Dave, I feel like we all need to get together and get you some coffee gift cards or something. You have been ON. TOP. OF. EVERYTHING!!! Please know your consistent and thorough coverage has been appreciated. It’s important that we keep this sport alive.

@elizabethlockhart8044

2 жыл бұрын

SERIOUSLY! I already have a Skating Lesson tank top....do you have a ko-fi or a venmo?

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

We do have a PayPal! Email theskatinglesson@gmail.com

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkatingLesson nice, I guess the hate for Etery paid of well. Enjoy your coffee with Kami's blood, Dave. You totally deserve that.

@kimjanzv

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomybestself908 This comment really oozes 'to be your BEST self' doesn't it..

@toxic-low-key-ghost7934

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomybestself908 😭😭😭😭thanks for giving me my daily dose of comedy

Your point about Christine and other journalists having do their research is spot on. I do think she had every right to ask them about Eteri but took it way too far by prodding her to and insisting on that she speaks in English. As an American, it's really embarrassing to see our journalists expect everyone to speak English -- as if there aren't any other languages in the world. If she really wanted to question her, she could have asked Gleb to translate, which she didn't. Instead, she kept prodding and prodding in a very harassing and bullying manner (which Christine has done to US athletes too). Completely unprofessional on her end

@a9029k

2 жыл бұрын

Christine is a self-righteous pseudo-journalist with an extremely inflated sense of her own importance, but I can actually understand her expecting Diana to speak English given that Eteri herself speaks good English, and given Diana’s name and the fact she trains in Michigan. But her hearing disability definitely should’ve been known, and the questioning shouldn’t have been so aggressive anyway. The fact everyone was wearing masks would’ve made it even more difficult for Diana to understand what was being said to her.

@havepeaceonearth

2 жыл бұрын

I was under the impression that the Russians learn English in school

@user-vw7vl8dv5t

2 жыл бұрын

@@havepeaceonearth i was under the impression that many Americans study foreign languages at school but most of them end up wasting this time because they never learn to speak anything but English.

@znhurston

2 жыл бұрын

@@a9029k Can you please explain why you believe a veteran, award-winning and pioneering women sports journalist is a pseudo journalist? You may not like her style and I don't either. But her professional credentials are, in my opinion, beyond reproach.

@olgaszoke9241

2 жыл бұрын

@@havepeaceonearth why they would? They learn Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French.

Giving a hair sample is a BRILLIANT solution to the problem and the questions surrounding this issue. Just goes to show if they really wanted to get to the bottom of it they could.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@viviensong3782

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkatingLesson As you've mentioned in the video, it is very possible to flush out drugs from your system using diuretics, and it's a bit hard to believe that IOC/ITA would not consider taking hair samples as a much more accurate way of testing. Unfortunately, my suspicion is many of such top athletes are using some sort of PEDs but know how to get it out of their system in time (Russia, US, China and god know how many others). The method of testing may not be simply be based on accuracy, but the messy politics behind all these that sponsers the IOC.

@Motia5221

2 жыл бұрын

@@viviensong3782 мочегонные средства тоже относится к допингу

@creativelife108

2 жыл бұрын

@@viviensong3782 Exactly, that's why I think - just about all professional athletes use "something". In big sports it's about politics and medical/pharma capabilities of the given country to "hide" well questionable "something".

@coreyadkins8775

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. I sent info to Olympic Gold Peggy Fleming about a hair sample to the root. Holds anything up to 90 days and matches DNA. 21st century testing.

This reminds me of the tragedy that happened to Elena Mukhina who was a soviet gymnast in the late 70s. Her coach forced her to do a very dangerous tumbling pass while practicing. She was nursing a injury at the time she did the tumble and broke her neck. She became a paraplegic. I hope nothing like this happens to one of Etei's skaters.

@harveygirl95

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking of that gymnast. Sports really have a dark side and young athletes like Kamila should be protected at all costs

@BrenCap99

2 жыл бұрын

Interesting point! I did not think of this until you mention Elena Mukhina. I am a gymnastics fan and after reading a good bit of articles on what happened what I found even more tragic is that Elena was probably not going to make the team any way placed on her placement at the national championships

@soapygirl83

2 жыл бұрын

There are quite a few of these stories in gymnastics

@rajs7876

2 жыл бұрын

My sister and I were talking about Mukhina last night. Russians espouse the narrative that she was taking too many risks without supervision. Blaming the child instead of the system and coaches.

@1chienandalou

2 жыл бұрын

Her story haunts me. They buried her story pretty much after she became paraplegic and she died out of sight in her 40s. Super sad…

I just want a legitimate competition 😩 and for kids to not be drugged and abused

@lisahiselius6539

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr? One would think that's what everyone wants. But here we are🙃

@diomedecassar2244

2 жыл бұрын

I don't want politics to be mixed with Sport NOR geopolitical rivalry to taint sport. Kamila Valieva has NOT been drugged. All samples before and on arrival at the Beijing Olympics have returned a NEGATIVE doping result. Only that expired result from the sample from the 25th December gave a positive result to a "trace" of a banned medication substance. But the positive test result was communicated by the WADA ITA well over 25 days later than the 20 day deadline set by WADA itself and so should be dismissed since during those 45 days the sample could have easily been tampered with or got contaminated. So NO. No one in the Russian team is abusing anybody and in the Russian Skating team all athletes are clean. It is those who want to slur this champion and her team who are trying to frame her and abusing her with their lies. I find it more of an abuse the way the US staffs its Gymnasts with steroids turning them into a lump of muscle destroying their feminine beauty simply for performance sake! Just note that the US is among the top three countries with the highest number of athletes being found cheating with drugs!

@kenzelee5862

2 жыл бұрын

@Diomede Cassar politics have always been a part of the Olympics, but that is beside the point. Having trace amounts of a heart medication is enough to make me worry. You can keep saying the same crap the media is about how she doesn't show it in her system now, but the fact it was even there AT ALL is the problem. As for abuse. Eteri has stated herself that her training camps are a circle of hell, which in my opinion no child should have to be put through for money, fame, and tainted glory of a country. No one is blaming this poor little girl, I certainly am not. I blame her coaches, doctors, parents and her country for allowing the disgusting behavior repeatedly across many competitions.

@lisahiselius6539

2 жыл бұрын

@@kenzelee5862 couldn't have said it better myself👏

Thank you, Dave, for calling out the issue with the journalists (and one journalist in particular) harassing Diana. This made me so angry. Diana is still very young and one can understand why she wants to fit in and why she avoids addressing this issue, particularly in Russia where people with disabilities are invisible. Even Eteri mentioned in her interview that she hopes that Diana speaks about it someday because it can help other people but her daughter is clearly not ready; and this decision should be respected. (Can we send you to Beijing to cover this?)

@ddjr6673

2 жыл бұрын

I am in agreement with you. People of different abilities are often seen as weak in many parts of the world. I think what you have said is spot on.

it's so sad that this extremely talented child is going through this scrutiny and pressure because the adults around her are greedy, abusive, liars. My heart breaks for her, she's just a pawn to them, she deserves better. I hope that she will still have a bright future in skating. Shes one of the best in the world, she needs no drugs.

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

well, that's the problem..now we don't know how good she actually is. Maybe she would be more exhausted without it and make more mistakes (like the others do?). Maybe the drug allowed her to train more, do more run-through of the program and as a result, she had an advantage? That's the saddest part in it....this taint all her achievements((((

@kdcm6690

2 жыл бұрын

She was complicit, she knew. 15 year olds might be naive but they are not brainless.

@arianar8829

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsRumex she proved herself times and times without drugs as a junior and as a senior. There’s nothing else to show

@arianar8829

2 жыл бұрын

@@kdcm6690 people in authority can have in impact on what you do as an athlete doctors or even her parents could’ve told her. Why would a child want to do this

@maria-ceciliapeon5776

2 жыл бұрын

@@arianar8829??? And ... WHY NOT?

Those three coaches at sambo should never be allowed to coach, teach, or work with children or have anything to do with the ISU.

@falconeddie4109

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, and does Russia even have a Child Protective Services that can investigate abuse accusations?

@kdcm6690

2 жыл бұрын

This will be the start of Eteri cancellation anyway.

@falconeddie4109

2 жыл бұрын

@@kdcm6690 I don’t know if this is wrong, but I heard today Eteri is retiring after this Olympics? On the off chance it’s correct, I hope KV and her parents can sue (•don’t know Russia’s legal system/process), Eteri for putting competition success over the health/safety of their daughter.

This is tragic. I do feel Kamila will be prevented from skating, but I hope that some good will come from this in the end and that her end will be good. This is not her fault. I sincerely hope there is a thorough investigation into Sambo 70.

@HelloKitty-kb7ji

2 жыл бұрын

I can't imagine a good outcome for her, she basically becane the peak of abusive Eteri practices. In one or other way her career is stained

@72586jejones

2 жыл бұрын

@@HelloKitty-kb7ji hoping that what they did to her puts a spotlight on their behavior and she becomes a psuedo hero by proxy. In the right environment, like the US, she would be lauded and a bio and biopic would already be in the works.

@SNOWDONTRYFAN

2 жыл бұрын

@@HelloKitty-kb7ji never mind her, the Russians already lining up the next, but that could be a waste of time, and as always the victims are the clean players, more so minors, but the punishment for doping a child ?? that could ruin every up and coming sports star in Russia

Disagree with you about Diana’s interview. Christine Brennan (you usually call her by name, why not now?) knows a lot about figure skating and she could’ve looked up Diana’s english Wikipedia page where it clearly says that she is hard of hearing and relies on lip-reading (in Beijing everyone is masked so she can’t actually do that). Brennan is just rude and unprofessional.

@insi4547

2 жыл бұрын

Brennan knows everything but she won't admit. She attacked Diana for her parent, her disability and her language. This lack of professionalism is astounding.

When the Olympics first began I knew there would be Covid drama. I never knew there would be this much doping drama.

I can't with the fans who think Anna and Sasha are clean, as if Team Tutberidze would only be doping one of their students. Kamila was just the unlucky one who was caught. Just because someone doesn't test positive for a banned substance doesn't mean they haven't been taking one. It just means they got it out of their system in time. I agree with your Tweet that they should take hair samples from all three girls. I'm a huge fan of Kosto, but I believe the rumors that she had to withdraw from 2019 Junior Worlds due to renal failure from doping. You can be a fan of one of these girls and still believe that they've been doping. It's not a reflection on them, it's a reflection on the adults who are supposed to be looking out for their health and wellbeing.

@mkryu

2 жыл бұрын

Hair dye can mess up the test results. Trusova’s hair!

@toxic-low-key-ghost7934

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, look how much Anna has improved. A few weeks ago people literally thought Liza would go over her because she was SO WEAK, that girl was literally hanging by a thread and couldn’t even do 3-3 like she used to, and now she’s landing 3 quads? Yeah, that’s believable😭

@weather9538

2 жыл бұрын

Innocent until proven guilty man… we just have to wait. These poor kids 💔

@evanperilstein5308

2 жыл бұрын

@@weather9538 They all have the same coaching team and doctor. None of them should be allowed to compete in the individual event.

@almourie

2 жыл бұрын

Ik different cases and circumstances, but lance armstrong tested negative for yearssss and he was doping

I'm not trying to be difficult or anything, but I do want to know your view on this, Dave... I completely agree that most sports journalists are not doing their due diligence, and don't possess the knowledge needed to accurately report on this sport. But are we really saying Christine Brennan is one of them? When I think of Christine Brennan, I think of an expert figure skating journalist. I have a very hard time believing she didn't know that Diana Davis is deaf/hard of hearing, especially since it's common knowledge in skating circles that Gleb often is the one to communicate with her and not her coaches. The article Christine wrote made me very uncomfortable. People called her out on it on twitter, and she doubled down on it. I felt she was being very ableist, and despite me being angry at Russia and their system and knowing Diana is a product of that system who has benefited from it (and I personally don't like her skating), I still felt nothing but compassion for her.

@edukid1984

2 жыл бұрын

You look for integrity in journalists (least of whom those at US MSM), be prepared to get disappointed. This is for the drama and scoring points on the "I bashed Russia" column and she's lovin' it.

@methtical6

2 жыл бұрын

I guess Dave's silence on this matter means approval on bulling this young lady, part of hypocrisy of his, nothing new.

@rajs7876

2 жыл бұрын

@@methtical6 Dave called Chŕistine out on twitter pretty darn quick

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

I can confirm that she did not know based on a conversation we had this morning. I’m also not defending this lack of knowledge.

@edukid1984

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkatingLesson Let's for argument sake say Diana is NOT hard of hearing, that still doesn't excuse Christine's rudeness towards her, and expecting her to speak English simply because she spent a few early years in the US is yet another sign of the arrogance which is so characteristic of many US journalists when dealing with foreigners. If I were her I would snap back: "Yes I speak English but I'm NOT speaking with YOU".

Regarding hair samples, as someone familiar with trichology, there is no way to know how much the hair grows in a month or a year. The estimate of 1.5cm is not always the case. Some hair strands enter the “sleep” stage and can remain the same length for a year. So, that is a very questionable method.

@maple8859

2 жыл бұрын

I’d guess a qualitative analysis would be sufficient, but not all drugs could be identified in hair. Or there may be no methods developed and validated at this time.

Thank you for your hard work covering this story! I appreciate the update!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Roman’s comments gave me the chills & not the good kind either. Thanks so much for all of your hard work in covering this for us. Much appreciated!! Hang in there, as you deserve a good long break & a few strong drinks after all of this.

@Melanie-jy2nw

2 жыл бұрын

What did Roman say?

@1chienandalou

2 жыл бұрын

@@Melanie-jy2nw it’s in the video, toward the beginning

@1chienandalou

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, Roman is not a hysterical or gossipy person at all. He also doesn’t have anything at stake as he doesn’t himself work with singles skaters. To me he is a credible source. 😟

@ManchirTserendagva

2 жыл бұрын

Wow even an ice dance coach was aware of Eteri camp's open secret going around.

@ManchirTserendagva

2 жыл бұрын

@@Melanie-jy2nw at 05:00

"Trash goes with trash" directed towards a little girl... damn, I thought that with time I almost got "used" to Eteri being harsh and using girls to her benefit, but this... this had me seriously question why do we even celebrate sport if stuff like this has to happen...

@1chienandalou

2 жыл бұрын

I just commented this in shock. I had not heard that before I mean we all know Eteri/Russia is harsh but that is some next level messed up. 😨

@catc8927

2 жыл бұрын

Straight up child abuse. I’m disgusted.

They really need to start raising the ages of ladies figure skating to avoid these 1 season wonders and abuse of young girls. It's supposed to be a sport for adults not children. It also would allow accountability for athletes. Since Kamila is a minor she can't be held accountable for doping which no doubt was due to adults surrounding her. As much as I love the quadruple jumps from kids, it's time for the sport to mature and rely more on artistry along with technical achievements. I just hope Kamila can get through this challenging time undamaged.

@denisecampbell6736

2 жыл бұрын

I’m afraid that as long as COP is part of the Judging Process, that will never happen. IMO, there was nothing wrong w/the 6.0 System. The problem was two fold. How it was used & how easy it was to see that hanky panky was going w/it. It was understandable. COP is not!! It allows the Judges to hide behind all these numbers. I used to be able to explain what happened w/the Marks. Those days are long gone. So long as Tech prowess is upheld over Artistic Beauty thanks to this system, then Skating will never be what it used to be : A gorgeous combination of both Sport & Art. Sigh...How I miss beautifully long held Spirals, Ina Bauers, Spread Eagles & a beautiful gorgeous Layback instead 20, 000 variations of one during the length of the spin. Not to mention actual Choreography that fits the music. Oh yeah...I forgot....That takes time away from being able to get that speed for those quads. As I said, this is all JMO, but I’m not the only one who thinks it. ITA w/you on the raising of the age of being able to Compete Senior & Olympics. If it’s not raised to 18 after this, then I don’t know what to think.

@evamasters5028

2 жыл бұрын

There was a point I cheered the quads era with Trusova smashing and rivalling the men... but now I realize we should go back to artistry, and ban quads for women. It is as simple as that. This will make doping irrelevant for the sport and the string of 15 year old Olympic and world champions skating to music they don't understand will end.

@trollhunter8842

2 жыл бұрын

@@evamasters5028 I'm pretty sure if you raise the age to 18 no woman will even attempt the quadruple again. When women undergo puberty their hips and breasts make it near impossible to perform the same spins. They'll have to rely more on artistry rather than jumps. Also, as a young adult they're less likely to be taken advantage of and forced to do things they don't want such as doping or training endlessly until their bodies fail.

I dont even know why they are having any conversations except not to let her skate. They cheated, they lose.

Thank you for your work! You've been talking about this, not only about doping but also all kinds of abuse for a long time. Now that this is blowing up I appreciate you keep pushing the issue so it can resonate. We all need to keep pushing the issue.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Diana actually never answers to the questions of Russian journalists either. In all the interviews it is Gleb who answers ALL the questions. I first thought that it was shyness, but maybe this is because she has some problems hearing, idk.

@skatefan9495

2 жыл бұрын

Why is Diana Davis being harassed about Kamila Valieva? Yes, Eteri is her mother but she doesn't train with that group. And if she wants her partner to answer for her, that should be respected. Christine Brennan seems to be most offended by the fact that a man is answering for a woman.

11:46 Rachel is right!! Listen to her, I like when some people here and there stress that Kamila is a kid, because the general public is holding her accountable like she was the one asking for substances.

I’m so scared for Kamila 😭 like how is she even handling all of this?

@loverofcalifornia3619

2 жыл бұрын

She is breaking down under it all.

@almourie

2 жыл бұрын

She and anna were crying today and yesterday in practice

@creativelife108

2 жыл бұрын

@@almourie Anna is often crying and emotional in practice when things don't go right. And Kamila as well. So crying could be compilation of all of that.

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

@@almourie Dave should be happy to hear this. Such a nice addition for feeding his followers!

@biscuitcase83

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomybestself908 Nobody is happy to hear that at all

My question is at the end of the day this beautiful young girl is a minor, and should we really be having minors compete at The Olympics? When I look at Women’s Diving & Women’s Gymnastics along with Women’s Figure skating we should not have minors competing, if they are legally a minor then they need to be still in juniors

@Person-mh6xq

2 жыл бұрын

Totally understand your points. But a “minor” has a different age definition from country to country - and even in the US it differs from state to state. So the ISU would have to come up with their own number. There already is a specific minimum age, just to note.

@littleblackpistol

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. No kids. Gymnastics had to change in this way, and skating should too. I think 18 should be the age of qualification for any Olympic sport. To have otherwise just opens a can of worms in terms of what people will do to children to win.

@BrenCap99

2 жыл бұрын

@@Person-mh6xq Thank you for that point you are right it does vary by country so I agree these sports need to come up with an age where most would fall into not being a minor. I am just not for 13,14, and 15 year olds competing as we keep repeating the same horrific cycles

@BrenCap99

2 жыл бұрын

@@littleblackpistol Exactly. I think Women’s Diving needs to be included isn’t the reigning Olympic Champion like 14 years old?

@lisapotetz9792

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. I would rather watch a young woman of 18 compete with triples than an abused young teen doing quads. Not even close. Even the Tara Lipinski story. with no drugs involved, is a cautionary tale of young girls damaging their bodies.

Thanks for keeping us up to date Dave. Appreciate it.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Journalists should not be asking skaters not related at all (like the US and Japanese men) *BUT* if they feel they must then they need to clearly define the problem: Not "what do you think of Kamila's doping" but "What do you think of the adults who doped your fellow teammate/competitor/an underaged 15 year old girl with a banned heart medication not trialled as safe for children?" And maybe "have you heard of this or other drugs used before in skating?" And they need to stop using Kamila's beautiful skating pictures, but use only and repeatedly pictures of Eteri and her team and Dr S to accompany every doping article. She's under 16 and a protected athlete. The media needs to understand how reporting for doping for adults is vastly different to the doping OF children. It's not just about protecting a name, it's about shining the torch on the adults in the enabling environment that created this and getting collateral information from a range of people in the environment, from "did you dope her?" to "did you know or have you heard these rumours?" to "you knew the coaching team, did you know...?" to "Have you ever been offered/told..." to "You praised the coach of Kamila many times in your commentary and even went to Russia to see the rink, what did you think was the reason this coaching school had such success?" "What have you heard or seen in the rink?" If framed correctly, even other Russian athletescan talk about daily routines, rumours, advice they have been given in training, their experience of skating at RussNats, etc, without making it about a situation about Kamila that they won't specifically have witnessed. If they speak to Kamila, the framing should be "Were you aware you were being fed unapproved drugs? Who was responsible for your intake/diet when training? Did they tell you what to eat and what were they giving you? When was the first time you heard of this drug's name?" Etc. She is not doping. Someone. Doped. Her. I wouldn't think it necessarily the next step to test the hair of everyone in the Russian team as far as public information stands but everyone who has listed Eteri or Dr S as their coach/Dr regardless of country. I think it makes more sense for a Russian targeted test only if there is evidence of RUSADA acting inappropriately.

Also the IOC needs to do this for 15 year old Kamila and let the world know this abuse will never be tolerated. She NEEDS to go home to her family and recover psychologically. It was heartbreaking watching her cry in the last two practices, she is only 15.

@renzogasch9759

2 жыл бұрын

Did you ask HER what SHE wants...? People should leave her alone and let her win a well deserved Gold medal...

@xmyxymx

2 жыл бұрын

she's crying because of channels like this one and people like you who jumped to conclusions without evidence and details about what happened demanding her to be banned..

@specialj67

2 жыл бұрын

@@xmyxymx Jumping to conclusions? She tested positive for a banned substance back in December. That is a fact. Of course, she isn’t the one who deserves the blame; the adults around her do.

Great job keeping us updated, Dave! These are really serious issues that the IOC cannot ignore now. Since Sochi 2014, Russian ladies' figure skating has sky-rocketed...and mainly from the school of Tutberidze. It may be mean to say, but the whole ROC team needs to be investigated for any substances as well. Scherbakova and Trusova also should be examined. Who knows what they've been given, as well as the whole team? This time, IOC needs to ban ROC for a long time, no exceptions. ITA and WADA or whatever body that looks into the athlete's samples need to go back even before Sochi 2014 and retest samples from the Russians. Who knows how far this has been going on...

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@yiv1672

2 жыл бұрын

"IOC needs to ban ROC for a long time, no exceptions." Why? For example if we take tennis it's extremely international and individual sport and they are tested all over the world. Federation in this case doesn't take much part in athletes' career. So why should those who follow the rules be punished as well?

@xmyxymx

2 жыл бұрын

"the whole ROC team needs to be investigated for any substances as well" - Do you realise that they're being tested pretty much nonstop? they're being tested against all banned substances, including Scherbakova and Trusova as well as the whole team.. they wouldn't be at the olympics if they didn't pass all the tests.. One athlete testing positive with no explanation how it happened and you want the entire team to be punished ... how about we find one of your neighbours who does drugs and put you in jail just in case too? cause you must be guilty right since one of your friends did it... don't be silly.

@mammac4333

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t be surprised if all of these young girls are given illegal substances

Do you think this doping scandal is causing the lower ratings. I no longer plan to watch the women’s event because I realize that the athlete who wins has likely doped ( because all three Roc girls have the same coach and doctor) and I don’t want to watch that. If wakaba has the skate of her life I’ll catch the highlights.

@havepeaceonearth

2 жыл бұрын

Me too... The men's competition was the highlight of this season for me....both at Nationals and the Olympics

I’d like to know when Trusova and Shcherbakova’s tests were run.

Thanks for the info! I am also very curious to see how this impacts the mindsets of Anna and Sasha. Have you seen that picture circulating of Anna sitting on the ice, crying? Apparently she took a really hard fall and since then, she has not been jumping any quads in practices. Today, after jumping singles where she usually does quads in her run through, she burst into tears. I really hope she is not injured, but jeez…. It seems that way.

@awuma

2 жыл бұрын

Is Tuktamisheva, the alternate, in Beijing?

@anayarey

2 жыл бұрын

Where did you find that picture?

@anayarey

2 жыл бұрын

@Марина Россия3 how do you know that?

@pgk3052

2 жыл бұрын

@Марина Россия3 Nooooo!!

This kind of crash and burn is the only way this whole sad saga of training little girls to the point of life-changing injury and then discarding them like trash had to end.

@JessG_20

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 👍

@gutsfinky

2 жыл бұрын

Sad but yes. Something drastic had to happen for the outcry to be loud enough.

Kamila's facial expressions around her coaches are ones of agony. It's painful to watch.

I saw a thread on twitter with all the injured athletes coached by Eteri, see each photo and history of really young students broken after going though that trainment it's heart breaking. The action right now should direct the punishment in the coaching team.

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

Didn't you have sport classes at hight school ? So nobody was ever injured doing exercises? It's professional sport. And hard to find any elite athlete who never been injured. Do you offer to punish all their coaches or your hate only for Etery?

@monicawanderley

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomybestself908 if these amount of ending of careers kind of injuries happen in a short period of time, under the same very strict traners, I would argue is their responsibility, yes.

@methtical6

2 жыл бұрын

What are u calling a career? Parents take their kids to Eteri, pay her money, kids being lazy and at the end of the day getting kicked out cause just wasting their time... Come on..

@monicawanderley

2 жыл бұрын

@@methtical6 all those kids started as prodigies, they were good enough to be accepted there looking for get better. Suddenly, when something goes bad and they get injured, then they are all lazy, weak and a failure. Where did their brilliant future they had went?

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

@@monicawanderley how much do you know about Russian figure skating? You know how competitive it is? How is it Eteris fault?

Cmon, let’s NOT defend Christine Brennan for her messy behavior. I don’t believe she should have known about Diana’s hearing, and I definitely believe she’s coming at this as any reporter would- wanting to be the first to break the story. However- regardless of Diana’s magic eardrums- the transcript shows Diana say that she gave an answer three times (her answer being no comment) and that Christine tried to “blame” her lack of comment on that she didn’t “understand English”, and Gleb defended said he wouldn’t allow the interview to continue if the same question was asked. Even if her English is nonexistent she has clearly been coached to not comment on this situation- as are all skaters on the Russian team. Ridiculous not to call her out on this behavior- Christine is not “new” to the figure skating rodeo- nor would dogging a skater to answer a question that is inappropriate to them be acceptable even on THIS channel. Even the shadiest things on TSL at least are sent from skaters own messages, or said by them on the videos themselves, not under anyone’s duress. We can respect Christine for what she has done- but I cannot support someone who was even ON TSL saying that she wants the reputation of being a safe person for skaters specifically (which she said in her interview here when the Tarah Kayne story broke) going after someone for “quick tea”.

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

Diana was bone at the USA and lives there. No way she doesn't know English.

@SoulofChopin

2 жыл бұрын

@@tomybestself908 She left when she was 3 years old and only lives in America to train with her coach who is Russian. Even if she may have some conversational fluency, it's understandable that she would not be comfortable speaking English in an official capacity for an interview, especially considering that she is HOH.

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

@@SoulofChopin I agree. Her English in ESL level. BUT she lives at Michigan for the last couple years. Pretty sure she can speak freely by now as teenagers peak up language fast. I think she just naturally shy and of course her hearing problem cous her delay.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t defend Christine.

@dmp7252

2 жыл бұрын

Oh stop it. Really? We're worried about Diana now? Yes, it was a tense exchange. So what? You are also projecting malicious intent on the part of Christine when you weren't even in the room when those questions were asked. We are totally losing focus here. There are bigger things at stake. And YES we need reporters on the ground who want to get the story now. If you have all year to wait around for some fabricated version of what happened, then go wait for the Russian Government press releases, full of lies and alternate truths. Meanwhile, stop assuming that Christine is just trying to get a scoop. She is there to cover the story, and if she gets a scoop, great. Why should she be ashamed of that? Where do you think those stories that you read in the newspaper come from? They come from reporters aggressively pushing for answers. If you are not aggressive, you will be left in the dust in this field, and you won't be in a job long. So, let's stay focused on the target here, Eteri!

Hair sample sounds nice, if it really tells something, but in that case no athletes should be allowed to dye their hair and samples should be tested from ALL athletes not just Russians. THAT’s going to be interesting…

Wow yes, thanks for the coverage! What a tragic situation though :(

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

Eteri said publicly that the daily weight change of skaters affects their rotation and their agility to do ultra C. As you well know rotational speed is everything in Ultra C jumps. For a triple the skaters rpm is under 275 to do a quad you need at least 390. It is all mathematics how fast you can bring the weight of you legs and arms into center. Eteris skaters don't put their arms over their head just for esthetics it helps them rotate faster because more weight is brought closer to the center of rotation.

@waitingforapril

2 жыл бұрын

Fine, but growing in a healthy way is more important than jump efficiency. Growing bodies don't take such orderly steps, like staying under 200g a day or whatever. If she doesn't have priorities straight, she can't be in charge of children.

Nothing can take away the beauty and happiness this young girl bring to those who appreciate beauty.

The reporter who asked Diana Davis is Christine Brennan though, she has been following FS for so long, she absolutely know what she was doing, You dont need to make excuses for her. She blocked people who called her out for Davis' interview even though those people were the ones who also bashed Davis SS, the same ones who found, spread, and trended the informations about the abused, the ISU partial treatment to 15 years old Kami in comparison with 13 years old yelim etc, A lof of what they find are the ones TSL then use in their videos as well. Fstwt might be crazy sometimes but they are the ones who worked hard when something like these happened. Besides, Christine was never the one who shy away for being xenophobic and we should not just accepted as if she didnt know any better.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t make excuses. I explained a situation where she likely didn’t know Diana was deaf. It isn’t a good look.

@insi4547

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheSkatingLesson she had a chance to back down after hundreds of people told her about Diana's condition on twitter. She chose to insist she was doing 'journalism'

Thank you for all the updates this is seriously so helpful!!!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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I feel so sorry for Kamilla. She's just a kid and her career is ruined and she must feel like her life is ruined right now. Eteri is a monster and needs to be removed from the sport together with her entire team. I am sure they feed drugs to all the girls, they probably don't even know what they are being given.

@rajs7876

2 жыл бұрын

Eteri will just be replaced by another one just like her. Eteri commandant so much attention because she has really dominated the discipline. Russia needs to be banned for like 8 years. The athletes in Russia need to revolt against the system that keeps them from competing on the highest stage. It will take this severe punishment

Dave, you are doing a tremendous job covering this awful doping situation. Better than the journalists by far. Thank you.

Part of me worries this isn’t the peak. If nothing is done this time, what comes next? Does a girl have to die before the IOC and ISU take action?

She is one of dozens who are following the same training methods, she really cannot be the only one affected. Test all Eteri's skaters and you might uncover a landmine that might just go all the way back to Alina. You never know.

@xmyxymx

2 жыл бұрын

all of them are tested nonstop. what more tests do you want?

@maple8859

2 жыл бұрын

It is too late. Most of the drug will be eliminated and under the limit of quantitation in a few days. You can’t imagine that they continued to take anything once this broke out.

@maple8859

2 жыл бұрын

@@xmyxymx nonstop would be daily. Nonstop once every few months means nothing, it’s easy to play the system because skating may not be on the list of high incidence doping and the testing frequency may be limited to testing in competition. Here are a couple of excerpts from a 2018 article “The Detection of Doping in Sport and the Role of Forensic Science” “Test Distribution Plan can then be created based on the risk assessment and prioritization and it can then be discussed with the WADA, implemented, and modified as needed. This Plan is meant to target the athletes at risk for doping, determine which drugs are most likely to be abused, and determine the best way to test for and decrease doping.” “Depending on the risk assessment and prioritization process, the ADO must determine to what extent in- and out-of-competition testing, urine testing, blood testing, and ABPs are needed.”

@jinglestore9860

2 жыл бұрын

Don't say nonsense! It's hard work and competition in T's group as well as the great talent of the coach that makes these fantastic results possible!

@angieortizurena3327

2 жыл бұрын

@@jinglestore9860 must be nice to live in that level of denial

You know, I had thought about the whole hair follicle idea and wondered why this wasn't being done. Thanks as always, Dave, for all your hard work (and hope you enjoyed Clue!).

@MsRumex

2 жыл бұрын

I guess because many (really many ) are using something and hair would tell it all. It will be like opening Pandora's box.....

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@colleenshaughnessy7081

2 жыл бұрын

@MsRumex then it's time to open it. Can't stop coaches from being abusive in practices, but we can at least keep them from dispensing dangerous drugs.

Keep them accountable! Child abuse is no joke. Coward abuser coaches hiding like cowards.

@myvictory8294

2 жыл бұрын

🤣this is ridiculous. What the heck do you know about these people?

@traceonthecase

2 жыл бұрын

I agree Nathan!

@sallygreenfield6991

2 жыл бұрын

@@myvictory8294 we know a lot, actually. Not everything, but a lot.

@loverofcalifornia3619

2 жыл бұрын

@@myvictory8294 Why are you laughing at child abuse? He is reporting facts. Get lost!

@myvictory8294

2 жыл бұрын

@@loverofcalifornia3619 I'm laughing at you.

"Trash goes to trash?" Sounds to me like a great documentary title on Eteri's rise and fall. Isn't she the current holder of ISU "best coach" award? Dave, perhaps it is time to try making that documentary? The subject is certainly Oscar-worthy and the story stranger than foction.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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The disgraced, former rowing "doctor" is not only overseeing skaters, but strangely overlording their kiss and cry moments (and apparently not promptly treating actual injuries). This situation is not going to start and end with KV but is the tip of the iceberg. In fact, it is quite strange that there is no explanation for why the drug was in her system, just feigned shock that it could float through the air and turn up in her test. Reading back on old articles, it seems like this was the open secret that everyone knew and didn't want to confront. I hope after a lengthy investigation, the appropriate prior competition results and records (going back as far as necessary) are invalidated and the victims receive proper treatment.

@rajs7876

2 жыл бұрын

They are claiming the sample was tainted lol

@dmp7252

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. Now, when it comes to Kamila, two things can absolutely be true at the same time. Yes, she could be aware of specific activity going on, but not realize that it was illegal doping. So, someone could be giving her "vitamins" and possibly injections, but it is also likely she is in the dark about whether such substances were banned. When this case is further investigated on its merits, this is where it could potentially get very ugly for the coaches: If Kamila was given any substances, did she notice that those substances suspiciously stopped just 7 days before a competition? If records are recovered of medication administered that could also be devastating for the coaches. Most likely, these questions, and many more, will come up in later hearings and what little Kamila does know just might be enough to help them piece this puzzle together.

@danasuperstar

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmp7252 I hope they interview every athlete at the school (alone, without coaches) about what they saw and were given. There will need to be enhanced detection methods going forward, like hair tests etc. My dream is that parents of all the skaters are ready to rip their kids out of that school (doping facility?) and bring them home. But there is a lot of propaganda going around that downplays the risk to children’s health. Something must be done from an international level.

@gutsfinky

2 жыл бұрын

@@dmp7252 if they were really (only kinda) smart, they would have administered the medication/"vitamins" that were encapsulated in a blinding capsule, and placebo tablets similarly encapsulated for the days before a competition/drug screen. It would be much easier to dupe her, that way. I'm sure that if kv did have any questions she sure as hell wasn't going to say anything.

@dmp7252

2 жыл бұрын

@@gutsfinky - good point.

Dave, can you explain the hierarchy of these organizations? CAS ,WADA, the IOC, IAT and RUSADA in relation to this arbitration? How can RUSADA have more authority than the IOC? Is the IOC bound by this ruling at the CAS. What have past rulings been like?

Thank you for all of your continued great coverage, Dave! You are amazing!

Kamila … We are with you 💜💛🧡💙❤️💚

"I hope our leaders will not abandon us and our rights and will prove our innocence". Well, she has relied on "her leaders" to support and cover for all the shady, controversial and even evil things she was doing, including using money and the weight of Rusfed with judges, punishing and intimidating anyone who spoke against her and making Medvedeva, Kostornaia and Trusova return to her.... now it will be interesting to see if Rusfed, the sport ministry and Putin will continue to put their money on her, knowing full well that her international reputation is in shambles. Now no amount of moving speeches from Medvedeva in Japan will erase the stain of the school being linked to one of the largest doping scandals in figure skating during the Olympics. It must hurt knowing that the international sponsors will be drying up, while "her leaders" are in a hot mess of her doing. I only hope that the US, Canada, Japan and other democratic countries stand behind their athletes and clean sport and don't let Kamila compete. There should be consequences and a clear message. I say ban Russia from the next Olympics (summer and winter). This will be a statement they cannot pretend was not made.

@falconeddie4109

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, KV shouldn’t be allowed to compete, Eteri’s just using her to attain more money, power and prestige w/in Russia. But as Kamila is a victim, I hope there’s a GoFundMe started for her. Young Russian skaters like KV endure this hell on Earth at Eteri’s school because they often want to provide a better life for their families. Not to mention, this was this young woman’s choice of career, what can she do in Russia once her Olympic dream is gone? We all know her body has most likely been damaged through Eteri’s insane quad training methods, it could develop a myriad of permanent heath problems. Then there’s the psychological stress of what this Olympics is putting on a literal child. If she loses her Olympic eligibility next week, she could very easily spiral into crippling depression, anxiety, etc. As the world’s heart breaks for her, I hope it bands together to do something positive for Kamila. Even though nothing can be done to fix all the wrongdoings Eteri did, I certainly hope the Go Fund Me page becomes a reality if Kamila loses her Olympic dream to compete.

You should have said the reporter's name, Christine Brennan. After all, you usually bring up her articles and you've had her on your channel. She was xenophobic against Diana Davis and you should not downplay that. It may not serve your agenda but it hurts your credibility to cosign such disgusting behaviour. That woman has done it before, for example against Asian American athletes re China. Very hypocrite on your part to pretend she's a newbie when it comes to figure skating

THANK YOU! At this point you are the best news source regarding this situation

@znhurston

2 жыл бұрын

I agree!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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I think this issue of exploiting young girls in skating won't go away until quad jumps are not scored so highly. Maybe adjust the scoring based on age? Way too much emphasis is being put on a move that women can't perform past the age of 18.

@havepeaceonearth

2 жыл бұрын

I wish that quads the number that can be done in a competition were limited

@user-zl7hf2is1g

2 жыл бұрын

Вы правы, если существующая шкала оценок приводит к проблеме, измените правила. Тренер работает на основании существующей системы. Иначе это просто подмена понятий.

Dave, thank you for your painting a wider picture of this whole situation;)

Most action packed few days in the sport since I became a fan.

@alexmanso960

2 жыл бұрын

@Nathaniel Walker…

@junglesuperstar9270

2 жыл бұрын

Ohhh. Lucky one . Salt Lake City is a black page in the history of skating .

Thank you for your work on this. Excellent reporting and explanation. Sad situation.

Also thank you for speaking up about Diana Davis. One would have hoped professional journalists would have background knowledge in their field and have had awareness of her hearing impairment - I mean, you did! Regardless of what I think of her skating, I do not condone publicly badgering her to speak English (as though Brennan speaks Russian?) or overall accosting her about her mother for sensationalism.

@L.Spencer

2 жыл бұрын

That was pretty bad.

Thank you so much for keeping us updated on this situation! So much happening, so fast. One comment about the hair sample idea. While it would give a history of certain drugs, not all drugs get stored in hair so it would be an imperfect representation.

Dave! You are AMAZING! Please keep these videos coming.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

🙏

@user-zl7hf2is1g

2 жыл бұрын

Да, не останавливайтесь. Ведь для разжигания ненависти нужны новые дрова.

The thing that makes me sick is she is a 15 yes old girl. The have purposely put her from and center by herself to tug at our heartstrings. They want us to focus on the individual and not the coaches and the entire system 🤦🏻‍♂️

@1chienandalou

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. They did that to tug heart strings. The whole outrage of what they’re doing to her was exactly what they wanted. Which of course is awful but not for the reason they want. Ughhhh….

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure on they want you focus on truth and stop harassing them and bullying their Athletes

Those are fantastic, thank you! It would be just brilliant if they could also be accessible via podcast!

Why can Rusada ovverule the initial suspension from training so easily in the first place ?

Have they given any excuse for that drug being in her system ? Are they saying the test is wrong are they saying she took the drug for a legitimate reason like having an upper respiratory infection or what ? That's really what I'm curious about.

@danasuperstar

2 жыл бұрын

The team leaders seem to be ignoring that very obvious question and flipping it on the skater herself. The team leaders are merely "there for her during this difficult time" with no admission of their culpability. Disgusting.

@toxic-low-key-ghost7934

2 жыл бұрын

Eteri did an interview today, she said she believes kamila is completely innocent.

@littleblackpistol

2 жыл бұрын

The drug has no application for an URI. None. It's a drug for angina, for old people with failing circulatory systems. It isn't prescribed to children.

@Plaspos

2 жыл бұрын

I believe their was an unofficial statement which discussed what her lawyers were going to say. The source claimed they would show evidence that there was a high likelihood of contamination (I don’t know if that means the sample was contaminated or her food or something)

@rajs7876

2 жыл бұрын

Saying the sample was tainted..will probably pclaim cross contamination

Behind every Eteri success story are probably countless children abused and discreetly discarded along the way. Where have all the frail-looking young boys she experimented on gone to?

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

💯

@olgaszoke9241

2 жыл бұрын

The method from Martha and Bela and other several coaches in US for gymnastics were different?

@evanperilstein5308

2 жыл бұрын

@@olgaszoke9241 No, and that's why Martha and Bela are no longer allowed to work in US gymnastics.

Dave your reporting on this has been stupendous! Thank you !

Eteri interview looked fake the only reason she came forward is because she was being called out on social media!!

@theprinceoftides6836

2 жыл бұрын

BINGO. Truth.

@Nina11J

2 жыл бұрын

@@theprinceoftides6836 yes I’m still shocked at how they let Kamila face the journalist alone

@theprinceoftides6836

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nina11J Well, what do U expect from a malignant narcissists?,,. I really truly hope Kamila gets all the support she needs after this . She's gonna need it.

What is it about competitive figure skating that attracts so much drama? Sometimes the drama pertains to something small, like Skater A is accused of bullying Skater B during a warmup at a major competition. Then there’s the more severe drama, which most of the fans of fs already know about.

FYI...Diana Davis's wikipedia used to say that something like "her hearing has been restored to a level where she can hear more than a 'normal' person"...it's since been removed. Now it just says her hearing loss does not affect her ability to hear music.

@anayarey

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't make sense that she can hear more than "normal" people. Sounds like something Eteri wrote

Who will be there for her if (when?) she is disqualified? I worry for her. If 15 year olds are allowed to compete, they need to have a parent with them.

Thank you, Dave!!! 🎉🎉🎉

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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a little of topic but that part about Diana Davis was pure sacrilege, they really should know better. I'm glad she has someone to help her out at least.

I have no interest in watching a teenager land a quad anyway. And neither do most folks tuning into NBC. The sambo70 antics off ice are more interesting than anything on ice.

I believe Eteri is to blame

Maybe that´s why some girls were not able to be on top level (i mean Eteri level) when they came to Pluscenko... if you know what I mean. They were excellent but not sky rocket.

Thank you for an update Dave! I’m really surprised that Yana haven’t commented on this situation yet😂

@almourie

2 жыл бұрын

She kinda did? Like indirectly tho. Apparently there some rumors about one of the singers she manages and she posted on her ig story that we shouldn’t believe such rumors just like the ones about doping. So kinda lol

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

As though their athletes aren’t doing the same…

No matter what happens, if we see Shvetsky standing by the boards or anywhere near the ROC skaters from here on out it will be a new level of brazenness. But I wouldn't put it past ROC as we all know their hubris is off the charts.

Thank you for this!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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I believe if Russians have to provide hair samples than every other country /athletes should too especially athletes from USA since I believe USA is second in line after Russia in doping.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

I would be okay moving to hair samples for all.

Collecting hair samples is an interesting idea, but we wouldn't get answers from the athletes currently at the Olympics any time soon, as the test would first have to be developed for hair, and that would take several months, minimum. Unlike urine, which is the repository of everything your body is getting rid of, not everything in the body is deposited in the hair. So, the testing site would have to determine whether all the drugs that you want to test for (or their metabolites) would be detectable in a hair sample. That's a LOT of work (from someone who has developed laboratory tests) and would take a fair amount of time.

I feel like Diana's biggest win at this whole event is that her surname is Davis

Spot on Dave, as always....

Thanks Dave for your work u deserve a gift for this x

Thank you, Dave! Excellent reporting. Thank you.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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Tks for sharing

THE OLYMPIC OATH “In the name of all the competitors, I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams."

Please can I have a link to watch the documentary on your patreon - I’ve tried and failed to search

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

If you search Evgenia Medvedeva documentary on our Patreon, you will locate it.

Where can I watch the One in a million documentary? Thank you!

Also, isn’t it strange that once girls leave Tutberidze, they don’t show same results

Thanks for another great report! I've been saying since the Russian ladies started popping off Quads like doubles that the Russians were doing something to make that possible. Now that we have this doping issue and I know that all of the skaters that can do the quads are trained by the same coach things seem even more fishy. The issue for the Olympics is the fact that, if Russia isn't dealt with appropriately, how many people will keep watching events where one country is allowed to get by with cheating without consequences? ? ? ?

@KamilaValieva-fan

2 жыл бұрын

Why do you believe that only boys are capable of doing quads？

@christinemeleg4535

2 жыл бұрын

@@KamilaValieva-fan You need an education is the difference between male and female physiology. It is up to you to fill in that lack. Get started you have a lot to learn. Include the physics of ice skating.

@iuliiaregonen6364

2 жыл бұрын

Почему Нейтон Чен прыгает так много четверных? Он принимает допинг? Его нужно обследовать! В обязательном порядке! А ещё сестёр Вильямс! Их телосложение давно напоминает мужские фигуры. А гимнастки? У Вас, в США - одни сплошные допинги, но терапевтическое применение типо норма! Смотрите на себя!

@xmyxymx

2 жыл бұрын

how about all other countries which also do quads? ban them all too? cause surely they're all doping for sure right?

Thank you for the commentary!!!!!!

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

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27:16 THANK YOU! I have lost respect for these reporters. Even Chritine Brennan's Tweets during and following yesterday's rhythm dance lacked substance. I am glad people are calling her out on it. Dave, you know more about this sport than those reporters who are getting paid to write about Olympic figure skating. I am glad you are telling them to do their job and research on this topic. The news articles are becoming tabloid material and this is what non-skating people are picking up on. Honestly, I find Gleb's efforts to protect Diana quite chivalrous.

The Swedish Hospital that did the specimen, being understaffed, overwhelmed, and under time pressure, has the recipe for mistakes. Moscow lawyers are chomping at the bit. The idea of timeout, and working with countries, one in particular, sounds like a fair and reasonable compromise. Of course, Russia is good for the games, and knowing that they are a force, must motivate other athletes. Barring some bombshell evidence or confession, I still feel Valieva should compete. If she medals, and exhaustive investigation reveals doping, she would be stripped of medal, other medalists would advance. A saying in American Justice: It is better that 10 guilty go free than one innocent be imprisoned. The timing of this incident is so damn suspicious. This is excellent reporting, TSL, please don't mistake my past comments as hate. I just feel that multi billion dollar companies and warring countries, would have no problem throwing a kid under the bus as "collateral" damage. Thanks for open mind and thoroughness. Ü

@tomybestself908

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I impressed you took your time to learn about details of this case and have guts and intellect to form your own opinion. Thank you

@robertenstrom1382

2 жыл бұрын

woofer devlin: I agree. The timing stinks. The lab's covid excuse also stinks since the European Championship clean sample came out quickly. With the war drums beating strange things can happen.

@robertenstrom1382

2 жыл бұрын

woofer devlin: I agree. The timing stinks. The lab's covid excuse also stinks since the European Championship clean sample came out quickly. With the war drums beating between nations, strange things can happen.

If they allow Valieva to continue to skate, it will negatively affect the integrity of the sport and the Olympics as a whole. It is tragic that this young child has been the subject to what amounts to child abuse. Those who are making the case for Valieva to be allowed to skate because she is a minor are in effect making the case for continuing to allow this type of abuse to go forward in the future with other young athletes..

@soapygirl83

2 жыл бұрын

I definitely support a ban for Valieva and Eteri. But I think regardless there will be an asterisk on this games no matter what happens

thank you Dave !

Love, love, love, LOOOOOOOOOVE you, Dave.

@TheSkatingLesson

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️

And who are the physicians prescribing these drugs to the kids. Is it ethical in their country or any other country??

Where can we watch the interview with the ice dance coach?😁