2015 U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY USADAANNUAL REPORT Phone: 719.785.2000 Toll-Free: 1.866.601.2632 Fax: 719.785.2001 Email: [email protected] U.S. ANTI-DOPING AGENCY www.USADA.org www.TrueSport.org CONTENTSCONTENTS FOREWORDFOREWORD ......... ......... 2 2 TEAMTEAM USADA USADA ......... ......... 4 4 EDUCATIONEDUCATION PROGRAMS PROGRAMS ......... ......... 6 6 TRUESPORTTRUESPORT ......... ......... 10 10 SCIENCESCIENCE INITIATIVES INITIATIVES ......... ......... 14 14 PARTNERSHIPSPARTNERSHIPS ......... ......... 18 18 EVENTEVENT HIGHLIGHTS HIGHLIGHTS ......... ......... 20 20 USADAUSADA 15-YEAR 15-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE RETROSPECTIVE ......... ......... 22 22 UFCUFC ANTI-DOPING ANTI-DOPING PROGRAM PROGRAM ......... ......... 24 24 TESTINGTESTING ......... ......... 27 27 THERAPEUTICTHERAPEUTIC USE USE EXEMPTIONS EXEMPTIONS ......... ......... 30 30 RESULTSRESULTS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT ......... ......... 32 32 INDEPENDENTINDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S AUDITOR’S REPORT REPORT ......... ......... 35 35 Editors Betsy Douglass, Communications Manager Ryan Madden, Media Relations Specialist Hailey Radvillas, Communications Coordinator Annie Skinner, Director of Communications Design APEX Communications, Inc. Photography Getty Images, Shutterstock, iStock, Ingram Image Ltd. ©2016 USADA. All rights reserved. Permission to reprint or redistribute altered or excerpted materials will be granted on a case-by-case basis; all requests must be made in writing to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency. 2015 USADA Annual Report 1 MESSAGE FROM THE With the upcoming Summer Welcome to the Octagon voice. Amid an ever-changing and Games in Rio De Janeiro Another great representation dynamic anti-doping landscape, CHAIRMAN AND CEO providing the backdrop, USADA of the clean sport mission clean athletes are beginning to has continued to push the expanding its international come together, form a community, envelope on the Olympic side, footprint is the 2015 decision and challenge sport leaders doing what it takes to ensure by USADA to become the around the world to ensure that that athletes in the U.S. are being independent administrator their rights are being upheld. held to a gold standard. Led of the UFC’s global anti-doping For all of us at USADA, this is a by a world-class staff, USADA program. One of the fastest welcome development, as well continues to conduct advanced growing sports organizations in as a rallying cry for those who research, develop new testing the world, USADA has partnered truly value clean sport. strategies, provide dynamic with the UFC to provide the most While the global anti-doping education, and equip all robust, independent anti-doping effort still carries with it Brazil-bound athletes with the program in all of professional significant challenges, we believe information they need to compete sports. our future is bright. But in order fair and clean during the Games. Working in conjunction with to be successful and achieve As it has been since its inception, partners across the globe, our goals, we must never lose USADA is fully committed to USADA is currently providing sight of why we’re here: to upholding the core values of testing and education for over protect clean athletes. These Olympism; and given the 550 international UFC athletes athletes, the ones who give so malfeasance seen in other parts representing 37 different nations. much in pursuit of excellence, of the world throughout the last In order to help bridge the are our North Star – our guiding USADA founding CEO Terry Madden, Chairman of the Board year – most notably in Russia, cultural divides, USADA is now light. And years from now, when Edwin C. Moses, and current CEO Travis T. Tygart at the USADA where state-supported doping looking back at 2015, we believe 15th Anniversary celebration in November 2015. publishing educational materials once again reared its ugly head in six different languages and has we will remember it as a year – the value of maintaining a truly conducted in-person education when that star burned bright, and ifteen years ago, in late-2000, order to fulfill our mission, firm in the corner of clean independent anti-doping program in six different countries. It is when we, as an organization, did USADA opened its doors we would have to roll up our athletes, fighting every day to F has never been clearer. Athletes important work, and we are thankful more than ever before to find true for the first time and officially sleeves, fight for what’s right, preserve the integrity of in the Unites States can rest to the UFC, the clean athletes north. launched its fight for clean sport. and make sure that clean competition and ensure that not assured knowing that we will and our staff – all of whom make We were a budding, albeit athletes everywhere knew there only can athletes compete clean never waiver in our support protecting the Octagon an exciting shoestring operation then, was finally someone willing to – but they can win clean. And of clean competition, and we and fulfilling new challenge. EDWIN C. MOSES operating within an international stand in their corner, to protect while our mission has always will always pursue the truth to Chair, Board of Directors anti-doping movement void of their rights, and to help them started on home soil, the fight protect their rights. We will do consistent rules, harmonized achieve their dreams. for clean sport is an increasingly whatever we can to ensure that Outside of USADA’s organizational testing, or legitimate resources. Today, fifteen years and international one, and USADA’s the concept of accountability will accomplishments, when we look TRAVIS T. TYGART But even in those early years, our numerous landscape shifting position as a global leader be applied just as rigorously to back at 2015, we’ll remember it, Chief Executive Officer vision was clear. We knew that in cases later, we’re still standing continues to grow. a state-run doping program as it perhaps most notably, as the year has been to individual athletes. clean athletes truly found their 2 2015 USADA Annual Report 2015 USADA Annual Report 3 USADA Edwin C. Moses Richard V. Clark, Marcia Lee Taylor Cheri Blauwet, M.D. Sc.D hc M.D., Ph.D., FACP Secretary Treasurer Chair Vice Chair Board of Directors The USADA Board of Directors is comprised of experienced and professional individuals who share the ideals and principles associated with USADA’s vision, mission, and core values. The Board of Directors advise and support the staff in executing the work of the organization through its balanced and diverse perspectives. For more information on the USADA Board of Directors, please visit www.USADA.org/board-of-directors. John Bardis Philip Dunn Donald Gambril Jim Kooler, DrPH Robert Raskopf Ken Wright, D.A., AT Ret Leadership: Senior Staff: Leadership and Senior Staff Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USADA’s leadership and staff is responsible for managing and coordinating the organization’s comprehensive anti-doping Travis T. Tygart Larry D. Bowers, Ph.D. Gabriel Baida William Bock, III Jeff Cook Matt Fedoruk, Ph.D. program initiatives for the Olympic and Paralympic Chief Executive Officer Chief Science Officer UFC Operations General Counsel Legal Affairs Science Director movements, as well as the UFC, which include: Director Director, Olympic Sport • Education resources • Science & research initiatives • Testing programs • Adjudication policies and protocols USADA’s dedicated and talented staff includes 50 John Frothingham Sandra Briggs, CPA Onye Ikwuakor Andrew Morrison Annie Skinner Molly Tomlonovic Chief Operating Officer Chief Financial Officer Legal Affairs Director, Sport Testing and Director of Anti-Doping home office employees and 51 Doping Control Officers Emerging and Pro Resources Director Communications Operations & out in the field who work together as a team to Sports Education Director realize the organization’s mission: to PRESERVE the integrity of competition, INSPIRE true sport, and PROTECT the rights of U.S. athletes. Staff Home office staff Average length of employment: 5.77 years and Doping Control Officers Combined total years of service : 583 years 4 2015 USADA Annual Report 2015 USADA Annual Report 5 MORE THAN Stakeholders E V E N T S PROGRAMS IN 2015 ATHLETE EDUCATION HAPPENED education AT MANY EVENTS, INCLUDING: Received Education 2015 World Archery Youth Championships, Pan Am & ParaPan Am team processing, FACE to FACE USA Weightlifting National presentations 82 Youth Championships, and USA Weightlifting Senior National Championships. 14 Webinars Tammy Hanson and LaDonna Reed at an education booth in Dallas, Texas for the USA Weightlifting Senior National The USADA Education team (from left to right): Championships. LaDonna Reed, Athlete Services Specialist; Tammy Hanson, Education Manager; and Eli Kreunen, Athlete Services Lead ducation is the first line of defense in protecting the Tucker West, 2014 World Cup champion, shared rights of clean athletes. Every year, USADA provides a demonstration at E the USA Luge indoor start track with Eli education to thousands of athletes, coaches, trainers, Kreunen and Kirk Waara after an education session athlete support personnel, and medical staff members, at the Olympic Training Center in helping them understand the role they play in keeping sport Lake Placid, NY. clean and the resources available from USADA to make navigating the anti-doping program as easy as possible. 6 2015 USADA Annual Report 2015 USADA Annual Report 7 USADA Education was invited to speak to PROGRAMS a number of junior