants. Ben Johnson got thrown under the bus and demonized by our country when we should have been supporting him. Yes he denied it at first but so did all the others in that race. Steroids are not magic pills. To perform at that level athletes have to be extremely dedicated, have great genetics, and train harder than most can comprehend. They were all using banned substances, whether it was AAS, HGH, stimulants etc.  As Ben Johnson said in the documentary "fair is fair". He was the fastest and the Americans were envious. Calvin smith can shove that up is pompous a$@!!  And anyone that thinks that the Olympics and professional sports are clean today is very naive. These drugs are here to stay. Especially when there is huge money on the line.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1373750</link>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 22:35:22 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Sudsy</title>
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I completely disagree with this comment.  Steroids save people lives every day. You need to get you facts straight before writing idiotic comments like "steroids will kill".  They are banned because they help athletes train above their genetic potential.  Cortisone shots are far more dangerous than anabolic steroids and they are used in sports very frequently. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1373742</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:31:43 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>sprinter</title>
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so much misinformation. the relay team stepped on the inside line on a curve. that's a dq. stepping on the outside line is not, unless (and this applies to the straightaways as well) you impede another athlete. inside on a curve leads to a shorter distance travelled, and is thus against the rules. outside on a curve is a longer distance travelled, and is thus considered to not be an advantage.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1370650</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:26:40 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>sprinter</title>
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then as has been proposed by at least one philosopher of sport, if health is actually the concern, test for health and not for drugs. test liver profiles, hematocrit, etc. health is (in the philosophical literature) a woefully inadequate reason for banning drugs in sport.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1370649</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 03:23:24 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Chris</title>
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Even crazier than that, when the documentary replayes the race (which it does a few times) you actually see that Carl Lewis steps outside of his lane more than once in the final, particularly when he's looking over at Ben - the same thing that got the Canadian relay team DQ's in the 4x100 final in London after they came third.

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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367907</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:36:55 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Mark</title>
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Ben Johnson was robbed of his gold, because they handed it off to Carl Lewis after his positive test.

Carl Lewis test positive 3 times before the Olympics and shouldn't have been competing to begin with.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367868</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 09:34:59 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Shawn</title>
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How about looking at the Olympics that just passed....team USA's Justin Gatlin tested positive just ~2 years ago and yet he got a bronze in London and none of the commentators ever mention his past...]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367847</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:37:53 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>tracky</title>
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where did my comment go?]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367835</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:50:16 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>tracky</title>
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Carl Lewis was easily as juiced as Johnson but the USTAF and USOC are exceptional at protecting American athletes with all kinds of legal bullshit and slimey maneuvers.

Crap like this:

http://www.digital-forums.com/showthread.php/175118-Carl-Lewis-doped
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"The U.S. Olympic Committee and American sport federations for more than a decade allowed athletes who failed drug tests in qualifying events to compete in the Olympic Games and other world-class competitions.

The Orange County Register reviewed more than 10,000 pages of confidential documents from 1988 to 2000 that show for the first time how the U.S. Olympic movement failed to deal with its own doping issues and kept test results a secret while accusing other countries of failing to control drug use in athletics.

The documents reveal more than 100 cases in which athletes failed tests that would have disqualified them at the Olympics but were ruled "inadvertent use" by U.S. officials."
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and truly amazing bullshit like this:
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"Without proof (that) a substance was used for the express purpose of enhancing performance in competition, there was not a doping violation," the USOC's Seibel said."
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367834</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:35:02 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>BillyO</title>
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Ben wasn't the only one who was one something and he got a raw deal. To me he will always be the 1988 champion and the fastest man on Earth, at the time.

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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:32:52 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Ben Johnson</title>
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Can't wait to see this. Wish I had been able to get in to see it at TIFF. My understanding is that virtually everyone was juicing at the time and that they made an example of Johnson; and that doesn't really change the fact that he was insanely fast compared the the rest of the field. 9.79 was/is crazy fast. I still like watching that old race. ]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367798</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:18:14 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>matts</title>
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Uh, so the difference is between hypocrisy and honesty and you're advocating for the former? Screw that, the guy got what he had coming, too bad others didn't.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367793</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:49:14 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Adam</title>
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The problem with that is then you're dealing with a moral issue of long-term health.  The reason for steroid banning is to not just one of performance enhancement, but protecting the athletes from drugs that will potentially kill them.]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367790</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:28:37 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>lol</title>
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As having a close family member who was an olympic level sprinter..... she said the difference between the American and Canadian sprint teams and culture is that the Americans Hide and Protect their athletes while the Canadians Expose and Leave them for the wolves]]>
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<link>http://www.blogto.com/film/2012/09/does_new_doc_redeem_ben_johnson/#c1367788</link>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:19:56 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>j-rock</title>
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It's been known for a long time that pretty much every man who lined up for that race in Seoul was on something. Nobody was running clean back then. Lewis failed at least one drug test during the trials, and had the results hushed up by the US authorities, which makes their holier-than-thou grandstanding in the wake of Johnson's positive test all the more offensive and hypocritical. The IOC should either declare the entire race null and void, or give Ben his gold medal back. Drugs or not, until Usain Bolt showed up, that was the best 100m final I had ever seen.  

I also believe him when he says that his sample was sabotaged.  While he admitted to long-time steroid use, they had their cycles worked out, and wouldn't have been so sloppy as to test positive during the biggest race of Ben's career. Someone made sure that he failed that particular test.

I'm nearly at the point where I think that we should just stop wasting time with drug testing. Let's start keeping new records, let everyone take anything that they want, and see what kind of ridiculous performances athletes come up with. Who wouldn't love to see 500+ foot home runs, or a sprinter run a 9.5 in the 100m?]]>
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<category>Toronto, Film</category>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:15:02 EDT</pubDate>
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