Oprah: Lance Armstrong admitted doping

By Jim Litke and Jim Vertuno, Associated Press

Published Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 | 10:20 a.m.

Updated Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 | 12:04 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas — "Emotional" doesn't come close to describing Lance Armstrong's conversation with Oprah Winfrey — an interview that included his confession about using performance-enhancing drugs to win seven Tour de France titles, Winfrey said Tuesday. She recounted her session with Armstrong on "CBS This Morning" and promoted what has become a two-part special on her OWN network, even while international doping officials said it wouldn't be enough to save the disgraced cyclist's career. "I don't think 'emotional' begins to describe the intensity or the difficulty he experienced in talking about some of these things," Winfrey said. Armstrong admitted during ...

Litke reported from Chicago. Pete Yost in Washington also contributed to this report.

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