Isabella Tobias denied Lithuanian citizenship

[gsk8]

The president of Lithuania refused Monday to grant citizenship to an American figure skater who had hoped to compete for the Baltic country at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

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[herios]

From a tweet:

http://www.daily-jeff.com/ap%20sport...medium=twitter


I remember that in the previous Olympic cycle, the same thing happened to another American partner of Stagniunas, K. Copely, therefore they split in 2010.
Why was Tobias hoping for a different outcome than Copely got?

At least both of them went to worlds, because probably in the US they would have not had that chance.

[chuckm]

Not surprised at the outcome, only surprised that Tobias thought her case would be any different.

Does that mean the breakup of this partnership?

[dorispulaski]

A good question...a sad question, but a good question

[Mathman]

The reason given by the President of Lithuania was a previous court ruling that citizenship cannot be granted solely on the promise of "future merit." I wonder if that means that if Tobias and Stagniunas had already won a world championship or something, then that would put the matter in a different category?

Kind if funny that the President is named Dalia Grybauskaite.