Gabby Thomas Turns Surprise Drug-Tester Visit Into TikTok Gold

Sprint star Gabby Thomas is also quick on her feet when it comes to awkward situations.

In a TikTok video she shared Monday, the Paris Olympic triple-gold medalist was having a drink with friends at an event when a drug-tester showed up.

Anti-doping agents take their unannounced visits seriously to catch cheats. Instead of fuming over the intrusion, Thomas played it for laughs and set it to the comic song “Me, You and Steve” ― which is basically about an unwelcome third wheel named Steve.

The video quickly panned to the smiling tester and back to Thomas going on with her socializing.

“I can’t believe that it’s finally me and you, and you and me/ Just us/ And your friend Steve,” the song goes.

Thomas captioned the footage “When antidoping surprises you but you had plans.”

The clip appears to be on the up and up. The doping control official was recognized by former Olympic swimmer Erica Sullivan, a 1500-meter silver medalist at the Beijing Games in 2021.

“Wait she’s tested me before,” Sullivan wrote. “She’s the best, loved gabbing to her about her kids drama.”

Another commenter, who might have been aware of Thomas’ whereabouts last fall, asked: “What happens if you leave the country, or spending time in private areas? Like if you went to a resort in the Maldives where the island is owned by the hotel and can only be reached was sea plane transfer (you wouldn’t be able to drive up and walk in without questions) for a week or two, would they come find you?”

Replied Thomas: “If you’re out of the country, they use that country’s doping control officers to find you. But yeah if you go to a diff country, less likely to be tested as frequently. And I actually did vacation in the Maldives last year and I wasn’t tested, so I guess they can’t find you there 😂.”

Drug-testing has not always been a laughing matter for Thomas. She ran afoul of the Athletics Integrity Unit in 2020 for allegedly missing three tests and got provisionally suspended. But Thomas was able to prove her innocence in one instance and the ban was lifted.