The Prince George Citizen — Tuesday, March 14,1989 — 11 M A R K ALLAN S p o r t s Sports editor 'P ressu re' felt*, says Issajenko by M IK E T R IC K E Y a greater threat of injury. Southam News She said she didn’t know that in TORONTO — Angella Issajenko, her early competitive days, but recipient of the Order of Canada soon linked muscle pulls to injec­ and 1982 Canadian female athlete tions. of the year, admitted Monday she’s Issajenko testified that later in been using steroids since 1979. the summer of 1981 she was inject­ Testifying on Day 27 of the Dubin ed by Canadian shot-putter Bishop inquiry into drugs in amateur Dolegiewicz in Venezuela, a prac­ sport, the former world record tice they continued later at meets holder in several sprint events cor­ in Europe. roborated much of what former Dolegiewicz, who has maintained coach Charlie Francis has said in his innocence, will appear at the the past two weeks. inquiry later. As well, she added new informa­ Issajenko claimed to be influenc­ tion that implicated an American ed in her substance program by doctor, a world champion Ameri­ Dr. Robert Kerr, a California phy­ can shot-putter and testified that sician she described as the “ster­ her own use of banned substances oid guru” of the U.S. went beyond even what Francis She travelled to K err’s San Ga­ had suggested. briel office in October, 1983, where Reading excerpts from a diary she received and filled a prescrip­ she has kept since April, 1979, tion for the steroid anavar, human Issajenko gave a detailed descrip­ growth hormone, and LrDopa, an tion of people and places, experi­ amino acid that speeds hormone ments with an array of steroids development. and hormones, dosages and sche­ Later entries in her diary dules and the side effects she felt showed Issajenko to suffer from during an outstanding sprint ca­ back pain and protein deficiency — reer that never quite blossomed on both potential side effects from the the big stage, as injuries hampered hormone-amino combination — as her in the past two Olympics. well as other problems. While Francis had maintained In her March 28, 1934 entry, she that his sprinters were on steroids complained, “ My skin is getting so Montreal defenceman Rick Green smacks teammate Guy Carbonneau in the face while going for Pat LaFontaine of the Islanders. for a maximum of six weeks at a tight it’s hard to push the needle in time — with usage diminishing and it’s hard to get it out.” over the last half o f those long per­ Despite being prepared by com­ iods — Issajenko told of continuous mission counsel Robert Armstrong eight-week “pyramid” cycles that prior to her appearance, Issajenko used steroids in amounts up to four seemed confused at times, res­ Ranger power play revived times what Francis had described. ponding that she didn’t know what She said she felt pressured to use some of her diary entries meant or by Associated Press The Canadiens, surprise 5-3 losers five-on-three for a minute and that when Sandstrom scored at 17:08, 53 the performance-enhancing drugs that they didn’t make any sense to There’s apparently nothing at home to the New York Islanders helped a lot. seconds after the penalty to Mc­ after her first season of interna­ her. wrong with the New York Rangers’ in the only other NHL game Mon­ “Once we got the first power- Crimmon. They still had most of tional track when, at age 21, she However, she did confirm Fran­ power play that a little confidence day night, remained two points play goal, it helped our confidence McCrimmon’s five-minute penalty was labelled a disappointment by a cis’ controversial testimony that won’t cure. ahead of the Flames in the overall and took some of the pressure off.” left when they scored again, on Ca­ Toronto newspaper for her fifth- former Canadian Track and Field The Rangers got plenty of it race with 103. Sandstrom got the first one for rey Wilson’s goal at 19:02. place finish in the Montreal World Association director Don Fletcher had passed on information that a Monday night en route to a 4-3 vic­ In beating the Flames for the the Rangers, who had a two-man The Rangers climbed into a first- Cup meet. 1982 meet in Yugoslavia would not tory over tne Calgary Flames. first time in three games this sea­ advantage because of a high-stick­ lace tie with Washington in the “ Here I was, having gone that be drug-tested, thereby allowing “ Beating Calgary was a big lift son, the Rangers clicked on three ing penalty to Brad McCrimmon. atrick Division. The Rangers far in one season and they expect­ for us,” Rangers’ coach Michel of five power-play chances. That The Calgary defenceman was have nine games left in the regular ed me to beat the Olympic cham­ her to take steroids inside her Bergeron said after his team ended was good news — considering the handed a game misconduct when season ana the Capitals, 10. pion,” she said. “ At that moment I usual 28-day clearance period. decided that being the Canadian Fletcher denied the charge last a five-game losing streak and also Rangers are ranked 20th in the he drew blood with his stick from PThe Flam es lost for the first champion was not good enough. It week. broke out of a power-play slump. league in the power play, and had Ranger rookie Darren Turcotte. time in four games. ■■■■■■■■■■■— ——w— n — — a “ We had to stop the losing streak, scored on only two of 19 previous “ I wouldn’t do anything like that didn’t mean anything.” Islanders 5 Canadiens 3 Convinced, after talking to Fran­ and beating Calgary made it all chances. on purpose,” McCrimmon said. “ It At Montreal, Bryan Trottier that much better.” “ We just tried to relax tonight,” was definitely an accident. But the cis, that most of her more exper­ B.C. unbeaten scored the winner with 2 :11 re­ ienced rivals were on steroids, The loss prevented the Flames said Tomas Sandstrom, who scored way the rule reads.” maining as the Islanders, with the from tying the Montreal Canadiens two goals, including the winner Intentional or not, it cost the Issajenko — then Taylor — decided in m ixed p lay fewest points in the NHL, beat the to embark on a similar program. for the overall lead in the NHL. with 4:59 remaining. “We got a Flames. The Rangers capitalized league-leading Canadiens. BRANDON, Man. (CP) - For-' “I saw these people and I wanted mer champion Steve Skillings of Brent Sutter added an empty-net to be like them. I wanted to be just goal with 21 seconds remaining, B.C. shook off a couple of rocky as fast as they were.” starts to remain undefeated Mon­ capping a three-goal burst in the fi­ Within weeks, she had received day at Canadian mixed curling nal six minutes. her first dianabol prescription a t t a c k e d championship. NHL's drug policy from Toronto doctor Gunter Koch Skillings, who won the mixed ti­ TORONTO (CP) - The National don’t punish someone who has a dis­ and began taking five milligrams a But Ducharme labels the policy tle in 1985 along with third Pat Hockey League’s approach to illegal ease over which they have no con­ day for six weeks. Francis testified “archaic.” Finnish goal Sanders and second Al Carlson, drugs is outdated, says Patrick Du- trol? that Issajenko was taking dianabol “It’s a fallacy,” he said. "(NHL) won two games to improve his re­ charme, the lawyer-agent for banned “What you do is treat those people, for three weeks, going off for three players are doing drugs, just like and then back on for another three cord to 3-0. Only Saskatchewan’s Detroit Red Wings’ forward Bob Pro­ and many of them come back to they’re doing alcohol. This is 1989, produces tie weeks. Arnold Anderson, a rookie at this bert. show how worthwhile they are.” man. We are dealing with reality. KAMLOOPS, B.C. (CP) - Timo Koch, who will appear later, re­ level of play, sports a better re­ Probert, 23, was expelled March 4 Ziegler, who took the disciplinary Susi scored at 5:05 of the third pe­ fused Monday to say whether he cord at 4-0. by NHL president John Ziegler — action against Probert on the sworn “Hockey players are no different than any other professional athletes. riod to lift Finland into a 4-4 tie had given steroids to Issajenko. Anderson said he was a little sur­ two days after the Windsor, Ont., na­ affidavit of a U.S. Customs officer, Noting that in addition to a six- They’re not better, they’re not worse. with Team Canada in an exhibition prised to find himself on top of the tive was charged with importing 14.3 says the league’s policy is clear. pound weight gain and increased They’re the same. They definitely do hockey game Monday night. standings. grams of a substance containing co­ “If you choose to become involved muscle, the steroid made her feel drugs. It would be an absolute breach The tie — the teams played a “ I didn’t expect it but it’s nice to caine into Detroit from Windsor. Pro­ with illegal drugs, you lose your priv­ scoreless five-minute overtime — more aggressive, Issajenko said be there, that’s for sure,” he said.