- Joined
- Jan 15, 2010
Lmao. I wonder why all these 'good news' stories are flowing from around M. Gailhaguet? Hmm... What could the reason be...?!
Congrats to Bruno though! All the best to him and Aliona.
So relieved for Bruno/Aliona and Tiffany/John!! It's about time!!!
But it should not take money and extortion and a political campaign to make this happen. Both teams have paid a heavy price in waiting to compete. It should be illegal to hold athletes for longer than a season and make them pay in order to pursue an amateur sport. These are not NBA athletes with mega dollars. In most cases, athletes are heavily invested in time and money far in excess of what federations provide. Even in the case where a federation has paid some money, and sometimes a lot of money through the years, that federation is benefiting from the profile the athletes bring to the federation, and the mentorship activities with other skaters. Especially at the higher levels, and sometimes lower down as well, it is really difficult to find the right match in a pairs and dance partnership - skill match, body match, personality match, goal match, that extra bit of undefinable "it" factor. Time is of the essence, and policies around country switching should be about building and producing more quality teams, which is good for the sport, and looking out for the interests of the athletes.