On Monday evening, I sat down with GRF Tyler to talk more about the Olympic cheating scandal involving the country of Russia. During the talk, we shared our opinions on what we thought was a fair penalty for a country that condoned cheating. In my opinion, the Olympics should be about rewarding the best athletes in the world with a chance to compete for the gold medal. I believe that many of the Russian athletes were innocent from the scandal and should not be penalized.

We also discussed what the “Russian ban” really meant, as all of the Olympians from Russia wear the same uniforms. When I see the athletes, I still consider the country of Russia to be the winner, so I do not feel as if the penalty is very strong. I am somewhat skeptical of how effective this punishment will be, however, I have confidence that no other countries will successfully be able to cheat to the extent that Russia did in Sochi.