Dave, you are doing the journalistic work for the figure skating sport that most can only dream of. Truly, you deserve the highest accolades possible for ensuring we are across both current events whilst having a historical viewpoint relevant to the current state of the sport. My hat goes off to you! Thank you!

I’m new to the skating world but really started watching it this season… I SO appreciate your updates and videos about skating, IOC, the different federations, and all of the shocking news and scandals, not to mention, even covering how this war effects it all! Prayers for Ukraine 🇺🇦

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🙏

@SeabassFishbrains

2 жыл бұрын

What a time to be new to skating! As a long time fan, I can say that while the ISU has been corrupt AF for as long as I've been watching (over a decade now), the fans are not usually so divided, the politics are not usually so harsh, and the competitions are not usually so bitter. The sport is beautiful, there are fantastic competitions that don't leave everyone feeling emotionally exhausted, and there are awesome fans and pockets of great conversation between fans from all over the globe. The sport has undergone massive change in the past 4 years and a lot of the conflicts from the past 8 years are boiling to the surface right now but no matter how drastically the landscape changes as a result of all of this, I hope that the beauty of skating and love for the sport will survive in us all!

Some American athletes, including figure skaters (for example Jessica Callalang) resulted positive for doping. Why did nobody shout that all the American athlets take doping?!! The USA army invaded Iraq saying that there were chimical weapons, but when the country was destroyed with thousand of victims it was found out that there were not chemical weapons. BESIDES Iraq there were other countries bombed and destroyed by the USA and NATO. Why were not American and some European sportsmen banned from the competitons ? Be honest, Dave!

@Diana-ru6mt

2 жыл бұрын

Sport has always been against Russia. Sad but the truth. Must be frustrating training all your life just to get banned because of political reasons

@darthvader8810

2 жыл бұрын

@@Diana-ru6mt if only sport…

I feel sorry for the athletes, some have devoted most part of their life to sport, every day they went out there to practice, depriving themselves of many things in life and now because of some psyco leader they have to give up there hopes. It astonishes me how easy people say "Yeah, they deserve it!". The government yes, but not ordinary people. It is very sad. All is very sad.

@littleblackpistol

2 жыл бұрын

The athletes don't individually, no. But the issue is they compete under a national flag, and represent that country. Russia uses the athletes and various games as huge old school propaganda events, I mean this is an issue all around but you see it the most obviously in countries like Russia and China who really do use athletes and sports events as tools for national glory.

@Trenton.D

2 жыл бұрын

@@littleblackpistol They have have not control over the events in their country as anyone else has in theirs. Many did not and do not support the (many times) targeted drone attacks on citizens in the Syria and other Middle East countries by the United States that has killed tens if not hundreds of thousands of people (on top of the million+ killed from the Iraq war). Of course there was no ban proposed for US participation in sport.

@tineegonzales7365

2 жыл бұрын

@@Trenton.D Yes. Double standard. I wonder though, now that Russia is banned at almost every sport, will their athletes participate, if allowed to as independent athletes with no country and flag? I'm curious bc if they are allowed as independent, how will they be able to travel when they use Russian passports? Or wiill any another country be allowed to provide sponsorship for the athlete or athletes and give them special travel documents? I hope my question did not confuse yuu.

@Maria-yq7no

2 жыл бұрын

Let me ask u one thing, if u steal from me and go eat with ur kids, can u say that ur kids shouldn t be banned from my house? If 99% of ppl didn t want him as a leader they would have killed him by now. He is bad to others but he took Russia from 0 to 100 real quick. Some years ago Russia was poor af nowdays it holds a lot of power. Those girls are young to have an opinion, since they were raised with pride for the flag they hold when they win but in the same time I am glad since they would have been disposed off after max 2 years. Now mby they get another shot to a good loving life!

@Trenton.D

2 жыл бұрын

@@Maria-yq7no not to mention US installed the drunk alcoholic corrupt Yeltsin

A little off subject but for younger folks who may think anorexic body types is what pushes bigger jumps. Go watch Midori Ito Japan and Tonya Harding USA. Both mastered the triple Axel (late 80's early 90s) while both had thick gymnast legs. They also jumped into the air and then rotated. Their jumps were as huge as their upper legs! Jocky bodies not anorexic. Also look at Frances Surya Bonaly. Known for her jumps with big thick legs.

@jjh2456

2 жыл бұрын

Midori Ito to this day can still do a double axel. It’s been close to 40 years since she debuted as a senior skater so let that sink in for a sec.

@coreyadkins8775

2 жыл бұрын

@@jjh2456 Wow. Obviously good and healthy training and nutrients. Tonya still skates. And she broke 2 records in a short program back then. A Triple Axel AND a 2 something combo. I never saw that until last year 🤣 super clean. And she was brave enough to end with a 2A. She fell and if not that Skate America skate would have been her best. So endurance and stamina is super important in figure skating. This scandal is much bigger than Nancy/Tonya's.

@mariamrozek9975

2 жыл бұрын

Tonya Harding🏋️‍♂️🏋️‍♀️🏋️‍♀️😂😂😂😂

@coreyadkins8775

2 жыл бұрын

@@mariamrozek9975 yes with a huge triple Axel with proper off the ice rotations in the air and no strain on the back like Russians. Poor girls.

@TheReneex

2 жыл бұрын

The judges did not respect Midori when she became the first woman to routinely land triple axels in competitions. It was a different era. And today's Japanese ladies look very athletic as well and possess "thick legs". Like Midori and Tonya. In comparison to the very emaciated body structure of the Russian ladies.

What a wild season to get sucked into. I hadn’t followed figure skating since I was a child and somehow found myself tuning in for the first time in many years. Who knew it would involve such a large doping scandal and a horrific war!! Dave, thank you for your coverage through all of this. As someone quite new to what figure skating is these days, you’ve made it very easy and approachable. I hope you are doing well and allowing plenty of rest in all of this. ❤️

It’s so sad, but something has to be done. Simply allowing Russia to compete at any international sporting event under a “neutral” flag or costume isn’t strong enough. It has made no difference at the Olympics ,where doping has been occurring for so long ,and if their behaviour still continues at an event as prestigious as this unabated, then anything less than a ban is useless.

@Dan-uf2vh

2 жыл бұрын

First off, the war - definitely ban all sport moving in and out from Russia. That is perfectly justified. Also, it is GOOD if they ban the current abuse that (from what I have gathered purely from observing media) emanates from the Russian women skating machine. What I believe needs to happen is that testing be made far more comprehensive and stronger, even if it raises costs, and also revise what drugs and procedures are allowed with SCIENCE and REASON behind it. Then we will no longer get the abuse that is this "peak in your 15-17, then you can drop dead and I'll get another one", which is what the purpose of anti-doping is about. For a few decades we won't be seeing performance levels like Kamila's and yet I find this strictly needed. What has bothered me and still bothers me is when you have in principle punished the one person that does the work in order to get at the system which you have so far FAILED to regulate. It would have been a terrible outcome for Kamila if it was within the context and as I've said many times she got far more out of it in terms of recognition than with an Olympic gold medal. Most of her performance was obviously registered from before the final and she has the option of either retiring or be given access to sustainable growth for the next several years instead of falling off in two. The shunning and ceremony ban based on a single sample showed unjustified extrapolation and speculation from under a failed testing system. It wasn't justice, it wasn't due process.

@GrippiAlex

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dan-uf2vh well said Dan. Kamila really looked as if she had aged 10 years between skating in the team event and her free program. The images of her returning home to massive fanfare was diluted massively when I saw her back in training only a day later with the same people around her that failed her so miserably. It’s really terrible.

@davidritchie8112

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dan-uf2vh Peak at 15 and drop dead hits the nail on its gangster head. Who killed Sergei Grinkov?

@RaineriHakkarainen

2 жыл бұрын

COME ON SALLY! THE BIGGEST HUMAN RIGHTS CRIME THESE OLYMPICS GAMES IN 2022 WAS YUZURU HANYU HIS THE QUADS-AXEL JUMP=THE MOST SICK SO DANGEROUS EXTREME TOO DIFFICULT SO CRUEL RAW ROUGH SPORTS EVER!! AND NOW YUZURU HANYU INJURED NOT IN THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIPS!! WE DO KNOW THE FACTS!! YUZURU HANYU SKATES 10% FASTER THAN THE TOP LADIES FIGURE SKATERS!! YUZURU HANYU HIS JUMPS ARE 17% LONGER HIGHER THAN THE TOP LADIES FIGURE SKATERS!! AND WE DO KNOW=YUZURU HANYU HIS THE QUADS-AXEL JUMP=4,5-TURNS ROUNDS ROTATION!! THE TOP LADIES FIGURE SKATERS CAN JUMP=3,7-TURNS ROUNDS ROTATION WITHOUT THE POWER OF YUZURU HANYU ( 17% LESS POWER) THE SISTERS ARE JUMPING THE QUADS-JUMPS TOO!! THE SISTERS ARE DOING IT!! COME ON SALLY!! THE USA AND THE WESTERN WORLD THE KINGS OF DOPING!! JOHN McENROE ( HORSEHORMONE USER) JOSE CANSECO MARK MCGWIRE BARRY BONDS MARION JONES LANCE ARMSTRONG TERESE JOUHAUG JUSTIN GATLIN BEN JOHNSON JEANNIE LONGO RANDY BARNES LINDA HAGLUND JAAP STAM EDGAR DAVIDS MARCO PANTANI TYLER HAMILTON FROOME BRADLEY WIGGINGS SUNDBY JACQUES ANQUETIL DAVID MILLAR CJ HUNTER ALEX RODRIGUEZ MARTTI VAINIO KAARLO MAANINKA FRANSECO MOSER RICKY BRUCH AND SO ON!! THE WESTERN WORLD DOPING ATHLETES STARTED THIS DOPING DRUG USE!! THE FINNISH OUR HEROES THE LONG DISTANCE RUNNING OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS USED PERVITIN STRONG STIMULANT AMFETAMIN ALREADY IN 1930s! THE BLOOD DOPING WAS THE FIRST TIME USED BY THE WEST GERMANS FOOTBALL SOCCER PLAYERS IN 1954!! WHY WE HAVE THESE DOPING DRUGS TESTS?? BECAUSE THE WESTERN WORLD DOPING!! THE BRITISH CYCLIST DOPER SIMPSON DIED AN AMFETAMIN OVERDOSE WHEN HE WAS RIDING TOUR DE FRANCE IN 1967! AFTER THAT THEY STARTED TO DO DOPING DRUG TESTS! WE ARE TESTING DOPING DRUGS BECAUSE THE WESTERN WORLD DOPING ATHLETES!! THE WESTERN WORLD DO LOVE THEIR DOPERS!! MARCO PANTANI WAS THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON IN ITALY! 93% OF THE PEOPLE OF ITALY KNEW AND LOVED THIS DOPER MARCO PANTANI! MARCO PANTANI WAS MORE FAMOUS THAN THE POPE IN ITALY!! THE SISTERS ARE JUMPING THE QUADS-JUMPS TOO!! BUT WE DO LOVE THE HUMAN RIGHTS FIGURE SKATING MORE!! THE BEST GREATEST HUMAN RIGHTS FIGURE SKATER EVER WAS YULIA LIPNITSKAYA!! BECAUSE YULIA LIPNITSKAYA DID JUMP THE SO SAFE DOUBLE AXEL JUMP=THAT THE DOUBLE AXEL JUMP BY YULIA LIPNITSKAYA WAS SO SAFE TINY SMALL LITTLE MINI LOW ENERGY LOW SIZE JUMP EVER!! THE HUMAN RIGHTS PEOPLE=WE DO LOVE THIS KIND OF FIGURE SKATING NO POWER NO FLASH NO SPARKLE NO ACTION! EMPTY TRASH ART! THE HUMAN RIGHTS PEOPLE=THE LADIES FIGURE SKATING SHOULD BE BORING DULL LAME NO POWER NO FLASH NO SPARKLE NO ACTION! EMPTY TRASH ART!=TINY SMALL LITTLE MINI LOW ENERGY LOW SIZE JUMPS ONLY ALLOWED!! WE SHOULD WATCH THE GREATEST BEST LADIES FIGURE SKATER EVER THE FINNISH SUSANNA PÖYKIÖ SKATED LIKE 'RUBINSTEIN' THE SOFTEST JUMP LANDINGS EVER!! SUSANNA PÖYKIÖ THE BEST SOFTEST THE TRIPLE FLIP JUMP EVER!! SUSANNA PÖYKIÖ THE BEST SOFTEST GLIDING EVER!! SUSANNA PÖYKIÖ THE BEST GREATEST SOFTEST MOST BEAUTIFUL DOUBLE AXEL JUMP EVER WITH THE SOFTEST JUMP LANDING EVER!! SUSANNA PÖYKIÖ THE BEST SOFTEST SKATING SKILLS EVER!! SUSANNA PÖYKIÖ A CLASS OF HER OWN!! WE DO KNOW THE REALLY TRASH AWFUL BAD FIGURE SKATERS LIKE=SURYA BONALY ( THE ROUGH RESTLESS AWFUL RAW TRASH JUMPER EVER!!) MARIA BUTYRSKAYA( THE STIFF LEGS JUMPS LANDINGS EVER!! MARIA BUTYRSKAYA=STIFF LEGS FASHION SKATING EVER!!) PHILLIPPE CANDELORO ( THE RAW BAD AWFUL TRASH SKATING SKILLS EVER!! PHILLIPPE CANDELORO=THE EMPTY LOW VALUE ART!NO TALENT! THE BAD AWFUL RAW THE REAL TRASH SHOWMAN CANDELORO EVER!! ) THE FIGURE SKATING WAS A BAD SHAPE ALREADY IN 1989-1998! THE USA TARA LIPINSKI WON THE LADIES FIGURE SKATING OLYMPIC GOLD IN 1998 AT AGE 15 YEARS OLD! NO-ONE CLAIMING WE NEED AGE LIMIT 18-YEARS OLD BECAUSE TARA LIPINSKI THE WHITE 'ARYAN' FIGURE SKATER NOT THE RUSSIAN FIGURE SKATER!! MIDORI ITO AND TONYA HARDING DID JUMP THE BIG TRIPLE AXEL JUMPS ALREADY IN 1989-1992! TONYA HARDING DID JUMP THE BIG TRIPLE AXEL JUMP IN 1992! THE OLYMPIC CHAMPION THE BROADCASTER DICK BUTTON AND THE USA PRAISED HARDING'S DANGEROUS BIG TRIPLE AXEL JUMP IN 1992! NOW THE SAME PEOPLE CLAIMING THAT THE TRIPLE AXEL JUMP IS SO DANGEROUS THING EVER FOR THE RUSSIAN LADIES FIGURE SKATERS BODY!

@RaineriHakkarainen

2 жыл бұрын

WE DO NOT BAN GORDEEVA-GRINKOV 1994 BEETHOVEN SONATAS PROGRAM BECAUSE G-G IS THE GREATEST ART EVER! AFTER WE HAVE BAN THE RUSSIAN ATHLETES! NEXT TARGET=WE MUST BURN SOME RUSSIAN WRITERS BOOKS ( DOSTOJEVSKI CHEKOV TOLSTOI GOGOL PUSHKIN! WE MUST BAN TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONCERTO NO 1! WE MUST BAN PROKOVIEV PIANO CONCERTO NO 2!

If we are banning for fighting, then we must do it consistently. And in this case, it is a policy of double standards. Why were the Americans not suspended when they started wars and bombed civilians in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Yugoslavia?

@angieortizurena3327

2 жыл бұрын

And you were how many years old when you finally understood how the world works?

@flywings111

2 жыл бұрын

Americans are allowed to do it because those actions were against 'uncivilised' nations, while Russia's actions are against a 'half-civilised', 'half-European' country like Ukraine. It is not my opinion but it is constantly said in Western media. So they simply discriminate between humans. Arabs are not civilised, a Slavic country is only half-civilised and of course the fully civilised can only be the West (either Western Europe or Canada/USA. Nothing else). This is how the tolerant and accepting West works ;-)

The ukranian wrestlers did not show up for a major tournament last weekend, and it made me really sad not to see them. Their women's team has worked so hard that their junior and cadet and senior teams are the top 10 in the world. I hope the best for ukraine

This is what the punishment for Sochi should have been 4 years too late.

Thank you, Dave. You are working it. Please take good care of yourself.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

Not Fair! Why didn’t they do the same to Americans when Iraq was invaded?

@user-zk5jq2qr9j

2 жыл бұрын

and also Yugoslavia, Libya, Syria ...

why are all the corrupt organizations and corporations and governments suddenly all in agreement?

Thank you for all the work you put into keeping us informed, Dave!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@NataBaranova

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkatingLesson 1.Любая война закончится. 2Каждый народ состоит из разных людей. Не всё учавствуют в войне- не стоит оскарблять всех подрят. 3.Политики договориться, а ты останешься с теми помоями, которыми обливал своих" Идеологических противников". 4 Во время воины и полемических конфликтов врут ВСЕ, не распространяй информацию в истинности которой не можешь быть уверен на 101% или не можешь проверить. Если хочешь что-то написать, пиши только то, что видел своими глазами 5 Хочешь высказать своё отношение к политике-выскажи. При этом необязательно кого-то оскорблять. 6. Не нравиться мнение другого человека, но очень хочется высказаться - выскажись об этом мнении, а не об этом человеке, ведь чаще всего ты с ним лично не знаком. 7. Ненавидеть незнакомых тебе людей-то патология 8. Всё просто и понятно только дуракам. Не торопись делать выводы- не будь дураком 9. Всегда оставайся Человеком и помни пункт 1

Thank you so much, Dave🙏

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

To all Russians,- politicians, soldiers, businessmen, mothers and wives of soldiers, all civilians - read this! I will give you advice from Poland. If you do not want to be separated from the rest of the world, you want to continue your business, you do not want to lose loved ones, you do not want to experience poverty and hunger - you have to start acting on your own! Now!!! Look at how it has had an effect on Russia so far, look at all the sanctions, blockades. Nobody will visit you for tourists. Nobody will start any business with you and many have already broken contracts and deals. If you do not stop it yourself, everyone will be hostile to all over the world. Understand it at last and start acting! You take to the streets, it's time to topple this wicked government. Do not be afraid, if you come out in large numbers, nothing will stop you. Fight for your freedom and a dignified life! NOW!!

@flywings111

2 жыл бұрын

You Polish people live in a dream world. I understand that you hate what the Soviet Union had done to you when Germany attacked you on 1st September 1939. But those times are gone and you should move on. You hate Russia so much since then that you can't think objectively. You are anti-European Union, anti-Russian, but you look at America as some sort of messiah which is a huge mistake. America and the West won't help you in any way, but you don't know this yet because you don't have such experience from history like Czechoslovakia from 1968 or Hungary from 1956. The West provoked revolutions but when the USSR attacked and suppressed them, the West closed its eyes and offered no help. The majority of Russians love their government and they have a good reason to do it. The land was basically in bankrupt state when Yeltsin ruled it in the '90s, while under Putin it has developed a lot. I was in Russia many times and continue to go to in the future. Peace.

@user-pz5yx4pb3e

2 жыл бұрын

a Pole giving political advice - it's like Dudakov teaching the lutz technique

@Rita-lo8vw

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-pz5yx4pb3e 🤩😂

@airgelaal

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your support. You are a great neighbor!

My goodness what a freaking year february has been!!!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@msmo2060

2 жыл бұрын

And it’s only February ….Can’t imagine what’s next… is mercury still in retrograde????

Dave, thank you so very much for breaking down all of the events of the last couple of days, & especially today, & making it understandable to everyone. I’ve been passing along the links to my Sister, Niece & Niece in Law since the Doping Scandal broke & they’re just amazed by how understandable you make all of this sound. So on their behalf : Thank you!! I was saying on the Weekend that while Financial Sanctions would hurt, if the World REALLY wanted to hit Russia hard, they’d need to hit them where they really would feel it : Their Pride & need to be Number 1 in Sport Internationally. This is only the Beginning I think, but if the ISU & FIG were to join “The Chorus” so to speak, that would be really big. Sadly, that would also require Major Restructuring of both Organizations, as Russia’s so deeply entwined in both & will that happen? I just don’t know. I would like to know how the Hell Russia’s Worlds Team is supposed to compete if France has closed their Borders to all Traffic from Russia though. Smuggling? Tunnelling? I’d sure like to know...

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@xiaofengfu8528

2 жыл бұрын

I think the air ban is only against flights from Russia. Russian athletes can still travel to France through a roundabout way, such as transit through the middle east, as long as the event does not ban them.

@NataBaranova

2 жыл бұрын

Россия не ведёт военных действий против мирного населения. Военные действия ведуться против нацистов. Мне очень жаль, что вы дизинформированы . Когда вся правда откроется вам и всему западу будет стыдно. Россия наводит порядок на Украине, Россия за мир. Мне жаль, что ваши средства массовой информации представляют вам ложную информацию о событиях на Украине. Вы даже мысли не допускаете, что Россия за мир на Украине и там с мирными намерениями. А я советую вам внимательно изучить этот вопрос и сформировать своё мнение, изучив не только западную прессу, но и другие источники. Не будьте как зомби. России не нужны чужие территории, у нас своих столько, что лететь на самолёте с одной стороны России до другой нужно 9 часов и поверьте Путину чужого не надо. Добра вам , и совет изучите этот вопрос подробнее

@NataBaranova

2 жыл бұрын

1.Любая война закончится. 2Каждый народ состоит из разных людей. Не всё учавствуют в войне- не стоит оскарблять всех подрят. 3.Политики договориться, а ты останешься с теми помоями, которыми обливал своих" Идеологических противников". 4 Во время воины и полемических конфликтов врут ВСЕ, не распространяй информацию в истинности которой не можешь быть уверен на 101% или не можешь проверить. Если хочешь что-то написать, пиши только то, что видел своими глазами 5 Хочешь высказать своё отношение к политике-выскажи. При этом необязательно кого-то оскорблять. 6. Не нравиться мнение другого человека, но очень хочется высказаться - выскажись об этом мнении, а не об этом человеке, ведь чаще всего ты с ним лично не знаком. 7. Ненавидеть незнакомых тебе людей-то патология 8. Всё просто и понятно только дуракам. Не торопись делать выводы- не будь дураком 9. Всегда оставайся Человеком и помни пункт 1

@m.h.6499

2 жыл бұрын

@@NataBaranova Respectfully, civilians are being killed. Families are huddled in bomb shelters and basements. I see with my eyes civilians, including women, bloodied by shelling. And the night sky is lit up with bombing, bombs on apartment building and administration building alike. Children are dead. This is not peace or order. Though I am sure the Russian people do not wish for this.

Thanks for everything, Dave!!! We appreciate all you do!!! ❤

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Well, I guess no more Russian drama or children competing in women's sports.

Thank you, Dave - for your quick and constant work.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Thank you for all the videos, Dave. I really appreciate all the work you put into these.

@pjeffries301

2 жыл бұрын

Here, here.

@awuma

2 жыл бұрын

@@pjeffries301 "Hear, hear!" ;-)

Thanks for the hard work!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

Always!

Hi from Russia and prayers for Ukraine. 🕊 I don't want Sasha and Anna represent all this chaos, they deserve much more than representing the war. Let's be honest, this is how associations and reputation of the country work, even when everyone clearly understands that Russians =/= the president

Thank you so much Dave for making this segments for us to understand better

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

The past Olympics was a slap in the face by the russians to everyone else who followed the rules. And yet no real consequences followed the failed drug testing in Figure Skating. The fact she was still allowed.. floored me.

@user-zk5jq2qr9j

2 жыл бұрын

In the doping test of the Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero, who is paired with Marco Zandron, during the Olympics, a drug belonging to the class of anabolic steroids was found. Does this annoy someone?

@annabondaruk4583

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-zk5jq2qr9j No. She isn’t Russian. That’s why.

This is the change we needed! Maybe now Eteri and her cohort will find out you can’t dope with impunity.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

💯

The Russian gymnast, Angelina Melnikova, has been wearing a Russian crest on her leotard arm or shoulder the entire time Russia has been banned from the Olympics. I'm sure she is made to wear it as I saw she had to sew it on during the gymnastics documentary. None of FIG's or IOC's rules said anything about the Russian crest. They only talk about the "flag" or "colors". They seem to be allowing the emblem and crest.

@QQ-wl6yt

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t quite remember Melnikova’s costumes in Tokyo 2020 but you’re probably confusing the crest occasion/uses ~ i.e., I’m certain that the Russians have had the crest (in lieu of a flag) for several years (before Rio 2016 for sure), and only replaced the crest with the ROC graphic for that stand alone event, with the leotards having the crest back soon after the Olympics for the World Championships also in Tokyo last fall (this was the case for Rhythmic Gymnastics , anyway, but don’t see why a Federation should send their artistic gymnasts with a different guideline from their rhythmic athletes).

They should give the Eteri bonus to Shabotova

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

💯

This is SOOOO bad for the Russians. We may not see these skaters in the next quad if they destroy Ukraine even more. I feel so sad for the athletes 😓

@JosedeJezeus

2 жыл бұрын

They are all doped up anyways! Bye Russia!!!

@JosedeJezeus

2 жыл бұрын

@siralanlordsugar that's true!

Does anyone know where Eteri is right now? Think she is in Russia? Fled to FLorida or Canada to hang with Diana? Anyone think her funds have been frozen and/or seized?

Sport has become too politicised. They need to be completely independent!

@jjh2456

2 жыл бұрын

Everything is political. It’s hard to take politics out of anything in life. Sports is no different.

@evanperilstein5308

2 жыл бұрын

Sports has always been politicized. Hitler even used sport as propaganda.

I don’t care if they catch a bus to the World Championships, the Russian and Belarusian federations and their athletes should NOT be allowed to participate, nor even allowed in the building. To hold a championship where doped-up Russian athletes are winning, yet Ukrainian athletes can’t even attend because they are trapped in bomb shelters, fleeing Russian troops, would be the scandal of all scandals. You think the Valieva scandal rocked the planet? You ain’t seen nothing yet. So FIFA can ban soccer players, but the ISU can’t bring itself to ban certain figure skaters? Let’s hope this World Championship has its sponsors locked in, because if Russians and Belarusians are allowed to compete, make no mistake, those sponsors will waste no time pulling out and gladly pay any legal fees related to breach of contracts (it’s chump change to them anyway). And allowing Valieva to compete while her doping case is still being heard would be the ultimate insult to injury. Fortunately Valieva was not booed at the Beijing Olympics. Had the arena been full of fans from other countries, make no mistake, she would have been booed. But in France, this is an entirely different ball game. (I am fluent in French, have lived both IN PARIS and in MONTPELLIER, the city where these championships are set to take place; I know these people. They have NO problem in letting you know how they feel. Just think Surya, and you have all you need to now about the French filter.) Be warned, they will have no problems booing the Russian athletes as they take the ice either. Also, their media is absolutely ferocious. Remember Charlie Hebdo? The same publication that was attacked by terrorists for mocking the Islamic religion? Well, that terrorist attack didn't slow the Charlie Hebdo publication down one bit. So, what makes you think they won't turn a close eye to Valieva and the Russian Figure Skating Federation? And they won't just cover her, they will cover the entire scandle with scathing satire that will send the Russian federation racing out of the country. And that's just ONE publication. So, I hope they know what they are walking into. We all remember the horrific images of Dorothy Hamill at the 1974 World Championships RUNNING, literally RUNNING off the ice, balling, in tears, because she THOUGHT people were booing her. Fortunately, that turned out to be a misunderstanding. The crowed was booging the marks of the previous skater. This time around, I'm afraid there will be no such misunderstanding; that crowd will be booing Valieva, et. al., and sending a message directly to Comrade Putin and his mini-me sidekick, Lukashenko.

1.Любая война закончится. 2Каждый народ состоит из разных людей. Не всё учавствуют в войне- не стоит оскарблять всех подрят. 3.Политики договориться, а ты останешься с теми помоями, которыми обливал своих" Идеологических противников". 4 Во время воины и полемических конфликтов врут ВСЕ, не распространяй информацию в истинности которой не можешь быть уверен на 101% или не можешь проверить. Если хочешь что-то написать, пиши только то, что видел своими глазами 5 Хочешь высказать своё отношение к политике-выскажи. При этом необязательно кого-то оскорблять. 6. Не нравиться мнение другого человека, но очень хочется высказаться - выскажись об этом мнении, а не об этом человеке, ведь чаще всего ты с ним лично не знаком. 7. Ненавидеть незнакомых тебе людей-то патология 8. Всё просто и понятно только дуракам. Не торопись делать выводы- не будь дураком 9. Всегда оставайся Человеком и помни пункт 1

@user-zk5jq2qr9j

2 жыл бұрын

Замечательные мысли. Только почему так много ошибок ? Аж глаз режет )) Но всё написано верно. Всё человечество состоит из самых разных людей - хороших и не очень. Вот только американцы и европейцы забывают об этом, когда речь заходит о русских. Мне всегда было непонятно, как можно в принятии решений политиками обвинять спортсменов, артистов, музыкантов и т.д. Просто высший дебилизм какой-то ! В России НИКОГДА не обвиняли людей в том, к чему те не были причастны.

Things are only going from bad to worse. Very sad.

I don't think the brilliant and magnificent Dave ever sleeps.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣

This is only my second day watching your videos and I've already learned so much! Thank you for doing what you're doing.

No Yuzuru, no Russian girls, what a total boredom fest it will be, no one except for some die hard reddit fans is gonna watch WC this year

So...at the moment its only pression or there is already a resolution? Fifa was brave about this issue. Lets see if Isu, etc. are the same.

Thank you. We were just talking ahout it.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

What will happen to your channel without the Russian. OMG

Everyone deserves a break from Russian corruption and aggression. There will be a void without some great skaters like Kolyada but I feel like I can finally enjoy a figure skating competition without the frustration of cheating, doping etc And they are keeping Ukranians from enjoying full participation. Annoying it is France blocking them and not the cowardly ISU.

@Px828

2 жыл бұрын

THIS. ^^^

@nl887

2 жыл бұрын

You acting as if its only Russians who are cheating like they have tested clean it's only kamila who didnt test clean once

@cecilewhite1897

2 жыл бұрын

@@nl887 Russians have been known to dope for years, especially since Dr. Schvetsky came on the scene. Other skaters have witnessed them taking suspicious “substances”. I bet Eteri’s other skaters are doping, they just haven’t gotten caught.

@nl887

2 жыл бұрын

@@cecilewhite1897 so have American athletes they have had a huge history of it lmao it's not just Russians athletes. A bunch of nationalities have been caught doping the thing is every international athlete dopes but they take the legal substances and then when that one becomes illegal they try to find another option its not just russians

@GSD1963

2 жыл бұрын

@@nl887 “lady” this is the same bs conversation you and I had yesterday. Get over it . Everybody knows how bad Russia is with doping . Yeah they all do it. But no one else has been banned from doing it so much they can’t participate. Then have to come up with a whole new name to slither back in.

Your updates remind me of hearing Walter Cronkite reporting nightly on the casualties from Vietnam. So much bad news but so reassuring to hear it in your voice. Thank you.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

“And that’s the way it is”

Watching skating without Russians is like.. someone with diabetes being forced to go on a carb-and-sugar free diet. IT SUCKS but it is.. for the time being .. necessary.

@nl887

2 жыл бұрын

The thing is if they are going to ban russian athletes for their governments decisions then they need to ban israel,US and china and many other countries

@elizabethburrell4756

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer watching clean athletes compete. Actions should have consequences.

@nl887

2 жыл бұрын

@@elizabethburrell4756 well the kamila situation is being investigated shes innocent until proven guilty

@GSD1963

2 жыл бұрын

@@nl887 again ?

@nl887

2 жыл бұрын

@@GSD1963 girl shes innocent until proven guilty people need to stop making assumptions when the investigation is not over it's very obvious shes the victim in the situation the coaches have been abusing the athletes

Same measure was applied when the USA army took it's aircraft carriers and bombed and invaded Irak and Afghanistan and occupied these countries for decades. In the last 20 years the flag of the United States has not been displayed in the Olympic games and other international competitions. It's totally fair that those measures that punished the USA are now applied to Russia.

@aidaaman160

2 жыл бұрын

Sad irony

@evanperilstein5308

2 жыл бұрын

I’ll give you Iraq, but let’s not forget that Afghanistan was harboring terrorists that attacked the US on 9/11.

@Enrique-ir4yq

2 жыл бұрын

@@evanperilstein5308 yes, same as the USA is harboring "terrorists" that ordered to carpet bomb cities and invade countries...

@vesnaklanac4437

2 жыл бұрын

@@evanperilstein5308 Europe has seen a string of terrorit attacks on its soil and nit onky from 2015. onwards. But no european country invaded and obliterated another country for 20 years. You identify and arrest the terrorists to stand trial. That's what democratic governments do. If the same criterion had been applied since, let's say 2000., to the US, there would have been no American athletes at all for 5 Olympics.

@Enrique-ir4yq

2 жыл бұрын

@Nathaniel Walker yes, of course an "act of war" that's what you have been told since childhood, that the USA is the good guy and protects the world... Keep repeating that mantra so you don't notice your hands covered in blood

I have a feeling that if they aren’t allowed at worlds that they will hold the channel 1 cup on the same dates as worlds…

To be honest, I don’t care if Russian athletes can’t compete in any competitions. Be it football, figure skating or whatever. Russia, on the sports stage, has already shown that they’re willing to break the rules over and over again. On the political stage, I know that they’re not responsible for Putin’s megalomaniacal fever dreams, but people in Ukraine are completely blameless and are dying. I’m sorry to say that I don’t care how hard these athletes have trained and that their dreams might be shattered. They are alive and have a future. That should be enough right now. I’m sure that all Ukrainians would be happy with that.

Thank you, Dave! I am a true figure skater lover, I love Russian ladies and their wonderful skating skills. They indeed revolutionized figure skating... I never was political, but I am Ukrainian. My whole family right now, my mom, sister and little niece, are hiding in the shelters in Ukraine. I haven't slept or eaten for days due to intense stress for their safety. I decided to watch your review because I deeply love them and they help me to get distracted from the issues. I want them Russians to be banned. I want them to learn the lesson and start realizing what is wrong in their country and with their politicians. What they can do to make changes? I don't need their apologies, I want to see their actions. Thank you again Dave, my apologies for political comment. I just wanted to share my opinion with you.

@joedeon85

2 жыл бұрын

Please stay safe! Prayers 🤲🙏

@monicelach

2 жыл бұрын

Do you want russian athlets to learn lesson? They are not quilty!!!

@mariiamikhova7768

2 жыл бұрын

@@monicelach they aren't guilty in starting the war and killing Ukrainian people, but there are many lessons that they can still learn from this situation. For instance, learning to distinguish facts and Russian propaganda by realizing why entire world is against their country.

@skatingcanuck9837

2 жыл бұрын

Maria, firstly I am so sorry for you and your family. You are in my thoughts. I am not Ukrainian, but see this as a war against the entire free world. We can't just let Putin and the doping athletes just set their own rules and disrespect the rest of the world. I couldn't sleep the other night due to fears for our world. I am concerned for my sport of figure skating and sport in general. I feel like the doping issues as a microcosm of the greater issues of Putin and the lack of true democracy in Russia.

@maple8859

2 жыл бұрын

@@monicelach it takes a village! And they are part of that village. Things can’t go on as if nothing happened. If Genovia attacked your country and their tanks were in your city (I’ll take a wild guess that you are not Genovian), would you like Genovian athletes to be allowed to compete as if all was normal? In fact athletes should be happy to be banned, because they don’t have to show their faces and brave the booing from the spectators or other athletes. Some of them may be against the war, but since they depend of the government, they could not decline participation in protest. Or freely express their thoughts. Some Russian tennis players have spoken up, but they usually train in Western Europe and they are not financially dependent on the Russian government. So… I hope they are banned. There are many skaters that we enjoy watching, Japanese, European, Korean, American, Canadian. I’d rather watch the flower girls skate around picking up stuffed toys.

Thanks Dave.

Your videos are awesome 👌 You are extremely informative and I really appreciate how you connect all the dots between sports, politics, and how it all intertwines. Keep up the great work, Dave ✌

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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Great work Dave! The ISU has plenty of cover to ban Russia from these worlds. It would be so sketchy if they postpone or move the world championships. I am waiting for other feds to speak out. Canada, US, Japan and Korea I’m looking at you.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@kristi4113

2 жыл бұрын

Even if the ISU tries to use silk gloves on the matter, the French will most likely not give them entry into the country.

@peggymcniff996

2 жыл бұрын

Just got the ISU email. Russia and Belarusse are out as per the IOC reccomendations.

Thank u very much

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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Apparently the ISU has banned them. Oksana Bauil was posting on IG asking them to .

Please tell me why the figure skating folks don't separate from the ISU. Historically the ISU has valued speed skating and only tolerated figure skated. They have not upheld the doping rules as they apply to figure skating. I truly am puzzled.

Dave, what would we will do without you? Thank you so much for the journalistic work you've been doing these times. 🙏

Thanks, Dave. Your work is always appreciated!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome

Most russians are against war. Are the athletes not allowed to compete at all, anywhere? They're not to blame.

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

Really? Did not Plushenko, Zhulin, Navka , Kostomarov actively participate in pre-election agitations? Aren't they and all other people responsible now for the actions of the man they helped to elect? How comes?

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisa_lusichka apparently it does concern others. (Eventhough russia did hope it would not)

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisa_lusichka Ukraine or separatist supported be russia where the problem? But anyway this time russia did go too far. And the world just desided that enough is enough. End of the discussion.

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

@@lisa_lusichka but they did negotiate. In fact it happened yesterday....

Dave I so appreciate your updates on the sporting world. Yea i enjoy all your

@marywillametz6225

2 жыл бұрын

Videos on sports especially skating. The olympics were ruined this year because they allowed Kamila Valeva to compete

Thanks for all support. It's really important. Together we will win

That's not fair. The athletes didn't do anything wrong. If they are not at the Figure Skating World Championship there will be asterisk next to the eventual champion name. We all know the Russian females would go 123.

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

You are wrong. Many coaches did participate political agitations before election (Plushenko, Zhulin to name the few).

Once again - first rate coverage. Thank you!!!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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Does somebody know what is happening now (for example) to Kvitelashvili? He is not russian but trains in Moscow. How will he go to the WCs with the traveling bans? Just asking because I am really curious about it.

You know, I would totally believe this if any sanctions had been brought against the US over Iraq, Afghanistan, Yugoslavia, etc.. Without that, it is just more double standards and posturing. So sad when sport gets dragged into politics, and cruel to the athletes.

@lanaka4609

2 жыл бұрын

Agree... the west is beating up anyone that doesn't follow its wishes; creates fighting all over the world.... Lybia, Syria, Egypt, Ygoslavia, Ukraine... the list is long .... Dragging sports, music, shopping into politics is UNACCEPTABLE!

Interesting. I guess the ISU needs to deal with the fact that their real problem is that Russia as a member of the ISU is completely beyond control of a supposedly democratic ISU composed of many other member countries. Perhaps we will have to do without the Russian ISU members until there is more agreement between Russia and the rest of the world as to how such organisations are administered. As a fan of Russian skaters, I will be disappointed but until the Russian ISU is brought to heel and agrees to the same rules as other countries, there is no other real choice. Russia has not made defending their ISU any easier by continuing its drug scandals. Then it gets a lot worse. Russia invades a neighboring sovereign country and threatens nuclear war. I do not believe these last two actions are the will of the Russian people in general or Russian skaters in particular. My disappointment in not seeing the genius of Kamila Valieva on the world stage at the Olympics knows no bounds. Yet the Russians have no one to blame but themselves.

Thank you, Dave, for keeping us updated.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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It never was the athletes fault but their government should really be held accountable for wrecking havoc globally.

More news! Love your commitment to this.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

Dave, you are amazing! Thank you for all of the info. Quick question, do you not sleep??? I need your energy and focus. You are really doing a great job. TY!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

I sleep!

In the GDR they used to say about their swimmers: We can turn girls into men, but cannot turn men into fish. Melt down Sambo70 and see if maybe Eteri can....

Bytheway Nikolai Kolesnikov moved to Sokolovskaya, not Plushenko

Let's see if this gets re-negotiated.

I think you meant UPS = United Parcel Service. Not USPS United States Postal Service. the former is a private business that delivers internationally. the latter a federal mail system in the US.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

I misspoke.

@aplusrecommends9406

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkatingLesson nbd but given the context, I thought it was an important to clarify 😊

Dear Dave, just to let you know, nobody in Europe or Football journalism says UEFA. We say "UeyFa" as one word. Much quicker!

I did not have Dave becoming a geopolitical breaking news correspondent on my bingo card for 2022, but here we are.

Incredible research and care Dave. Thank you for your work.

thanks for summarising news for us

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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Will there be any updates on results from the Channel One Cup for the ladies figure skating inside Russia?

UEFA (u-aye-fa) forced FIFA's hand. FIFA was going to penalize those who boycotted qualifying games with Russia. Too many powerful European countries are screwed in terms of energy, they are going to stick it to Russia until they play ball. But when FIFA takes a stand and the ISU does nothing, it speaks volumes. Great research again Dave.

It took France's announcement to shame the ISU. Macron and the EU would've not allowed Russian skaters to compete at Worlds so the ISU was "forced" into it. Pathetic.

Question: how come Junior Championships are no longer happening in Sofia, Bulgaria?

It actually took a war for them to finally ban Russian athletes from competing lol

honestly i'm shocked the ISU did the right thing for once since Russia has had them by the nuts the last several years. i feel terribly for the skaters themselves as they personally have nothing to do with whats going on, but at the end of the day skating is state funded over there and they are being used for Putins propaganda. this is bigger than the skaters themselves and this was the right decision.

I’m not surprised

As much as I like the russian skaters I couldn't have been happier to see this news. Thanks for the great work as always!

ISU has two options, which will both have negative consequences for Russia in the long run. 1. They have an option to ban them, which will cause rage and problems for ISU from Russians. 2. ISU will allow participation of Russia an Belarus in the upcoming competitions. Well, if they do, even saying that athletes will be neutral and without flags etc., they have clearly sided with Russia on this. There will be long-term consequences for them in sponsorships, organising events and maybe even boycott from other countries. Countries, that have been judged unfairly over the last decade.

how is this not political??? When Syria, Afganistan, Irak, Somalia, etc were attacked no annoucement was issued, and now this??? Olympics were supposed to be above politics, that's why URSS, the nazis, North Korea and usa participated in the games. This is ridiculous.

Some of the greatest skaters would not be allowed on the podium today b/c it’s all young girls who are drugged and starved to complete the quad jump. I think the jump should be illegal or not worth much points. IMO.

@jochannnn

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree. The whole judging system needs to change

Making them compete under neutrality isn’t going to deter much - isn’t that basically what the ROC was created as a go around? They’ll just come up with something else. I feel sorry for any innocent athletes caught up in this political mess. Not the ones knowingly doping, but others legitimately competing clean.

Nice to see the IOC grow some balls

@Essylte

2 жыл бұрын

What I said they needed to do in the last video.

Looks like no Russian World Figure Skating sweep this year! The girls must be gutted

whoaaa, bomb drop!

WOW, I did not expected THIS.

Really hope skating & gymnastics stay firm and not go down the “middle ground” approach. Will we start to see top Russian athletes using family ancestry to compete for one of the ‘Stans or Canada?

@maple8859

2 жыл бұрын

There are a lot of Tatar and Mongolian genes spread all across Russia and Eastern Europe. They should compete for Mongolia.

@BillyWhaler

2 жыл бұрын

@@maple8859 yes. NBC Can work with that. Perhaps a Bridgestone-sponsored fluff piece titled, New Morning in Mongolia. A transformative story of finding roots in the midst of chaos and crises. Keep the machine moving.

nothing will really change since they can still send athletes...even if you would say they "won't represent their country"...we all know a win is still a win...

@NormaLilia24

2 жыл бұрын

Yep, specially when they have their own little celebrations where they can feel good about raising their flag and give out medals of their own lol

@dreybella5309

2 жыл бұрын

@@NormaLilia24 exactly! just look at the previous olympics lol They don't care about raising the flag at the ceremony as long as they can participate. At home they still count it a Russia's medal anyways it won't matter what the rest of the world says

im sorry if it was mentioned i havent noticed but,, what about russian athletes that represent another country? are they able to participate in international competitions or the ban applies to them as well?

@alexac3098

2 жыл бұрын

It only applies to athletes who are representing Russia, specifically those who are supported by the state.

With all of the sanctions on Russia, how are Eteri and Dani G supposed to get their precious Louis Vuitton, Gucci and D&G? Will Yana be able to buy a new Porsche? What a tragedy!

@maple8859

2 жыл бұрын

Except for the Porsche, they are all made in China, or at least they are all available in China, India, or Middle East, so no problems in getting them, as I haven’t heard of any sanctions from those parts of the world.

@evanperilstein5308

2 жыл бұрын

@@maple8859 Some super high-end goods are made in Italy and France, though. It depends on how expensive the Louis Vuitton, Gucci and D&G are.

Well in that case it seems unlikely that the Russian stars have much to look forward to on the international stage. Anna and Sasha are too old to continue performing quads for more than another year. Once their hips grow and weight increases, the heavily prerotated quads will become nigh impossible. Kamila’s young enough to sit out a year and maybe use the time to decompress, allow the world to move on from the doping scandal, and think of ways to reassure the world that she’s playing fair going forward. If there’s no way to do that, then it’s game over for her too. We’ll just have to wait for the next Russian miniature doll forced into bulemia and permanent back injury to wow the world with fake quads. How sad.

@Dan-uf2vh

2 жыл бұрын

First off, the war - definitely ban all sport moving in and out from Russia! That is perfectly justified. Also, it is GOOD if they ban the current abuse that (from what I have gathered purely from observing media) emanates from the Russian women skating machine. What I believe needs to happen is that testing be made far more comprehensive and stronger, even if it raises costs, and also revise what drugs and procedures are allowed using SCIENCE and REASON. Then we will no longer get the abuse that is this "peak in your 15-17, then you can drop dead and I'll get another one", which is what the purpose of anti-doping is about. For a few decades we won't be seeing performance levels like Kamila's and yet I find this to be strictly necessary. What has bothered me and still bothers me is when you have punished the one person that does the work in order to get at the system which you have so far FAILED to regulate. It would have been a terrible outcome for Kamila if it was strictly within the context of Olympic participation and as I've said many times she got far more out of it in terms of recognition than with an Olympic gold medal. Most of her performance was obviously registered from before the final and she has the option of either retiring or be given access to sustainable growth for the next several years instead of falling off in two under Tutberidze. The shunning and ceremony ban based on a single sample showed unjustified extrapolation and speculation from under a failed testing system. There wasn't justice, it wasn't due process.

@Dan-uf2vh

2 жыл бұрын

​@Nathaniel Walker Realistically, Anna and Sasha got the same treatment unless Eteri & Doc wanted to push for a new experimental stage. This would not have happened if they were prohibited from doing so with proper regulation and comprehensive testing. The drug testing fails to stop unregulated doping and when by chance it detects something there is no way of knowing if it was an accident, relevant to either performance or guilt, and then WADA resorts to "drawing lines in the sand". I agree about 100% restriction under the current war.

@biscuitcase83

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't really call what Anna does as "quads" Sasha just about

@heartfeltteaching

2 жыл бұрын

@@biscuitcase83 Looks the same as the other Eteri girls’ quads to me 🤷🏾‍♂️

@biscuitcase83

2 жыл бұрын

@@heartfeltteaching Sasha's are the least cheated of the quad queens

No Anna, no point to see the game anymore

@jochannnn

2 жыл бұрын

The Japanese women are great tho x

@yuyuewang6405

2 жыл бұрын

@@jochannnn That's different, what Sakamoto Kaori do is figure skating, but what Anna do is called art, her beauty, elegance, movement, everything defines perfect

It's obviously a political decision that has nothing to do with the sport itself. Such sort of discrimination against innocent athletes is unacceptabl. Especially that the West again uses double standard. An agresssion from the USA against Iraq, Afghanistan, or from Israel against Palestine never resulted in such a ban. So this decision is not against Russia's government but against the whole Russian nation, which - I repeat, is unacceptable. Not many will watch this competition, thank god. I'll be amongst them who will skip this. The ISU (and IOC who is behind all this) deserves the slow death of this sport.

@alexac3098

2 жыл бұрын

Are you kidding, all signs on figure skating Twitter point towards interest in Worlds becoming VERY heightened- including me.

@flywings111

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexac3098 Interesting. The accounts I follow on Twitter are all silent about Worlds and won't plan to watch it. And I don't even follow Russian accounts at all, except for a few.

Thank you for constantly reporting with integrity.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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