Wish I could say I was surprised. She's probably going to lose her 5 Olympic medals.
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For years, Marion Jones angrily denied using steroids. On Friday, she admitted it was all a lie.
The three-time Olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators when she denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
It was a stunning fall from grace for Jones, once the most celebrated female athlete in the world. She captivated the country with the audacious goal of winning five gold medals at the Sydney Olympics. Though she fell short -- three golds but two bronzes -- her charm and winsome smile made her a star.
Seven years later, she is broke, her reputation is ruined and she is looking at prison time. And she will likely lose those five medals she won in 2000.
Dressed in a dark suit and pink shirt, Jones was somber when she arrived at U.S. District Court in Westchester County with her mother and her attorney, biting her lower lip as reporters and cameras swarmed her. Her mother stumbled at one point but got up and accompanied her daughter inside, where she was fingerprinted and booked before the hearing.
Jones recently sent family and close friends a letter in which she acknowledged using steroids before the Sydney Games, The Washington Post reported Thursday. She said she took "the clear" for two years, beginning in 1999, and that she got it from former coach Trevor Graham, who told her it was flaxseed oil, the Post reported.
"I want to apologize for all of this," the Post reported Jones saying in her letter, quoting a person who received a copy and read it to the paper. "I am sorry for disappointing you all in so many ways."