I'd like to know if Linden actually talked to Ritz face to face to get his side of the story, or did she just moan about it to the Hansens and tweet some passive-aggressive micro aggressions?
I have huge respect for her as a runner, and as a person for the most part. But a couple of points she doesn't seem to acknowledge: Ritz has never been found guilty of PED usage, and he left NOP rather then continue with their practices. She should be applauding him for getting out from under Salazar's thumb, not ostracizing him. She should be presuming innocence until guilt has been proven.
Additionally, and not to excuse Salazar's purported behavior, but to put some perspective and some sense of comparativeness to it, Salazar is not like Aden who deliberately chooses drugs that are unambiguously banned, and have unambiguously significant impact on a runners performance and durability: EPO, Steroids etc. Salazar is simply trying to game the system by using legal substances to their utmost. L-Carnitine is not banned, and nor is Thyroid medication in certain situations (its their method of delivery that has limitations). Also, neither of these have the strong responses of EPO and steroids, responses that can purportedly have effects for years after usage is stopped. If someone deliberately plans and executes a murder, do they get the same sentence as someone who kills someone by mistake, accident or misunderstanding? I can't imagine how many Doctors would be on death row if so.
Who wouldn't want a coach that tries to do everything (to the best of their knowledge) within the rules to make you faster? Salazar assured his team what he was doing was legal, why would they disbelieve him? Well, i guess some of them like Ritz did disbelieve him and eventually they left, so good for them, don't have a hissy fit about it. If someone makes a mistake, criminal or not, does rehab and jail time, does that mean that afterwards they can't be hired again for the same job? One strike you're out?