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Originally Posted by jyl
Apparently LA did confess on Oprah. Interview hasn't aired yet.
Source: Lance Armstrong confesses to Oprah he doped before he had cancer
According to those "familiar with the situation", which usually means deliberate leaks, he is trying to reduce the negative impact on Livestrong, with any prospect of returning to competition or regaining sponsors more remote. |
According to the NYT, part of LA's strategy is to roll-over on senior functionaries and administrators in the sport world-wide (who knew of the doping and tolerated it) in order to manoeuvre himself into the position of "key witness" in the various lawsuits likely to follow.
This sounds like both a sleazy and very high-risk strategy — and that would fit right in.