TSL has actually been in sports.ru articles a lot recently. They were actually mentioned in an Olympic Channel article about Worlds. But a lot of it has been controversial...
Hmmm.... then I don’t understand what you’re trying to say. I don’t see any Russian media criticism towards Paola in here, I only see criticism of users of this forum.
Agree. Unfortunately there are no alternatives. I know GS has a YouTube channel. I watched 2016 Golden Skate Interview with Eteri Tutberidze a while ago and it's a good interview. Maybe GS could be more active?
Yes. What I dislike the most is that TSL start saying things as a rumor, but next time they start repeating this with a conviction and bluntness, and at some point it becomes something, which is claimed and spread around by them as truth. This is the most damaging aspect of their channel in my eyes. This Aliona/Sergej situation is exactly that. “Repeat a rumor enough times and it becomes a fact” kinda thing, you know. People are still running around talking about alleged 40% as if it’s the case, where in reality it’s just a rumor from TSL, which was simply repeated enough times by them to become an acceptable “truth” for some. There are a lot of absurd rumors in Russian forums, I’m really surprised these two are taking them seriously. Perhaps they have nothing else to talk about.Personally, TSL is my least favorite of the three channels. They're so careless about spreading unfounded rumors(hormones blockers??, Aliona and Sergei??) that could be seriously damaging to people's reputations. And for some reason, they get famous interviews anyway.
Thanks, I hope it was clear what I meant.
I don't watch Koola, but I share the opinion about TSL being even less careful than Paola. IIRC they were discussing the rumor about Shcherbakova stealing/hiding Trusova's skates a couple of weeks ago on 'This And That' semi-seriously.Personally, TSL is my least favorite of the three channels. They're so careless about spreading unfounded rumors(hormones blockers??, Aliona and Sergei??) that could be seriously damaging to people's reputations. And for some reason, they get famous interviews anyway.
I will really miss her old brown boots
That was a nice touch that set her apart from most of the other girls. I'd like some of the ladies to have black boots like the men, I think Sasha would rock the look. But well, that doesn't matter that much as long as she's comfy while she's landing her quads like a rocket queen 
I like the non-handshakable version more!
It is more colourful, creative and shows a high level of comfort with the language. My first English teacher, a native speaker, was fascinated with the word-creating possibilities of the language. His favourite word was “unputdownable” that can be used to describe a book. 
Really? To me TSL is an absolute trainwreck and the leader is probably the most dislikeable personality I've come across in sports. Can't watch 5 minutes of that junk. Massive lack of knowledge + massive ego.
When I started getting interesting in figure skating I stumbled on TSL videos, I watched a few and didn't mind them much at first, but the more I watched the more I became upset with them, I really hated the way they talked about Sasha as a chaotic robot with no artistry. I believe there's a line between expressing your own opinion in a polite manner and trash-talking about teenagers and encouraging rumors and drama as grown adults... I don't actively hate them but I just stopped giving them attention, since it seems that's mostly all they crave for.
Alina's participation was confirmed only in the second half of July:
