The Real Lesson of the Russia Doping Scandal

By exonerating 28 Russian athletes, some of whom were stripped of medals in the aftermath of the 2014 Sochi Olympics, the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sports has provided Russia with major ammunition against the many Western sports officials, experts and athletes who have accused it of running a state-sponsored doping program. And yet there's little doubt the doping system existed, and that many athletes -- Russian and otherwise -- will continue to use forbidden substances to improve their results and find ways to make these results stick.