Andy DehnartMore than two years after she admitted using steroids and agreed to a four-year suspension, Survivor Gabon‘s Crystal Cox was stripped of her gold medal for the 4×400-meter relay by the International Olympic Committee on Saturday.
Her actions during the 2004 Athens Olympics could still affect her entire team.
The the International Association of Athletics Federations recommended her whole team be disqualified, but The AP reports that, “Under current international rules, an entire relay team can be disqualified because of the doping of one member, even an alternate. But IOC spokesman Mark Adams said it wasn’t clear whether the IAAF rules were in effect at the time of the Athens Games.”
It’s probably unfair to include this video (again) here, but I can’t resist–it’s too hilarious: well-edited clips of Crystal’s Survivor Gabon athleticism in words and actions.