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GLASGOW, Scotland -- The World Anti-Doping Agency calls its ongoing project to revamp its structure and load up with increased regulatory punch The Way Forward, but that path will continue to meander through the past for at least a little while longer.?At Sundays WADA Foundation Board meeting, deputy director general Rob Koehler called for Russian sports officials to acknowledge the countrys pervasive, government-enabled doping culture, calling that acceptance vital to being fully welcomed back to global competition.Vitaly Smirnov, appointed by Russian president Vladimir Putin to bring the countrys sports establishment back into good graces, said that admission would never come. We know the [doping] system did not exist, he said. Detailing his 35 years in high-level positions in elite sport dating back to the Soviet era, he said nothing nefarious could have happened without his approval.So there. That non-meeting of the minds sums up where Olympic sport has been stalled for years, without public accountability or consequences for anyone other than the athletes themselves.?Individual athletes were held to the highest standard, punished even if they inadvertently ingested a banned substance. Yet the systems that surrounded them could be dysfunctional or corroded and avoid paying much of a price. WADA limited itself to suspending labs and flunking national anti-doping agencies for incompetence, but as athletes from those countries kept showing up at the start line, it became increasingly clear that a system created 16 years ago to harmonize rules across borders harbored deep inequities in testing and enforcement.?WADA has launched a salvo to try to break the stalemate, saying it can and should regulate any entities that sign its code, including national Olympic committees and international sports federations. In a new, graduated set of sanctions presented publicly Sunday for the first time, WADA would impose oversight, fines and -- as a last, drastic resort -- the threat of an Olympic ban in cases where it finds sustained, deliberate sabotage of its rules.?Canadas Rene Bouchard, the veteran government administrator who led the WADA committee that came up with the new standards, called them the opposite of political, as far as Im concerned -- its open, its known. The draft will now undergo legal review, but Bouchard and others made it clear they want to put it into practice as soon as possible.?Sterner sanctions could gain impetus next month if, as expected, the conclusion of law professor Richard McLarens investigation adds to the already considerable evidence that Russian doping was state-sponsored. Part II of his report is slated to be released Dec. 9.?Joseph de Pencier, CEO of the Institute of National Anti-Doping Organizations, predicted the report would uncover more skulduggery in a way thats very detailed and cant be dismissed as allegations. ?It sure would be nice to see some contrition, he said of Russias sports establishment.?But scrutiny of WADAs plans will be intense and resistance is inevitable. Potential collateral damage to innocent athletes will be a hard needle to thread. The International Olympic Committee, which has commissioned its own investigation of Russia, will almost certainly resist encroachment on its turf and its traditional role as sole gatekeeper for its flagship event. That was amply demonstrated last summer when it steamrolled WADAs objections and made most Russian athletes eligible for the Rio 2016 Games.?In recent months, the IOC has oscillated between pledging support to WADA and attacking it. Beckie Scott, the retired Olympic champion cross-country skier and chair of WADAs Athlete Committee, labeled those broadsides an effort to destabilize and undermine WADA ... the only fight that should be taking place is the fight for clean sport.?The feud is complex because its familial. The overlap between the two bureaucracies is written into WADAs structure and embodied in its current president, IOC member Craig Reedie, who was elected unopposed for another three-year term Sunday. If WADA succeeds in extending its regulatory reach, the potential conflicts of interest could multiply. Sunday, the agency committed to forming a working group that will review governance and ethical standards.?Max Cobb, president and CEO of the U.S. Biathlon Association, said he would prefer to see IOC members excluded from WADA executive positions. Like many whose sports have been dented by doping, Cobb, who attended Sundays meeting as an observer, is impatient with the infighting and wants to see concrete progress. You wonder whether theres a desire to really resolve this, or if its just turf wars and pleasantries being exchanged, he said.?WADA is bidding to expand its jurisdiction and authority at perhaps the most demanding and transitional time in its history. Many of the governments that fund it, the national anti-doping agencies that implement its rules, and the athletes who submit to them have raised their voices and are putting pressure on the agency to assert itself.?The agencys to-do list includes figuring out how to grow its budget to match its bigger ambitions, including a beefed-up investigative unit; drawing up a template for an independent global testing entity; and implementing a new policy for encouraging and rewarding whistleblowers. Cyberattacks by Russian hackers exposed athletes medical information by leaking therapeutic use exemption documents this year -- payback for WADAs stance that Russia should be banned from Rio -- and forced a $200,000 IT upgrade.?The events that propelled WADA to this juncture may seem to hark back to the Cold War, but Edwin Moses, the double Olympic hurdles champion and chairman of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency board, balks at too simplistic a narrative for the sides that have been taken.?Me being an American has nothing to do with it, he said of his support for a stronger WADA. I dont want your daughter, your son, under the impression they have to take drugs to compete. Thats corrupt. And that right is not just for American athletes. Fabian Delph Jersey . Los Angeles star goalie survived those perilous gymnastics with no problem, and he eventually backstopped the Kings to a skid-snapping win. 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The victory improved the Czech pairs impressive cup doubles record to 14-1.MONTREAL -- A wild and possibly wet Canadian Grand Prix awaits defending champion Lewis Hamilton and the rest of the Formula One grid. Hamilton will be gunning for his second straight victory and fourth overall at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as he starts on the front row beside pole position holder and Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel this afternoon. Watch all the action unfold live on TSN and TSN Mobile TV at 1:55pm et/10:55am pt. Cars were slipping and sliding on a mostly wet track through three practices and the qualifying session, and there could be more of that if track conditions do not improve. "I was told it was going to be dry," Hamilton said Saturday. "But as Sebastian says, its changing and its going to be good fun. "It should be interesting, as its been for the last few years. It should be tricky, but I hope its dry." The constantly changing conditions saw Finnish rookie Valtteri Bottas, who has yet to earn an F1 point, place his Williams a surprising third on the grid. The Canadian race is known for being unpredictable even in the best of weather, as drivers struggle to manage their brakes and tires on a slippery, high-speed track with long straightaways leading into nasty chicanes and one hairpin turn. There are also concrete walls hugging much of the street-style track that have claimed many top drivers over the years. Hamilton, who moved from the McLaren team to Mercedes this year, has avoided pitfalls enough to win in 2007, 2010 and last year. If he wins again, he will move into second place alone for most Canadian GP victories behind German great Michael Schumachers seven. "Its good to be on the front row," the British driver said. "That brings up the chances a little bit, but its going to be a tough race. "Obviously, Sebastians very quick and the Ferraris were very quick on their long (practice) runs, so I guess it really depends on the conditions. At the end of the day, weve got to do the job. But as you know, I love it here. We had a great crowd even though the weather wasnt so great. Im sure there will be even more people (Sunday), so lets hope we can put on a good show for them." Forecasts are for rain overnight with mostly sunny, warm weather, although with a 60 per cent chance of a light sprinkle of rain. The crowd will likely top 100,000. "In terms of grey hairs for us, it would probably be a bit nicer if its a bit more predictable," said Vettels Red Bull teammate Mark Webber. Overnight rain had slowed to occasional trickles for qualifying, but it still had cars slipping onto the grass or, in the case of Ferrari driver Felipe Massa, taking a long, sideways slide into a barrier. Vettel managed to post the quickest lap on the 4.361-kilometre track in one minute 22.318 seconds to take pole position for a third straight year. The 39th pole of his career was his third this season, and ended Mercedes run of four in a row. The 25-year-old German is the three-time defending F1 champion, but has nevver won in Canada.dddddddddddd He was second in 2011, and finished fourth twice. "I think we had strong pace, so no matter the conditions, we should be in good shape," he said. "It could be an interesting race with mixed conditions. So, a long one. Seventy laps here and a lot of things that can happen on every single lap." Timing looked to be everything in qualifying. There were yellow caution flags and even a red flag that stopped the session for a few minutes when Massa, who crashed twice in Monaco two weeks ago, found a barrier again going into Turn 3. Conditions were such that Bottas was not about to crow about placing third. His teammate Pastor Maldonado was 13th. "We didnt expect to be in the first or second row," said Bottas. "Our whole team was hoping for rain because theres always a chance that if you get the timing and everything right you could finish a bit higher. "But if its dry (in the race), for sure its going to be difficult. Today was a lot about the timing, getting a good lap just at the right time when the track was in the best conditions. Thats why there can be 10 places between teammates." Hamiltons teammate Nico Rosberg, coming off a win in Monaco, saw his run of three straight poles end as he placed fourth, just ahead of Webber and Ferrari veteran Fernando Alonso. It was a good day for the Toro Rossi squad, as Jean-Eric Vergne was seventh and Daniel Ricciardo will start 11th. Ricciardo would have had an even better position, but he was penalized two grid spots for not starting from the proper lane. It was not a good day for Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus, who will start in 10th after he was also dropped two spots due to the same penalty. Raikkonen sits second to Vettel in driver standings. McLarens Jenson Button, the 2011 Canadian GP winner, placed 14th. Vettel and Alonso have each won twice this year. The Spaniard hopes to take a shot at a third title, and first with Ferrari, to go with his championships in 2005 and 2006 with Renault. "If we could finish in front of our rivals in the championship it would be great," said Alonso. "Kimi is (behind), so its a good opportunity. "Sebastian will be more difficult. We need a very good race." And there is Hamilton, who thrives on the track that has given rivals so much grief. Even he was not pleased at a minor slip on his last qualifying lap. "The pole was definitely there, so its a bit unfortunate, but thats the way it goes," he said. The pace was slowed considerably by the weather. Vettel won the pole last year in 1:13.784. The morning practice was cut from one hour to 30 minutes as a barrier needed repair from a crash during a support race Saturday morning. That ate up some valuable information-gathering time for the 11 teams ahead of the early-afternoon qualifying session. Race stewards announced that Webber and Bottas were reprimanded for ignoring a yellow flag during practice on Friday. The flag went up after a Maldonado crash. ' ' '