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0217_Discussion Zoom LinkActivity 1: Write down anything that comes into your mind and post one picture related to the word in the document Word of the day: DOPING 성민Steroid, Drug, activate muscles, ROC, banned, can’t use their flag/name of the country 정모Use drugs to enhance performance in sports Russia 예지Drugs, used to improve their athletic performance, figure skating
Activity 2: Podcast Analysis We will be listening to a podcast from the New York Times by “The Daily” about Russia and the Olympics. Take at least 3 direct quotations from the recording as you listen, then answer the following questions as a group: Diana ● Opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympics →169 plainly dressed athletes competing under the name “Olympic athletes from Russia '' →podcast is figuring out why? ● MONDAY: February 12th, 2018 ● Summer of 2007: Putin is lobbying to bring Olympics to Russia for the first time ○ “Sochi is a unique place, something about seaside + mountain, real snows guaranteed, no traffic jams I promise (LOL)” →connects the origins of Olympics to Sochi ○ 1980 in Moscow (last Olympics), USA boycott because of the Cold War ■ NOT THE FIRST TIME USA BOYCOTTS OLYMPICS ● Russia wins the most medals in 2014 Olympics ○ 33 medals →13 gold ○ Sailed as a “huge success” ■ Mercedes for every athletes who won a medal ● German broadcaster doesn’t feel safe anymore? ○ Documentary →“all athletes in Russia are doping” ■ Government is giving money to athletes to keep quiet, ordered top down ■ Global controversy ● Name keeps on coming up ○ Dr. Rochenkov (need to check spelling) ■ Top chemist who works with Russia’s athletes who tests their urine to make sure they’re not taking any illegal drugs ■ Responded to NYT???? 3-4AM Moscow Time ● Lives in LA because he’s fearful for his life →two of his coworkers recently died YIKES ● Spring of 2016: Doctor acknowledges all of the stuff on the German documentary ○ Details this scheme he helped design to avoid drug usage ○ All stemming from PUTIN →deputy Sports Minister works directly w Putin’s men ■ “What can we do to enhance our athlete’s performance to give them that edge without getting caught?” ○ Does all sorts of stuff and creates a formula for “dutchess cocktail” for athletes to use ■ “Interlocking metal teeth” →cannot get into the bottle without breaking its seal →federal security people are collecting these metal rings (interested in how to get into these bottles, figures out how to get into them)
■ Cocktail →athletes take →replace with frozen clean urine that were stockpiled before the Olympics (gross)→using the device to get into those bottles ● Doctor arrives at Sochi and inspects the area just before the game begins ○ Has a list of which olympians will drink the cocktail and have their urines substituted ● Games begin! ○ Doctor has an office in the lab →waits 100s of staffs to leave the lab →changes out of his lab coat and puts on a Russian sweatshirt →goes to a storage closet that’s disguised as his shadow lab →passes through a small hand sized hole in the wall to a member of the fed service agent →takes the bottle and gets the top off →dumps out the dirty urine →rinses bottle →also receives clean urine from the hole and puts it in the right bottle →Doctor makes sure the urine matches the sample that was given (using table salt + coffee ground + soap) ■ Doctor is exhausted :( does it for 2 weeks ● IOC President says if this is true, this is a huge issue!!! ○ Investigation happens →Russian Olympic Committee is immediately suspended →Cannot compete Pyeong Chang 2018 ■ Clean athletes can compete but neutral ● Putin viewed this as an American led attack ○ US to mess up with Russia’s election due place in March ● Doctor talked to NYT to have a level of protection ○ Lives under the protection under US feds →in hiding ● What’s the significance of Russian athletes being able to compete without representing their own country? ○ Official record shows they won 0 records 성민2018 Olympic REAL snow guaranteed Sochi olympic Boycott russia during cold war Very big deal for post-cold war russia Russia got the most 33 medals, 13 gold Explosive report: German, they don’t feel safe “I wanted to make sport cleaner” Government is involved Russia to be suspended for every sport competition Dr.Rodchenkov: Director of doping thing Feared being public figure Spring of 2016 everything that saw you in german… it is true … dictated by government - He helped to design plan
Stemming from Putin What can we do to enhance them?(safely) Duckchus cocktail??: interlocking …teeth People are collecting metal ring Substitute out the dirty urine replace with clean urine Right before competition;; The games begin Wait until everyone leave to modify the doping result Match chemical thing with athlete Changing, Changing, Changing Hard thing to believe IOC investigate-it was true Russia is suspended immediately Should be neutral Putin viewed this as an American attack?!?!zz - To get Putin down, soon election Continued to stay unsafe Protect under america 정모- Isn’t considered a country in the olympics - Got the most medals because of drugs - “Wanted to make sports cleaner, better, more honest” - Even the broadcasters don’t feel safe - ALL of Russian athletes are doping? - Maybe it’s necessary because of the government? - Why did they admit to doping? Russia is actually producing the drugs - Cleaned with frozen urine(Why?) - Did Russia know they were goint o get discovered? - Too many medals = evidence of doping - Why does the entire thing sound so creepy - Will Russia as a country ever be allowed to join the Olympics again? - 예지● Name of “Olympic athletes from Russia” ● “Sochi is the best place” ● The first winter game in the region ● Russia won most of the medals in the Sochi Winter Olympics, and was a huge success →WOW!
● Revealed the truth: They were doping for years/systematic doping →in the doping scandals ● The director of the doping tests who takes the test for the athletes →why does he/she save it secretly? ● The documentary is all true →doping is true ● Dr. Rodchenkov: Experiments with drugs, create a special cocktail..? ● Replace with clean urine ● Are medals that important..? Why? ● Change the clean urine through the hand-size hole, rinse it, replace the urine, and match the urine →do this every single night for 2 weeks… →very passionate… ● Investigation happened →punishing athletes by banning (hanging flags, …) →then they should be banned forever? ● Did the IOC take back the medals by the athletes who did doping? Questions 1. Whose voices will you hear on this recording? a. Rebecca Ruise b. Michael Barbaro 2. What is the date of the recording? a. February 12, 2018 3. Where was this recording made? a. New York Times, New York, USA 4. What is the tone/mood of this recording? a. 성민- The mood was kind of tellinginformation but doubtful? Or outrageoustone b. 정모- The tone is somewhat ominous because it’s talking like the entire event is still a mystery and mite resume in any olympics in the future. c. 예지- the tone/mood is serious and almost only true based. Also, they speaks like it is a top secret. 5. List 3 things from this recording that you think is important a. 성민- Russia is banned from olympic games, Government was involved, But still they avoid their responsibility and justifying them! b. 정모- Russia used frozen urine from the athletes for their drugs, and they admitted in doping. c. 예지- I think the actual interview with Dr. Rodchenkov was important because he says it’s all true and admit it. 6. Why do you think this was made? a. 성민- To win Olympic medals, Putin gaining more power by showing he’s good at everything b. 정모- Russia will do almost anything to grow its global power and also global image, even through cheating in the olympics through using drugs. c. 예지- To inform the truth of Russia’s doping issue and why they could not come up with there name.
7. What evidence in the recording helps you know why it was made? a. 성민- When Putin argued that it’s U.S’s sloppy tactics to degrade his honor as there is election soon, it made me know that Putin is also thinking of his political position and obviously they dop to win! b. 정모- Even the people who managed the drugs were Russian, and were more easily influenced to just let the athletes using drugs pass. c. 예지- They actually talks about what it happened and how it happened, that Dr. Rodchenkov, the director of taking doping tests, had replaced the clean urines to hide that the athletes were doping. 8. List 2 things this recording tells you about the setting a. 성민- Someone reacting “Wow..” and how author is overlapping the story. The author explained it by telling the story respectively so it is more informational to listener to understand the timeline/events easily with the details b. 정모- Podcast starts with talking about the 2018 Olympics and talks about how previous Olympics were held in Russia making it easier for them to bypass using drugs. c. 예지- The recording starts with the previous Olympics (the PyeongChang Olympics) and explain the past Olympics that was held in Russia, and the things were happening. 9. What information do you gain about this event/subject that would not be conveyed by a written transcript? Be specific. a. 성민- Podcast can show the tone directly so we can listen to author’s tone/opinion clearly, music support the tone, and some actual resources(voice) gives various/realistic mood. b. 정모- The speaker’s voice and tone makes the seriousness of the situation clearer than just reading it off a screen or paper because we can actually hear how they are talking and their voice. c. 예지- I could listen more carefully on what they are talking about because it was hard to understand clearly as they have different accents. Also, I could only hear the key terms that are only important. Activity 3: Kamila Valieva For this article, we will be reading about the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. Read the article, and answer the following questions as a group: Questions1. Date(s) of Document (Y) a. February 15, 2022 2. Author(s) of Document (S) a. New york times 3. Audience of Document (J) a. People interested in the Olympics
4. Document Information a. List 1 things the author said that you think are important (everyone 1) i. Because Kamila is under 16 she will get less punishment for using drugs as she is considered to be “not responsible enough”. ii. She will still be able to participate in the rest of the games in the Olympics. iii. Why the other competitors could not receive their medals until the issue is concluded. b. Why do you think the document was written or made? (everyone 1) i. To tell the truth and asking opinions to the readers. ii. To inform about current situation of Kamila and the prediction for Kamila’s skating life iii. To inform people about how unfair the Olympics is depending on what country is hosting it c. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Use quotes (everyone 1) i. The question asking about the Kamila’s future such as When is Valieva expected to skate again?, and the title of the article ii. The quote: “brought little clarity to the dispute over her positive test for a banned substance,” tells that the article is trying to clarify the issue, what is true or not. iii. d. Write a question that is left unanswered by the document (everyone 1) i. Who takes the responsibility as international associations are deciding Kamila is too young to take the responsibility and how will they?ii. Would the results have changed if the Olympics were held in a country not friendly with Russia(like any country except China) iii. What would be other punishments when Kamila Valieva is not under 16 years old? And what responsibilities should she bear?