Giselle Davies
Giselle Davies
smoothly tests
The tests went very smoothly and there were no complaints.
acted advice based respect substance time
We respect the CAS decision. The IOC had acted at the time based on advice from WADA that the substance was prohibited.
closer ratio
We are getting closer to the 50-50 ratio in Beijing.
comfort committee days factor few issues meetings past table
We did not have in the past few days any meetings of the coordinating committee as there were no issues on the table and this is a comfort factor for IOC.
against further issue members voted
Members voted against it, and there was no further discussion. The issue is now closed.
analysis easy laboratory needs thoroughly
Laboratory analysis is not yet complete. Analysis by the lab needs to be done very thoroughly and efficiently. This is not easy work.
comment intentions voting
We don't comment on IOC members' voting intentions and it is irrelevant.
campaign groups human olympics platform rights using
We're used to campaign groups using the Olympics as a platform for their campaigns. The IOC is not a human rights monitoring organization.
today totally
Today we have a totally different and accountable system.
event minority promote uses wonderful
These things need to be put in proportion. It is always disappointing when a minority uses such a wonderful event to promote its cause.
above italian law trying
not about the IOC trying to be above Italian law.
concern crowds draw early events full great happen medal rounds sold venues
No, there is no concern from the I.O.C. side. Many events have been sold out, with packed venues and correspondingly great atmosphere. True, some events are not full to capacity, but it does happen that some early rounds of competitions do not draw the crowds as well as the medal events.
becoming bigger coins common fair form issue line per pins shape speculate sure
It's not an issue we've had in any shape or form here. I don't want to speculate per se of this becoming a bigger phenomenon, but it would be fair to say that if there were more and more of these coins or pins put in the ice, then it would be something we'd need to make sure there's common sense and it doesn't get out of hand, really in line with all our clean-venue policies.
analysis bottom laboratory takes
The laboratory analysis is still ongoing. It just takes this long sometimes, and that's the bottom line.