Icarus - Netflix

[lifetime fan]

Anyone else watched this?

 

Investigatory documentary into Russian state sponsored doping.

 

Fascinating, brilliant, frightening and compelling viewing.

 

10/10.

[Lee909]

Yeah watched it a few week back

Very good,thought th Russian was a shithouse exposing everything and fleeing leaving wife and kids behind. Always looked like his plan/

[General Dryness]

Yeah, its a good one.

[VladimirIlyich]

Saw it myself and thought it was pretty good. Interesting to see the Russians get all the blame(rightly to be blamed for most of it,of course) but the obvious Chinese links just be glossed over. I would like them to be fucked off as well,although I know they wont be.

[Sweeney287]

Yep, watched it a little while ago. Very good documentary, amazing how it all came about and unfolded.

[Conor]

superb documentary

highly recommended

 

9/10

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Very good documentary.

 

Arrest warrant recently issued for the Russki drug programme bloke, apparently. Saying he'll be arrested if he ever sets foot on Russian soil again. Another one to succumb to an unusually premature heart attack?

[Juniper]

Watched this last night, very good.

 

Amazing to see a large majority of Russia's athletes being allowed to compete in Rio, despite the overwhelming evidence.

 

The one question I have. Why didn't he get his wife and kids out of Russia before he went to the New York Times? You could just feel that revealing the corruption was something he was working towards.

[Elite]

Watched this last night, very good.

 

Amazing to see a large majority of Russia's athletes being allowed to compete in Rio, despite the overwhelming evidence.

 

The one question I have. Why didn't he get his wife and kids out of Russia before he went to the New York Times? You could just feel that revealing the corruption was something he was working towards.

Was a very selfish thing to do, The KGB could quite easily orchestrated an 'unfortunate electrical fire' or car crash to bump off his family.

[Elite]

Bryan Fogel was on an episode of Joe Rogans podcast last week, i have only listenned the first 45 mins but very good and a must for fans of the documentary.

[VladimirIlyich]

Watched this last night, very good.

 

Amazing to see a large majority of Russia's athletes being allowed to compete in Rio, despite the overwhelming evidence.

 

The one question I have. Why didn't he get his wife and kids out of Russia before he went to the New York Times? You could just feel that revealing the corruption was something he was working towards.

China's too. It was admitted that China supply the drugs and yet nothing! Haven't watched Athletics in years as this sort of thing has been rife from almost every country's athletes too. Spot the non doper,he/she is the one in last place.

[Juniper]

China's too. It was admitted that China supply the drugs and yet nothing! Haven't watched Athletics in years as this sort of thing has been rife from almost every country's athletes too. Spot the non doper,he/she is the one in last place.

Well playing devils advocate making the drugs isn't a crime as its legal over there (obviously taking them are against the olympic rules though) so it would have been harsh on China but I see what you're saying.

[Lee909]

Not harsh at all.

Once you compete in IAFF competitions you go by their rules

[Juniper]

Not harsh at all.

Once you compete in IAFF competitions you go by their rules

Oh yeah but it's not a rule that nations as a whole have to ensure that they no longer produce steroids that are banned by certain sports.

 

It's against the rules for athletes to take performance enhancing drugs, nothing actually governing nations actually producing them.

[VladimirIlyich]

Well playing devils advocate making the drugs isn't a crime as its legal over there (obviously taking them are against the olympic rules though) so it would have been harsh on China but I see what you're saying.

Fair point,but we have all seen evidence of Chinese athletics exponential success in recent years and it doesn't take much imagination to figure out the rest. Sorry to say though that none of it is much of a surprise really.

[Brownie]

Watched this over the weekend and thought it was brilliant.