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World’s #1 Bridge Player Suspended After Testing Positive For Steroids
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:13 pm
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:13 pm
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The world No 1 bridge player has been suspended after failing a drugs test.
Geir Helgemo, who is Norwegian but represents Monaco in bridge events, tested positive for synthetic testosterone and the female fertility drug clomifene at a World Bridge Series event in Orlando in September.
After accepting he had breached anti-doping rules, Helgemo was suspended by the World Bridge Federation (WBF) until 20 November. He also had all titles, medals and points from the 2018 World Bridge Series revoked.
Kari-Anne Opsal, president of the Norwegian Bridge Federation, said the drugs were “not performance enhancing”. In a statement on the federation’s website, she said: “Geir Helgemo … has previously played for the Norwegian national team and is our biggest star. Many within the bridge community know Geir and respect him
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Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:16 pm to Bench McElroy
Why do they care about steroids for bridge? That's something where they should worry about Ritalin or Adderal.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:16 pm to Bench McElroy
Sounds like he played as the dummy a lot.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:18 pm to Bench McElroy
First Bonds, now Geir Helgemo?
frick!
frick!
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:20 pm to Bench McElroy
Now that's what is called...
A suspension bridge.
:csimiamigurodgif:
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:20 pm to Bench McElroy
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Geir Helgemo, who is Norwegian but represents Monaco in bridge events, tested positive for synthetic testosterone and the female fertility drug clomifene at a World Bridge Series event in Orlando in September.
Why is a man taking female fertility drugs?
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:21 pm to JetsetNuggs
Screw his Norwegian arse playing for Monaco. Sometimes I find myself 'flexing' when playing Bridge -- mostly as an intimidation technique to get them on tilt.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:22 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Why do they care about steroids for bridge? That's something where they should worry about Ritalin or Adderal.
I imagine they just used blanket WADA type language and lists. I shot competition rifle in college and we fell under the standard PED umbrella list when the vast majority of them would have hurt performance. The most important PED to test for 30 years ago for shooting sports was Beta blockers which would have been horrible for most other sports.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:25 pm to TulaneFan
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Clomid is only approved by the FDA for use in women, but it’s sometimes prescribed off-label as an infertility treatment in men. Learn more about off-label prescription drug use.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:31 pm to TulaneFan
I believe they use clomid after cycles to help recover.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:32 pm to Bench McElroy
Bridge is an underated game among young people.
I encourage everyone to get a foursome up and play
I encourage everyone to get a foursome up and play
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:32 pm to TulaneFan
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Why is a man taking female fertility drugs?
from Wikipedia:
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Clomifene is sometimes used in the treatment of male hypogonadism as an alternative to testosterone replacement therapy.[16] It has been found to increase testosterone levels by 2- to 2.5-fold in hypogonadal men.[16]
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Clomifene has been used in the treatment of gynecomastia.[17] It has been found to be useful in the treatment of some cases of gynecomastia but it is not as effective as tamoxifen or raloxifene for this indication.[18] It has shown variable results for gynecomastia and hence is not recommended for treatment of the condition.[19]
This post was edited on 3/1/19 at 6:34 pm
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:36 pm to Bestbank Tiger
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Why do they care about steroids for bridge? That's something where they should worry about Ritalin or Adderal
Yeah I immediately though the title was a misquote and was meant to be "PEDs" which would mean "Adderall". This is dumb because there's no way a female hormone gives you an advantage in anything. Especially cognitive brain function for a card game.
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:45 pm to Sao
Looks like he went...a bridge too far
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:52 pm to ldts
He has moobs
Posted on 3/1/19 at 6:58 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 3/1/19 at 7:00 pm to TulaneFan
quote:Well he does play Bridge
Why is a man taking female fertility drugs?
Posted on 3/1/19 at 7:01 pm to Bench McElroy
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The world No 1 bridge player has been suspended after failing a drugs test.
Cheating bastard was trying to build up his card shuffling skills by bulking up those knuckles!
Posted on 3/1/19 at 7:03 pm to Bench McElroy
Why are bridge players drug tested?
Posted on 3/1/19 at 7:03 pm to East Coast Band
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Bridge is an underated game among young people.
I encourage everyone to get a foursome up and play
Eh, learn hold 'em instead and make some side money.
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