The latest in the Briton’s firing line was the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF), who published their whereabouts list for the upcoming campaign earlier this week.

The reigning Olympic skeleton champion voiced her opposition to the fact that one nation were conspicuous by their absence - Russia.

Yarnold was clearly perturbed at the IBSF’s list of 35 skeleton athletes who will be subjected to regular anti-doping checks during the season, which takes on added importance this time around with next year's Winter Olympic Games due to take to place in Pyeongchang, as it featured a grand total of zero Russians from her discipline.

Just two on the bobsleigh list- Anastasia Kohcherzhova and four-man team member Andrey Lylov – are Russian.

To put that it into perspective, that is the same number as Romania. Yarnold, a fierce advocate of clean sport, is one of three Britons on the list. There are six from Latvia and four from Germany.

The Sochi 2014 gold medallist subsequently told the Press Association that she "did not understand how there are three GB athletes in the pool of 11 and no Russians, especially after the findings of the McLaren Report".

Yarnold added: "I’m surprised there are no Russian skeleton athletes on the list and there seems to be a limited cross-section of athletes from different nations."

Yarnold, leader of call for a boycott of this year's IBSF World Championships  stripped from Sochi and instead held in Königssee in Germany in the wake of the McLaren Report, was not alone in her view. "How is this helping a doping-clean sport when none of Russian skeleton athletes are on the list?" asked Latvian skeleton boss Dainus Dukurs.

While much of the vast swathes of evidence McLaren uncovered may not be strong enough to sanction individual athletes, it still outlined a systemic method of cheating that dramatically enhanced Russian performances at major events.

It is for this reason that athletes like Yarnold can be forgiven for remaining sceptical of Russia and its competitors. Her criticism of the IBSF makes you wonder how many other athletes feel the same way.

In response to Yarnold, the IBSF said: "The IBSF follows the World Anti Doping Agency Code and its own anti-doping rules. In close cooperation with WADA and National Anti-Doping Organisations we will protect all our clean athletes."

Bobsleigh and skeleton was one of the countless sports where Russians were supposedly implicated in doping. Four athletes, including Olympic skeleton champion Alexander Tretiakov, were provisionally suspended after they were named in the McLaren Report before an IBSF independent tribunal lifted the provisional ban after concluding there was "not yet sufficient evidence" to maintain it. 

The IBSF revealing their whereabouts list came the day before the WADA the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) the green light to resume testing, a major boost to their bid for recompliance.

After the RUSADA were given hope by WADA at the Foundation Board meeting in May, this was more a certainty than a surprise. The RUSADA have finally adhered to the compliance criteria and it now appears more likely than not that they will be brought in from the cold when WADA’s ruling body next convenes in Seoul in November.

RUSADA have tested WADA’s patience on more than one occasion - Yelena Isinbayeva's appointment as RUSADA chairperson, which went against their explicit demands, for example – but it must be said that a lot of work has clearly been done.

With the help of UK Anti-Doping, RUSADA has, slowly but surely, attempted to regain the credibility so badly undermined by the two WADA-led Independent Commissions.

Rightly or wrongly, it has been difficult to praise Russia in recent years. The incessant repudiation from the country regarding their doping problem has led to growing anger towards the nation, with negativity far outweighing positivity in terms of the rhetoric from athletes, officials and the media.

It is here, then, where they deserve some credit, on the surface at least. Russia has seemingly made strides in the right direction, although eyebrows were raised when WADA announced they were on the path towards redemption after the body had previously expressed concern about their progress.

WADA President Sir Craig Reedie has warned, though, work remains to be done.

"While there is still more to be done, WADA recognises this milestone as a key component of the roadmap towards compliance," he said. 

"After much work by the Agency and its partners, resumption of testing represents an important step forward in rebuilding anti-doping in Russia.

"We strongly encourage Russia to continue their efforts in the interest of clean athletes worldwide."

Russia will know that being welcomed back with open arms remains a distant prospect. The country’s suspension from the International Association of Athletics Federations and the International Paralympic Committee remains, with a key meeting regarding their exile from the latter governing body due to take place in September. The result will determine whether Russia compete in the Winter Paralympics at Pyeongchang 2018 or whether, like Rio 2016, they will be banned.

IOC President Thomas Bach has admitted recently that he still expects sanctions to be brought against Russian athletes as a result of the McLaren Report.

Judging by the opinion held by Yarnold, and perhaps privately many others, the athletes have not quite forgiven their Russian counterparts either. 

An air of suspicion continues to linger over athletes from the country, regardless of whether they have been linked with any wrongdoing, and it is likely to be a while before that subsides.

RUSADA may be on their way to regaining compliance, but there is a long way to go before trust in their system, and their athletes, is fully restored.