In December 2014, ARD aired a documentary by Hajo Seppelt – Geheimsache Doping: Wie Russland seine Sieger macht (The Doping Secret: How Russia Creates Champions). The documentary alleged Russian state involvement in systematic doping, which it described as "East German-style". It includes statements by Stepanov and his wife, Yuliya Stepanova (née Rusanova), alleging that Russian athletics officials supplied banned substances in exchange for 5% of an athlete's earnings and falsified tests together with doping control officers. Russian long-distance runner Liliya Shobukhova allegedly paid 450,000 euros to cover up her positive doping result.