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This is Aliya Mustafina of Russia celebrating her gold medal win after the Women’s Uneven Bars Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic…

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 14: Aliya Mustafina of Russia celebrate winning the gold medal after the Women’s Uneven Bars Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

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This is Aliya Mustafina of Russia celebrating her gold medal win after the Women's Uneven Bars Final on Day 9 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Arena on August 14, 2016.

Turns out that perhaps she, and EVERY Russian athlete in recent times was "doping."

Performance enhancing drugs have been THE biggest issue in modern athletic times and this Netflix Documentary, "Icarus," details just how rampant they have been in the former Soviet Union.

If you think Putin was meddlesome in elections...get a load of this on August 4.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.