Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank God it’s almost over

it is very easy to ignore.

Anonymous wrote:Thank God it’s almost over

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That image of Shcherbakova sitting totally alone, with a wooden, vacant expression, clutching her stuffed animal, right after supposedly achieving her life's dream, is going to stick with me. Like Elian Gonzalez in the closet. Two kids failed by the adults around them and being stuck in a media firestorm they should never have been a part of. Ugh. What a nightmare for the sport. I hope ROC, RUSADA, and CAS are happy with the travesty of sport they've wrought.

This made me so sad. She should have been jumping up and down with joy, but there was literally no one there for her. I am happy the Japanese skater gave her a hug, though.

Kaori was a bright spot on a bleak day. So was Wakaba.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:That image of Shcherbakova sitting totally alone, with a wooden, vacant expression, clutching her stuffed animal, right after supposedly achieving her life's dream, is going to stick with me. Like Elian Gonzalez in the closet. Two kids failed by the adults around them and being stuck in a media firestorm they should never have been a part of. Ugh. What a nightmare for the sport. I hope ROC, RUSADA, and CAS are happy with the travesty of sport they've wrought.

This made me so sad. She should have been jumping up and down with joy, but there was literally no one there for her. I am happy the Japanese skater gave her a hug, though.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has NBC been showing the medal ceremonies and the the anthems and so forth? I did not see one. I only have seen a few ceremonies with the athletes holding a weirdo little toy.

They haven't done that in years. They move onto the next event. You will see them if you watch the full events on USA or CNBC.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has NBC been showing the medal ceremonies and the the anthems and so forth? I did not see one. I only have seen a few ceremonies with the athletes holding a weirdo little toy.

They haven't done that in years. They move onto the next event. You will see them if you watch the full events on USA or CNBC.

Anonymous wrote:Has NBC been showing the medal ceremonies and the the anthems and so forth? I did not see one. I only have seen a few ceremonies with the athletes holding a weirdo little toy.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this conspiracy angle actually possible?

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.”

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.

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

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.

Anonymous wrote:Days later I still feel terrible for the skaters. I have no skin in the game, but to me the silver medalist is a teen who has just had the scales lifted. She wasn’t being rude to her fellow participants, she was recognizing the illness in the system. I’m so sorry for Wakaba in particular, for Anna. I don’t think the coverage I saw should have aired - the extended focus on these girls after Vailyeva got off the ice was so extensive it became disgusting. It wasn’t necessary.

I guess it’s a dream but all competitors should be 18, Russia should be banned for 12 years across all summer and winter sport, and a failed test means no subsequent participation. But it seems none of that will happen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of the things that REALLY has helped gynastics is the rise of college gymnastics. Those meets pack houses and get a ton of eyeballs on TV. They also provide a place for sucessful gymnasts who are not elite/national team level to compete (and do so having fun and eating.)

It would be nice if skaters had that option.

Plus the new NIL rules mean olympians
are competing next to non elite level team members. Suni Lee is at Auburn.

You know what would be even bigger for college gymnastics? If Suni makes it back to the Olympics in 2024 after competing for Auburn.

I believe most of our Olympic gymnasts went to college this year. Mackayla had left college halfway through to try one last time for the Olympics, and I think she has now returned.

I actually just shared a video of Suni doing an amazing vault on my FB page. An internet friend of mine is an Auburn alum and is going to a big performance in a couple weeks-she is so excited.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One of the things that REALLY has helped gynastics is the rise of college gymnastics. Those meets pack houses and get a ton of eyeballs on TV. They also provide a place for sucessful gymnasts who are not elite/national team level to compete (and do so having fun and eating.)

It would be nice if skaters had that option.

Plus the new NIL rules mean olympians
are competing next to non elite level team members. Suni Lee is at Auburn.

You know what would be even bigger for college gymnastics? If Suni makes it back to the Olympics in 2024 after competing for Auburn.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this conspiracy angle actually possible?

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.”

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.

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

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.