The Empire failed to beat Russia in Tokyo, in spite of cheating!

The Empire truly tried everything.  First, Russia was accused of doping solely on the credibility of one man who had to flee Russia to avoid being jailed (for doping athletes, no joke! ).  Of course, no actual evidence was provided.  Then, in an amazing case of collective responsibility, ALL the Russian athletes were banned from not only displaying a Russian flag or hear the Russian national anthem.  The Russians could