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Maybe because a night in Beijing, 3 am .. whole team wants back to the hotel, but all of them waitig Trusova ?? Eteri must deliver all the girls to the hotel , she is responsible person
2022 Olympics: Women's Free Skate
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She should have snapped back "Why did you give me drugs?! Why did you ruin my life and career?"
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If you mean "haul her out of there," I was only speaking figuratively but can understand why you questioned. I only meant that someone should have found a way to calm her down and get her to leave the area.
Sorry!
edit: based on a few other posts, it sounds like Eteri may have tried to physically drag Sasha onto the bus. NOT cool.
2nd edit: I actually deleted the OP. It scared me to think that it sounded like I might have been advocating any kind of abuse.
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Are you ok ????
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Good! I hope she does! It would be right on brand for Eteri, she only wants the adulation and adoration for winning athletes she doesn't want to bother with losers like Sasha.
I said I wouldn't mention him outside his fan fest, but damnit...
Compare Eteri to Plushenko with Nastya Zinina. Did he snap at her and scream after her Senior and Junior Nats skates? Hell no. Did he dump Veronika Zhilina when she broke her leg or force her to skate before she was fully healed? Hell no!
People from here to Twitter to Russian media to another site have piled on Plushy for not being the perfect coach from the get-go and he sure as Hell made mistakes and will probably keep making them but unlike Eteri he actually tries to learn from them and be better.
I wish Sasha had never left.
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Sasha is a rock star!
a bit longer interview with Sasha
- did you like the results?
- did you?
- we can't answer for you
- fine, i didn't like the results but I am satisfied with doing 5 quads
- after your skate you said that you will never again be on the ice. is it true?
- you will see. I was talking about ending career when i was very emotional. About the world championship and other stuff, I will think about it and decide what to do later.
- did your relationship changed with your coaches?
- I didn't change any relationship with anyone
- it's just, everyone saw your dialogue in live
- it's not my fault that cameras were following me.
- are you happy now or disappointed?
- I am "happy".
- how do you rate your performance?
- I did everything what was possible. I am happy with my skate
- then why were you crying?
- because i wanted. I am here for three weeks without my mom and my dog. I did everything what i could, I am not happy with the results and that's why i was disappointed. It's first time I managed to skate the program with 5 quads. I am happy about it.
another interview after 20 minutes:
- you skated first time your program with 5 quads. how did you made a decision about it?
- after short program, I was again advised to get rid of salchow and skate the program with 4 quads. I said NO, i wanted to do 5 quads. I was preparing for it and i am happy that everything worked out at the Olympics.
- what do you think about Kamila's situation?
- I am not going to answer anything related to Kamila. do you have questions for me?
- are you happy that there will be an award ceremony?
- Yes I am happy about it. It will be nice to get my medal.
Wow, I don't even know where to begin. The skating in the last two groups was overall very strong, and a lot of the ladies were able to have that exciting Olympic moment at the end of their programs (with the exception of Kamila). Good skates from the non-medalists: Mariah, Gubanova, You, Yelim, Alysa, Wakaba, Kurakova, Loena.
However, by the end of the competition all of that was almost forgotten and overshadowed by all the TT drama. Starting from Kamila's disaster skate and emotional breakdown to Sasha's surprising tantrum and ending with Anna standing alone by herself unsure what to do.
Kamila: Some will think she messed up because of the doping scandal and I'm sure that played a big part, however it seemed like Kamila peaked at Russian nationals and was already declining by Euros and in the team event free skate (she also looked really upset afterwards). Her jump technique is a bit sketchy and she is also probably fighting puberty. I thought having her do both parts of the team event was not only cruel to both her and Anna/Sasha but potentially foolish. All of this led to the mistake filled skate we saw today.
Sasha: Her quad jumping ability is impressive, however she is a very unbalanced skater and she never goes clean. If she can throw down clean 3-5 quad programs combined with a clean SP that is one thing but she almost never does that. At the begging of her hysterical crying and screaming I thought it was because of everything that has happened with her training mate Kamila. When Johnny said that it seemed to be more about her not getting gold, my first thought was is this girl crazy. There is nothing there besides the jumps. She doesn't even pretend to try to perform and most of the program is a jump drill. The step sequence was not one you'd look at nowadays and think "Olympic medalist." Her spins are average at best. Maybe instead of just doing jump, jump, jump she should have worked more on spins, steps, performance... She was gifted her placement in the SP with the underrotated 3A that she fell on. Why does she think doing 5 quads, some of which were messy and one of which was underrotated would automatically equal a gold medal at the Olympics. Not to mention the bad 2A+3T combo. She showed poor sportsmanship. To all those people who say she is young give her a break - should we raise the age limit then because this is too much for them? If they are deemed old enough to compete internationally representing their country at an Olympics they should be able to handle themselves, end of story. If her coaching team truly brainwashed her into thinking all she had to do was standup on 5 quad attempts in a free skate to win gold then I do feel bad for her. However, that expectation was ridiculous when you have Anna and Kamila as team mates.
Anna: I like her, she is not one of my favorite skaters, however I respect her a lot as a person. She always comes off classy, thoughtful, disciplined, and gritty. Given everything that happened, she is an acceptable and deserving OGM. However, because of Kamila's positive drug test I will always wonder if Anna and Sasha have been receiving similar drug regimens. But no doubt Anna is a fighter and great example of hard work beating raw talent (within TT). She was often overlooked by the "stars" around her (Sasha, Aliona, Kamila...) but she just focuses on herself and delivers when it counts most and it has paid off for her time and time again. Sad for her to once again not be able to celebrate her win or have team mates who are happy for her.
Kaori: I respect her so much as a person for her mental strength and for her positive attitude. Lovely to see someone who was at the Olympics already, spend the past 4 years getting better and deliver. I wasn't sure if I loved her free program earlier this season but the subtle message it had here in this environment was PERFECT. She was a women going against girls and rather than let that be a weakness she made it her strength with her speed, power, and maturity. So happy the she was able to win the medal outright today and not post-Olympics.
As a side note, I loved seeing good sportsmanship from skaters of Japan and USA. Wakaba ran up and hugged Kaori after the flower ceremony and Mariah ran up and hugged Alysa after her skate. Those were nice moments, will have to hold on to those and try to forget some of the more depressing moments.
However, by the end of the competition all of that was almost forgotten and overshadowed by all the TT drama. Starting from Kamila's disaster skate and emotional breakdown to Sasha's surprising tantrum and ending with Anna standing alone by herself unsure what to do.
Kamila: Some will think she messed up because of the doping scandal and I'm sure that played a big part, however it seemed like Kamila peaked at Russian nationals and was already declining by Euros and in the team event free skate (she also looked really upset afterwards). Her jump technique is a bit sketchy and she is also probably fighting puberty. I thought having her do both parts of the team event was not only cruel to both her and Anna/Sasha but potentially foolish. All of this led to the mistake filled skate we saw today.
Sasha: Her quad jumping ability is impressive, however she is a very unbalanced skater and she never goes clean. If she can throw down clean 3-5 quad programs combined with a clean SP that is one thing but she almost never does that. At the begging of her hysterical crying and screaming I thought it was because of everything that has happened with her training mate Kamila. When Johnny said that it seemed to be more about her not getting gold, my first thought was is this girl crazy. There is nothing there besides the jumps. She doesn't even pretend to try to perform and most of the program is a jump drill. The step sequence was not one you'd look at nowadays and think "Olympic medalist." Her spins are average at best. Maybe instead of just doing jump, jump, jump she should have worked more on spins, steps, performance... She was gifted her placement in the SP with the underrotated 3A that she fell on. Why does she think doing 5 quads, some of which were messy and one of which was underrotated would automatically equal a gold medal at the Olympics. Not to mention the bad 2A+3T combo. She showed poor sportsmanship. To all those people who say she is young give her a break - should we raise the age limit then because this is too much for them? If they are deemed old enough to compete internationally representing their country at an Olympics they should be able to handle themselves, end of story. If her coaching team truly brainwashed her into thinking all she had to do was standup on 5 quad attempts in a free skate to win gold then I do feel bad for her. However, that expectation was ridiculous when you have Anna and Kamila as team mates.
Anna: I like her, she is not one of my favorite skaters, however I respect her a lot as a person. She always comes off classy, thoughtful, disciplined, and gritty. Given everything that happened, she is an acceptable and deserving OGM. However, because of Kamila's positive drug test I will always wonder if Anna and Sasha have been receiving similar drug regimens. But no doubt Anna is a fighter and great example of hard work beating raw talent (within TT). She was often overlooked by the "stars" around her (Sasha, Aliona, Kamila...) but she just focuses on herself and delivers when it counts most and it has paid off for her time and time again. Sad for her to once again not be able to celebrate her win or have team mates who are happy for her.
Kaori: I respect her so much as a person for her mental strength and for her positive attitude. Lovely to see someone who was at the Olympics already, spend the past 4 years getting better and deliver. I wasn't sure if I loved her free program earlier this season but the subtle message it had here in this environment was PERFECT. She was a women going against girls and rather than let that be a weakness she made it her strength with her speed, power, and maturity. So happy the she was able to win the medal outright today and not post-Olympics.
As a side note, I loved seeing good sportsmanship from skaters of Japan and USA. Wakaba ran up and hugged Kaori after the flower ceremony and Mariah ran up and hugged Alysa after her skate. Those were nice moments, will have to hold on to those and try to forget some of the more depressing moments.
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She struggles with the jumps but has lovely artistry. She did good.
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I’m just now getting to watch this. So glad Mariah and her walker were able to make it out onto the ice to create that beautiful moment. Adam’s crying, she’s crying, I’m crying, it’s a sin there’s no audience. If a skate like that can’t at least be close to a medal (which I’m sure it wasn’t) the scoring system is broken.
It sure seems like there is.
It’s hard for me to believe this is all about the silver.
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Before blame Eteri read this text please
31. In the DADC’s opinion, in fact, the Athlete could have consumed a product which has been contaminated by the drugs used in her inner circle: “The Athlete assumes that the contamination occurred through dishes used by the Athlete and the Athlete’s grandfather (through drinking liquid from the same glass, as well). The Athlete together with her representative intend to conduct further investigation and present the results at the main hearings”.
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You need to get a reality grip!!!
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Oh please!!
So physically grabbing her is the right thing to do? Are you serious?
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We've obviously got a TT apologist in our midst.
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ockham's razor
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Of course not !! better leave her alone at night
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I was forced to watch the final group because my sister wanted to, but all I can say is:
I have seen the face of evil and it wears a cross;
I have seen the face of evil and it wears a cross;
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