She may not have Asada's power, but she's a strong enough jumper to contend with the best.
But according to Richard Ings, the former chief of the ASADA, the report's findings are no surprise.
Its specialty is the mulita, a sort of taco sandwich (think al pastor roasted pork or carne asada between two tortillas).
She had rebounded by 2008, winning her second straight European title and finishing second to Asada at the worlds.
Then, swing by Asada Desert Grille to purchase a meal of delectable grilled fish or savoury smoked meat.
All sporting codes have expressed shock at the findings as they pledged full co-operation with ASADA and other investigating authorities.
When they are, Mr Asada says, the consequence will be a seismic shift of power away from Tokyo to the regions.
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Asada might have better springs, but even she can't match Gold's ferocity.
It wrests power from the central government, slashes bureaucratic overlap, and gives leaders like him more power to make decisions what Mr Asada says the mayor really means when he talks of dictatorship.
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"Having worked with ASADA for the past five years it was very clear that there were links between elements of organized crime importing and distributing prohibited substances across Australian sport, " Ings told CNN.
In the meantime, Fina, Swimming Australia, and ASADA all said they would launch investigations into how information about Thorpe's case came to be leaked to the French newspaper L'Equipe, which first broke the story.
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Since the release of the report, the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) has informed six rugby league teams (Manly, Cronulla, Newcastle, Canberra, North Queensland and Penrith) and one Aussie Rules club (Essendon) that they are under investigation.
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