November 06, 2013 (Calgary, AB) – Beckie Scott was interviewed yesterday on CBC Radio’s As It Happens radio show regarding CCES’s new initiatives to fight doping that include anonymous hotline people can call and provide information about suspected dopers.

Scott won gold in XC skiing at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympic Winter Games after the first- and- second-place skiers were disqualified for using banned substances. Scott, now a board member of WADA, shared her thoughts about the CCES’s new measures. “I think it’s a good step. I think it’s an exciting move,” she told CBC, adding that testing is no longer enough, as doping has become so sophisticated that you can no longer rely on testing alone to catch cheaters.

According to Scott, investigation and intelligence gathering are the new trends in the fight against doping, because it is the athletes, coaches, and support personnel who know what’s really going on, so the hotline is a good venue for them to share information.

Scott admits she saw suspicious activity on occasion during her career, and she would have used the hotline had it existed at the time. She made clear, however, that the honesty of her fellow Canadians was never in question in her mind. “The Canadian Team was 100% above board and very clean,” she said.

Read more about the CCES’s new initiatives HERE.

Listen to the full interview HERE. [Nov 5 – Anti-Doping Agency Initiative, Tape: Alberta/BC Premier on Pipeline Agreement, Gandhi Spinning Wheel (Part 2)]