Well I thought Sr ladies skated Friday and Saturday, but figured "this week" would do nicely and save me some time
IOC's banning of Russia from 2018 Olympics
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Well I thought Sr ladies skated Friday and Saturday, but figured "this week" would do nicely and save me some time
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She said 'мы выше этого'. It means we shoud take moral high ground, we shouldn't play dirty like they do.
They as in IOC?
Just FYI guys, according to Sr GP practice reports thread on this forum, no Russian Sr Ladies nor Sr Pairs attended today's practice in Nagoya.
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/s...tice-Reports&p=1878429&viewfull=1#post1878429
https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/s...tice-Reports&p=1878429&viewfull=1#post1878429
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I don't know about the pairs but the senior Russian ladies travelled this last night and probably arrived in Nagoya today.
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No names given. Probably, 'they' put a serious pressure on IOC to make that decision and that was dirty. But this is how I read her statement. Only my opinion.
Mikhail Degtyarev, head of the lower house's Committee for Physical Culture and Sport, said Russian athletes would make a decision on participation in the Games during an Olympians meeting on December 12.
http://news2night.com/en/news/break...rossija-reagiruet-na-otstranenie-ot-olimpiady
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Good thing I'll be busy that day, so I won't go mad with anxiety...
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Christine Brennan on CNN this morning, when asked it this was justified, stated. "yes, absolutely, this has been state sponsored with over 1000 athletes involved, so this is basically a Lifetime Achievement award for Russia"...she went on to say, not since this side of east Germany in the 70's, have we seen this type of abuse in sport. These deceptive practices denied others that should have won, and stole the moment for deserving athletes.
Amen Christine!
Amen Christine!
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I learned the bad news this morning
Although I am not very fan of Russia except for some that I love I am angry at the IOC decision,i was so sure they would drop the charges because of dubious evidence.
it's sad for real athletes, people do not deserve that except those who have really doped.
Well the saying goes, that which does not kill us makes us stronger.
THANK YOU to EVGENIA for his beautiful speeches
Although I am not very fan of Russia except for some that I love I am angry at the IOC decision,i was so sure they would drop the charges because of dubious evidence.
it's sad for real athletes, people do not deserve that except those who have really doped.
Well the saying goes, that which does not kill us makes us stronger.
THANK YOU to EVGENIA for his beautiful speeches
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Talk about timing! The Russian skaters who most affected by this news are in Nagoya now (minus ice dancers) trying to cope with all the usual pressure of the competition in the middle of this mess. Hope they can turn anger into competitive fire and do their best on the ice but the timing is cruel and unfair :dev2:
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If the athletes are being asked individually (which I hope will happen), I hope that many follow the suggestion by Urmanov, TAT and Zhulin and go despite the neutral flag. It'll break my heart to see that, but their names as Olympic champions/medal winners will be even more recognised for all times. "The outstanding Russian skater(s) who couldn't compete under their national flag, despite being completely innocent."
I'm not just talking about FS fans, but everyone who loves winter sports and has a bigger picture of the Olympics. I'm also thinking in particular of my beloved Russian hockey team. They will forever know where they came from, and all the things they've won for Russia. So, boys and girls, get your well-deserved medals, wear something that features the Russian colours and do your lap of honour with a Russian flag around your shoulders!
(I can't stop thinking about the two US runners in 1968, who stood on the podium in Mexico and held their fists up. Sorry, but I love gestures like that.)
I'm not just talking about FS fans, but everyone who loves winter sports and has a bigger picture of the Olympics. I'm also thinking in particular of my beloved Russian hockey team. They will forever know where they came from, and all the things they've won for Russia. So, boys and girls, get your well-deserved medals, wear something that features the Russian colours and do your lap of honour with a Russian flag around your shoulders!
(I can't stop thinking about the two US runners in 1968, who stood on the podium in Mexico and held their fists up. Sorry, but I love gestures like that.)
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Bad analogy
That was a human rights salute
A better analogy to that event in history would be something like an LGBT raising their fist on the podium
at the 2014 Sochi Olympics
I think it would be very ill advised for an athlete to protest against Clean Sports
I know emotions are running high but the salute on the podium by Tommie Smith and John Carlos and the pin in support from Peter Norman was an important moment in the civil and human rights movement. People lost life and limb because of de jure and de facto racism for many years.
It is really hard to countenance how this compares.
Let's be careful here.When I think about who has won and medaled in Olympics in the past, I don't think "Russia, Korea, Italy". I think "Sotnikova, Kim, Kostner". So I truly, truly hope they will go.
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Strange. What a hypocrize. Some time ago they used to say that they re re not going as neutral athletes
22 Russian athletes file appeals at CAS. ... The athletes have requested that the CAS issue its final awards before the beginning of the Olympic Winter Games 2018.
http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_5422_et_al.pdf
http://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Media_Release_5422_et_al.pdf
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I personally couldn't agree more, as I'm not into anything heroic patriotic/nationalistic for the sake of it or the coincidence of birth. Like you I'm much more interested in individuals. But I've got the feeling, and heard from several Russian friends, how important it might be for them to compete for Russia and to hear their anthem. Some said, they will never go under a different flag. So, that's where my thinking came from. I just want to see them proud in the end. For whatever reason.
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