CBC\u2019s Devin Heroux<\/a> and once again strongly denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n\u201cNo,\u201d Oleksiak said when asked if she\u2019s ever cheated. \u201cI think it\u2019s definitely something that the picture is kind of painted that way, because people are like, one, a whereabouts violation, which is what happened to me, gets automatically put under an automatic doping violation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s never been me to do performance-enhancing drugs or even think about doing performance-enhancing drugs. I\u2019ve always been a clean athlete my whole career. It\u2019s something I\u2019ve always very strongly believed in.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oleksiak also explained that despite her whereabouts violations, she was still being tested on several occasions, both at home and at competitions. Nonetheless, Canada\u2019s most decorated female Olympian is aware that this has tainted her image.<\/p>\n
\u201cGenuine mistake, is all I can really chalk it up to,\u201d Oleksiak said. \u201cAt the same time, it is frustrating knowing that I have that responsibility and that I wasn\u2019t able to uphold it to the standard that I really would.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oleksiak went on to explain that as an athlete, she\u2019s required to fill her daily schedule out on an app months in advance. She, and all other athletes of her calibre, are expected to designate an hour where they are available for a random drug test on any given day.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to fill out where you\u2019re sleeping every night,\u201d Oleksiak explained. \u201cJust to have an hour every day where you are going to be where you say you are. Ideally, they want you to update it a minimum 24 hours before if you do want something changed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI had one time where I just decided to go to training in the morning instead of the afternoon. That day, they happened to come when I went to training that morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oleksiak admitted that she did briefly wonder if her career was over following her two-year ban. That mindset has since shifted, as she believes she has more big races ahead, and has her sights set on competing at the 2028 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so excited to be able to show Canadians, and even the world, where I really am at. I am at the best point in my career, while still being at the worst point of my career, essentially. All I can do is just get stronger, get faster. That\u2019s all I\u2019m really striving towards at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n
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