No drugs, she vowed as the world watched. And they have been magnificent in many ways - most, even. But forever attached to them may be a less distinguished moniker that makes Aussies cringe. A new, unwanted Olympic vocabulary has taken hold during the past 10 days.
Rumors swirl when an athlete wins by a huge margin or drops out without explanation.
Three Bulgarian weightlifters lost medals after testing positive for furosemide, a diuretic that can mask steroid presence. But those are merely athletes disqualified after competition. Olympians were caught cheating before they ever reached Sydney. Nine were thrown out after they got here. All rights reserved.