2025-26 Russian Grand Prix - Stage 4 - Moscow

[lariko]

Who is "they" that I'm defending? I never defended "they". Anybody responsible for Adeliia as a minor is complicit. Adeliia herself was a minor. A 14 year old can not be held accountable for being raised & totally brainwashed solely to be the millionth cog of a propaganda machine. End of story. She isn't even a cog—she is like some oil applied on some other barely consequential piece. What? When she was a smart, grown-up 16 year old she was supposed to start a new life on her own out of thing air? All of this for that. It's actually a tragedy.

Her parents. It was up to them to think and act. Anyone who leaves their child in a camp that had a teenage skater of similar age at the Nationals with prohibited substance in their urine... I disagree with their decision. As a result she now has the full package, when every jumping pass causes hysteria of fawning adoration on one side and cold suspicion on the other side. Her parents could have avoided it.

 

[thatdarncat]

Rinky claiming a few victims today.

How cute is Marinin junior though

 

[Mathematician]

Her parents. It was up to them to think and act. Anyone who leaves their child in a camp that had a teenage skater of similar age at the Nationals with prohibited substance in their urine... I disagree with their decision. As a result she now has the full package, when every jumping pass causes hysteria of fawning adoration on one side and cold suspicion on the other side. Her parents could have avoided it.

I don't disagree with any of this and didn't. My comments from the beginning were about Adeliia only.

 

[Skating91]

Parents of other skaters even younger than Petrosyan made the decision to transfer their kids immideatly or seek the change of sport citizenship. Tutberidze moved her own daughter immediately as well. They had a choice, even with RusFed's tightening rules and time to do so. Staying and becoming a mascot of that team was a choice. Obviously, it was convenient. If she is treated as yet another next Tutberidze's girl, it's because she is.

Not everyone will have the money to simply move countries, pay for all the coaches, ice, equipment. That's the great thing about the Russian system not only members of the lucky sperm club are able to skate.

 

[lariko]

Wow, great skate by Sarnovskiy

 

[KhinSuShein]

I dont know why he gave-up at the end of the program, tired?

 

[Mathematician]

Sarnovsky's development is impressive but surely he's capable of a mightier ChSq than this.

 

[KhinSuShein]

Yes great but he no longer skate at the end of the program.

 

[lariko]

No, Yagudin, more jumps than a skater can handle will not be good for anything.

 

[lariko]

Kovalyov!

 

[elektra blue]

Bon Jovi brought me back

 

[Mathematician]

I kind of can't wait for Mark to skate. I wish everyone was as engaging as him.

 

[Mathematician]

I believe it's Kovalev's first fall of the season.

 

[elektra blue]

nooo dear neighbours it's just a mad dog wailing it's not me singing along

 

[lariko]

Great fight by Kovalyov and, like, of course he would skate to this.

 

[flanker]

 

[EdgeCall]

Kovalov has his charme too, even when not everything works.

 

[Pairluv]

Some mistakes, but this program seems to embody Kovalev. He puts his all into the step sequence.

 

[elektra blue]

SHOT TRHOUGH THE HEART AND YOU'RE TO BLAME YOU GIVE LOOOOVE A BAAAAD NAMEEEEE

ah? eh? oh hi all

 

[EdgeCall]

Rockers have always been an integral part of this sport.