I just watched it in full. This video is for entertainment value, is drama bait, and not accurate. Here are some of my reasons (many can't be added because the investigation is not over):
1st isn't this the same girl
who in a past video wished for Anna to break her legs so the empress Elizaveta could compete instead?
2nd I tried to watch but quickly realized the person does not know much about figure skating elements besides the word "ultra-c" (triple axel and quads). What about the types of combos performed resulting in more points? 3-3 Combos vs axel sequence combos? More points for certain spin types? All level 4 elements vs level 3? Having a lead in the short?
The Elizaveta vs Anna thing was not only biased in this video but is inaccurate in terms of jumps and spin levels performed by both women at RUS Nats. Ultra-c isn't a guarantee if the other elements do not match the highest level (for example two quads but all double jumps and double combos + level 3 spins will not get you the podium against top Russian seniors or even juniors performing all Level 4s and 3-3s).
Anna vs Elizaveta for the third Olympic spot was a non-argument if you analyze the content performed by the women and their history. It was used by the press, some Liza fans, and even Plushenko to stir and fuel drama (side note: Plush though soon ate his own words at Junior RusNats).
If you'd like me to fully break down Anna vs Liza's RUS NATS elements side by side in both the short/free and how Liza secured her loss by herself at RUS Nats with no help let me know. The GOE favored Liza over Anna, but she let it go 100% in the short to the point that the slight comeback 14 pt GOE bonus in the free could not save her. If you stripped Anna's 5 points for the 4F her elements are 77 points without ultra-c and would be 0.48 pts ahead of Liza in the Fs not counting the 10 point Gap in the short giving an automatic win over Liza who bombed the short. The short sealed the deal. Even with Maiia's disaster skate PCS (68) Anna would still have won over Liza with the short lead. Same thing would be true for Kami vs a clean Sasha due to the Short program lead she always has.
The argument about the juniors vs Anna's placement though would be accurate if they were at senior level in this event and qualified for Olys (side note: before this nationals competition those very same Juniors never got PCS that high before in that season).
Considering point #1 where she wished Anna ill will for Liza's success I am not shocked at all by her biased analysis there at that portion where she's basically praising Liza's programs (who did make mistakes in the free as well as the short) and downplaying Anna's performances by calling them "lackluster" even when clean.
3rd Kami and ALLLL of the Russian skaters (pairs, ice dance, and mens) chosen for the olympic team event had to perform
both the short and the free. THE WHOLE TEAM. Not just Kami. She didn't get the special treatment of just her performing both.
THEY ALL HAD TO. This video made it seem like it was only Kami who was chosen to perform both which is manipulative and drama bait. Yes, Anna and Trusova were not happy but that is what RUSFED decided for
THE WHOLE TEAM chosen to perform in the team event both times.
4rth Team tut did not send the urine samples like stated in the video. What is this lie? This is ridiculous and dangerous. New people who don't do research will watch this and think Team tut has the power to send out urine samples for tests themselves now
which is not true.
5th at 39:16
She "perseveres" and beats Kaori due to the "record breaking quad content"? Hold on...
Sasha doesn't need 5 quads or "record breaking quad content" to beat Kaori. That part was exaggerated and giving Kaori more credit than she is due. She was never a tough competitor for the Russians which was insinuated by the video. She is however forever the default* gold champion of worlds 2022 since the best can't be there until further notice.
6th 53:05 onwards about Anna being forgotten and "feels like no one cares about her" is ridiculous. The reason behind the refusal of the Kremlin meeting is a lie and a dangerous statement to throw around but no politics in this forum so I'll drop it and won't get into it.
7th Mark did not sign up for military training (it is law in Russia for men. Many countries by law draft men who are of age to serve in the military such as South Korea for example). What lie and trickery is she spinning here about Mark? She's speaking as if he joined the army to be in the war and fight? Why lie spreading false rumors about innocent skaters?
I wish she did a bit more research as she is misinforming anyone stumbling upon this video. Maybe she did this on purpose for more juicy gossip or honestly doesn't know and spreads rumors she reads on socials. I am not sure, but
this is not an educational figure skating kind of channel---it is a DRAMA channel focussing on figure skaters. Let's make this clear.
Is it entertaining drama bait? Yes. Is it factually accurate? No. If I did not genuinely care about figure skating, and wanted the "tea" or "dirt" on Russian skaters in order to be entertained I would subscribe and eat up all the misinformation but I'm not the target audience for this. A lot of people into drama would love this video though.
This isn't a rant at you, but the video/youtube creator herself.
Edit: Several Typos had to be fixed
