Recent content by Vagabond

Surely, it's both. If Gleikhengauz didn't have a Russian passport but had only a Kazakhstani or German passport, he wouldn't be "AIN." He still wouldn't be able to get into any part of the venue where he would need a coaching credential.

So that's what he had up his sleeve! :duh:

How very English of them! :)

According to :sekret: , each one of them also got a pony.

:huh: Donna Summer was the Disco Queen, not an old-school pop singer, and had a global audience, having launched her career in Germany and selling more than 100,000,000 records worldwide. (ICYM, she is dead.)

Lose 10 kg.?! :eek: She wouldn't have the strength to compete effectively! I stopped reading after that. :blah:

It depends on the skater's taste. If it's all in good taste, then fine. If not, I will whinge year in and year out. :HA!:

I'm going gaga. :rollin: #threadtitlealert

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/11/us/franklin-mccain-who-fought-for-rights-at-all-white-lunch-counter-dies-at-73.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kU8.bquu.Dqf8aPtycJW-&smid=url-share...

Russia put the kibosh on skaters' training outside Russia a few years ago. Gummenik is trying to qualify as an Individual Neutral Athlete, an Olympic designation for athletes from Belarus and Russia who are not representing other countries.

When did the Princess of Wales go all ba'al t'shuvah on us? :confused:

Of course he hasn't skated outside of Russia in recent years. The I.S.U. banned the Russian Federation from competitions in 2022.

Joking threats of violent harm to others are neither moral nor funny. They are offensive and pathetic.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/05/the-duchess-of-kent-obituary The Duchess of Kent has died. She is probably most remembered for comforting the losing Ladies' Finalist and eventual Champion Jana Novotna at Wimbledon. It's interesting that she used to take public transportation...

As much as I dislike correcting non-native speakers' English, I must make an exception. I don't know whether French is your first language, but I am confident that you will understand. The verb "to pretend" does not mean "prétendre." It means "faire semblant." The literal translation of...