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What should the alternative be? Abolish government funding and introduce elite sports for the rich? Basically, competitive sports for children should be banned and done. Everything else is whining about a system from the moment you no longer benefit from it yourself.
Are you sure this is the right topic to discuss something like that?
There‘s no need to ban elite sports or any of what you suggested. There are other way to create a safe and healthy environment for children where they can grow up in their sport and stay competitive until a later age. Right now, in figure skating, I think we‘re far away from that but there are many skaters who start to talk openly about important topics and this will lead to a better future for the next generation.
About the whining part... Not sure what you’re trying to accomplish but: Zhenya is still in the National Team, so she‘s getting the same amount everyone else there does. Not more, not less. So, isn‘t she still “benefiting from the system“? That doesn‘t make the system more right and talking about is not derogatory, nor is it whining. Besides, that was one small comment in a wave of positive emotions and it wasn‘t even a main topic.
No other skater was mentioned in a negative in Zhenya‘s fanfest and we intend to keep it that way. If you are a fan of Zhenya, you are very welcome to join the discussion. If not - well, then I‘m asking myself what you‘re doing here anyway. I usually do not visit the fanfests of skaters I‘m not a fan of (anymore) unless I have something positive to share.