Ask Vest Christiansen

Researcher. Issues related to sport, doping, performance enhancement, fairness, ethics, and policy. Elite and recreational sport.

[Ross Tucker @Scienceofsport]

A giant leap forward for women’s sport. They’ve done the right thing with a strong, clear policy. No equivocation, no tap-dancing, no pretence of “balancing priorities.” Plus, a means to test for eligibility. Those responsible (this time) deserve real congratulations. More later

[Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles]

I wholeheartedly welcome the new IOC guidelines that secure a safe and fair female category that excludes male athletes.

SRY screening is a simple, non-invasive, once-in-a-lifetime check that returns female sport to female athletes.

Laurel Hubbard should not have been allowed to lift weights against women.

Caster Semenya should not have been allowed to run against women.

Imane Khelif should not have been allowed to punch women in the face.

This is a vindication for all the brilliant women who have fought for fairness and safety for all women in sport.

Thank you to Kirsty Coventry, Jane Thornton and all those in the working group for a clear, evidence based policy.

@iocmedia

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@Nyborger_Nybo Tak. Det fungerer!

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

📸 NY Times

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

1. januar lukkede Kulturministeriets Forskningsudvalg. Det er bekymrede for forskning på udvalgets område. Jeg har siddet i KFU som repræsentant for idrætsforskningen. Se her hvorfor at lukke er en dårlig ide: https://t.co/4PkhXvioOA

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@gcntweet foggy-muddy 😍

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

»Det er klart, at disse kategorier sætter skel mellem folk. Men kategorierne er sat i verden for at inkludere; for at så mange som muligt kan have glæde af at dyrke sport. Havde vi dem ikke, ville alle konkurrencer blive vundet af mænd mellem 18 og 35 år. https://t.co/PxfWDSAULg

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

Jeg tror, at @ZielerChris har ret, når han siger, at IOC's og DBU's ”velmente forsøg på at rumme de transkønnede – for de er vitterlig en forfulgt minoritet – [har] vist sig ikke at gavne dem”: https://t.co/HkRsAmSC5K

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

At the same time, it represents a concerning trend in the humanities. Here, we show why and how.

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

The concept ’epistemic racism’ is meant to help avoid bias and racial stereotypes in doping research. However, it is vague, unfalsifiable and thus unhelpful in realizing its purpose. https://t.co/OJguCC4Goa

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

Hvorfor er cykelryttere så optagede af god kaffe … og effekten af koffein? Lyt med på en hyggelig samtale om god kaffe og cykling.

[Bagerstop @bagerstop]

Ny episode om båndet mellem cykling og kaffe. Om virkning, kultur og historien.

Medvirkende er @AskVest, Michael "Mølle" Mølbæk fra Nordic Coffee House og kaffeaficionado, @MathiasNorsgaar ☕

https://t.co/hy8rMS1HVB

[Jon Pike @runthinkwrite]

New paper out from us. Here is how the IOC should do it. Thanks to @TLexercise @Scienceofsport and @FondOfBeetles for pulling this together.

This is authoritative, widely supported, and defensible. And, especially for @iocmedia, DMs are open.

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

IOC's bad om løsninger. Her er en. Den understreger behovet for en mekanisme, der udelukker mandlig biologi fra kvinders sport. Den mek. er ikke Pas eller T-niveau. Men tidlig screening og evt opfølgede test. Dermed kan atleterne beskyttes fra offentlig udskamning og eksponering.

[Emma Hilton @FondOfBeetles]

We have just published an invited editorial where we propose sports federations ensure fairness/safety for female athletes by (re)introducing sex-based eligibility rules and screening.

Modern genetic testing is quick (cheek swab) and cheap (pennies), and governed by thorough ethical frameworks.

Entry to the female category cannot be a matter of gender identity or “passport sex”.

https://t.co/5CrrRfm71i

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

IOC's bad om løsninger. Her er en. Den understreger behovet for en mekanisme, der udelukker mandlig biologi fra kvinders sport. Den mek. er ikke Pas eller T-niveau. Men tidlig screening og evt opfølgede test. Dermed kan atleterne beskyttes fra offentlig udskamning og eksponering.

[Ross Tucker @Scienceofsport]

The IOC asked for solutions. Here is a paper with a brief description of ours. But it starts by recognizing the purpose of women's sport, and then that it needs protected boundaries that exclude male advantage. Screening then achieves fairness & safety: https://t.co/9y9iytfYWD

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@FondOfBeetles That is a very illuminating explanation and analogy.

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@TheisDG @quitte74 @SrenKVillemoes Hvis det her ikke bekræfter at det we en DSD-sag, så ved jeg ikke hvad. https://t.co/J0PlRwANKC

[IOC MEDIA @iocmedia]

CORRECTION

In today’s IOC – Paris 2024 press briefing, IOC President Bach said:
“But I repeat, here, this is not a DSD case, this is about a woman taking part in a women’s competition, and I think I have explained this many times.”

What was intended was:
“But I repeat, here, this is not a transgender case, this is about a woman taking part in a women’s competition, and I think I have explained this many times.”

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@Jpmikkelsen @nygaardbn Læs nu ordentligt. Det gælder også DSD.

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@Jpmikkelsen @nygaardbn

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@Jpmikkelsen @nygaardbn Nej, det er ikke vrøvl. Situationen er præcis som IOC ligger op til i deres rammeværk fra 2021. Det anbefaler adgang til kønskategorier på baggrund af selv-id og at man ingen antagelse om konkurrencefordel kan have på baggrund af kønsudtryk, kønsafvigelse eller transkønnethed.

[Ask Vest Christiansen @AskVest]

@Jpmikkelsen @nygaardbn