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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is this conspiracy angle actually possible?[/quote]

I’m someone who rolls my eyes at conspiracy theories, but I also skated at a high level when I was young and I don’t know about this one. Certainly Kamila was rattled and in her head before she ever started and could make mistakes because of it, but the sheer NUMBER of mistakes and falls — I don’t know that I buy it. At least two times, she had a decently solid landing, not terribly crooked or off balance, them twisted her body and had yet another fall. Absolutely looked as if it *could* have been intentional.

The behavior of the silver medalist was disgraceful at any competition, let alone an Olympic Games, and what the hell does “you knew everything” mean? I’m certain we’ll never know and this will all get swept under the rug, just as it always does.

As Adam Rippon said “what a s**t show. OMG.”

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Just saw the ceremony where they were being presented with their stuffed animals. Trusova held hers with one hand flipping an obvious, pronounced bird.

What an absolute brat.[/quote]

I assume she is abused by the state. The skaters have little agency over their own lives. Do you know how Russia works??[/quote]

You know, if you want to argue that their training system sucks, that shipping young kids hundreds of miles away from their families to begin training in elementary school sucks, that the state funding their training and in return burdening them with totally unrealistic expectations of success sucks, etc,etc, I don’t disagree.

But the fact remains that in their system, umpteen athletes have managed to make it to the Olympics, compete, not take gold and *not* throw screaming temper tantrums and flip birds on the podium.  So maybe expend less energy defending a pathetic, classless display from Trusova. :roll: [/quote]

No one is shipping kids away. Stop inventing things just to bolster your argument.

The nature of skating is such that its facilities are concentrated in large urban centers or dedicated sports facilities.  If you want to train with a top coach, chances are, you are going to have to travel to find him or her.  Lipinski's mother moved with her while her father stayed behind in Houston.  Sasha Cohen's family broke down under the burden of one parent's travel commitment to her skating.  That's the game.  Basketball can be played anywhere; skating requires a rink and a coach.  It's a high price of admission sport. [/quote]

Yeah, the talented kids in dirt poor villages in Russia hundreds of miles from home just stay home with mommy and daddy and train at the nearby state of the art facilities.  :roll:

And the point is, even the skaters from Russia who DID come up through those churn and burn systems managed not to throw screaming temper tantrums like toddlers because they got a silver medal. Weird.[/quote]

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