During last Monday’s discussion on the Russian doping scandal, we talked about the gray area of Russian athletes who are suspected of cheating but there is not enough concrete evidence to determine whether or not they actually cheated. Most of us agreed that these people should still be able to participate, but may have to undergo stricter drug testing to ensure that they are competing honestly. I think it’s important to keep in mind that generally, an Olympian’s career is not that long and that banning these athletes from playing the sport for one Olympics or two might be the equivalent of ending their Olympic dreams. In this case, while the Russian doping scandal has had some people questioning all of the Russian athletes, I still believe that we should give athletes who have not been confirmed to have cheated the benefit of the doubt. While it is possible that this allows athletes that may have potentially been involved in some form of doping or another to play in the Games, at least those who are innocent will not be punished.