Rangers News: Russian Investigators re-open Cherepanov Probe
by b4mv01 on Aug 10, 2009 11:09 AM EDT
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MOSCOW -- Prosecutors will reopen the investigation into the death of New York Rangers draft pick Alexia Cherepanov, who collapsed during a Continental Hockey League game last year in Russia.
The federal prosecutor's Investigative Committee ruled last month that team doctors were not to blame for Cherepanov's death and would face no criminal charges. Investigators said doctors with Siberian team Avangard Omsk had no reason to suspect the 19-year-old suffered from a chronic heart problem and therefore did not prescribe the medicine he was taking.
But the committee on Monday reopened the case and ordered that new medical tests be carried out in a federal centre for forensic medicine.
Cherepanov, a first-round pick in 2007, died after collapsing on the bench during an Oct. 13 game in Chekhov, a town outside Moscow. Authorities say an autopsy showed he suffered from myocarditis, a condition that obstructs blood flow to the heart and other organs.
The investigators' initial conclusion seemed to lay more blame on Cherepanov than anyone else. They said Cherepanov most likely felt unwell but hid his condition from team doctors for fear of being pulled from games.
Cherepanov's mother, Margarita, rejected the conclusions, and insisted that her son was healthy.
In December, the Investigative Committee said medical experts had concluded from analysis of blood and urine samples that Cherepanov "engaged in doping" for several months before his death.
But in their July ruling investigators said he had been taking cordiaminum, which apparently stimulates circulation and breathing as well as the central nervous system, suggesting he may have been taking it to treat his condition.
Avangard's president, general manager and a team doctor were suspended indefinitely from positions in the league, and another Avangard doctor was suspended for two years.
The president of the host club, Vityaz, also was suspended indefinitely amid complaints about medical services at the arena.
There is not truly anything I can say about this other then I feel that Cherepanov as not blood doping and in fact I feel it was just covered up by the KHL to still attract NHL players to the league.
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The KHL didn’t cover anything up. They suspended Avangard’s doctors. They suspended the team’s president. They suspended the team’s GM (though he’s still pulling the strings from behind the scenes). They suspended the director of Vityaz Checkhov, the home team against which Avangard were playing the night Cherepanov died. They’ve introduced broad changes in how they screen their players in order to prevent something like this from happening again. The KHL has actually done the right things. It’s the public prosecutor’s office in Omsk that swept everything under the rug and cleared everyone last month. And now it’s the public prosecutor’s office which has been ordered to reopen the case.
Yeah the KHL appears to have done its due diligence here.
Laurie, when you have a minute, can you tell us what some of the changes you mentioned that the KHL has made?
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 10, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Jim – I think a “set the record straight” post on Cherepanov may be called for, but it might not come for a while. ;)
As for the KHL, here’s their initial list of changes and recommendations.
Of the 67 players under the age of 20 that they screened in November and December, five were found to have underlying heart conditions. I believe three were deemed treatable and the players were able to continue their careers. I believe two were thought to be potentially career-ending, and were going to require further testing. I’m not sure how that turned out.
The agreement with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency went through in February and the new anti-doping policy was instituted in April. In addition to increased drug testing, they provided computer-based training and certification for trainers and doctors, as well as educational materials for athletes. The “common medical passport” was also introduced in either March or April. That ensures a player’s medical history follows him from one team to another should be be traded or sign as a free agent.
They also instituted a baseline set of tests that all teams were required to perform at training camp before players can start training. Previously, it was left up to individual teams to do as little or as much testing as they wanted. I’m not sure exactly what kind of testing is included, though.
Just so it’s clear, I don’t believe the KHL is a bunch of saints who never do anything wrong. Far from it. There are things they do and say that tick me off just just like there are things the NHL does and says that tick me off. But I do think the KHL gets an unfair rap in the North America. (As does the NHL in the Russia.) I guess old habits just die hard. ;)
by Laurie Carr on Aug 10, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Laurie, that would probably be very helpful for all of us, its still a hot button issue for Ranger fans, and I think your expertise on the subject would be welcome.
You are probably right about the old habits dying hard.
Thanks Laurie
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by Jim Schmiedeberg on Aug 10, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Also, for the record, Cherepanov wasn’t “blood doping”. No one in Russia ever accused him of blood doping. The whole “blood doping” thing stemmed from a mis-translation in an AP story in December. The word “doping” in Russian basically means using any form of performance-enhancing substance. In Cherepanov’s case it was the drug cordiaminum — which is a respiratory and cardiovascular stimulant — that was found in his blood. Speculation is that he was taking in (or being administered it) to treat his heart condition.
by Laurie Carr on Aug 10, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Wow Laurie
awesome information. ever so glad you are on board.
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