From Russia With Love [#37]: Summer 2020

[Tinami Amori]

A clip of Alina Zagitova filming at Ice Age, and her new dress.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMp8_VK694/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMkIodHsAY/

 

[Tinami Amori]

Frolova practice

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFdc6o45l/

 

[Sasha is DIVINE]

And I oop
Wrong Morozov

 

[lala]

A clip of Alina Zagitova filming at Ice Age, and her new dress.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMp8_VK694/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CFMkIodHsAY/

Alina is very beautiful, the dress color is very fit for her but the designe is awful again.

 

[hanca]

Valeria Ponosova, the girl who is supposed to be skating with Ialin, is on Russian icepartnersearch since yesterday. It looks the partnership did not work out. Ialin will have a bit of a problem. He is a short guy, he is not junior age eligible anymore so his partner needs to be over 15 and tiny.

 

[Frau Muller]

Alina is very beautiful, the dress color is very fit for her but the designe is awful again.

ITA. Why is Channel 1 insisting on these puffy short dresses that aren’t so flattering on shorter women? Must be le dernier cri in Moscow.

 

[zebraswan]

Maria Sotskova to be banned by RUSADA for 10 years for doping document forgery

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I know she's retired, but it's very disappointing, when Russian athletes already have a constant cloud of suspicion hanging over them. Wonder what substance she tested positive for...

 

[Tinami Amori]

Maria Sotskova to be banned by RUSADA for 10 years for doping document forgery

She forged a medical exception and doctor's signature.

РУСАДА дисквалифицировало фигуристку Сотскову на 10 лет за подделку медицинской справки

Об этом ТАСС сообщил источник

tass.ru

 

[muffinplus]

Wow, that's super disappointing and a bit surprising re Sotskova

 

[Coco]

She forged a medical exception and doctor's signature.

After she tested positive for something

My guess is some kind of diuretic. They are on the banned list because they can mask steroids, but skaters and gymnasts typically use them to lose weight.

 

[Tinami Amori]

After she tested positive for something

My guess is some kind of diuretic. They are on the banned list because they can mask steroids, but skaters and gymnasts typically use them to lose weight.

No, there are two different issues. She forged a document after she missed a routine doping test. As well, a prohibited substance was found in one of her tests. That's why it is a long 10 year ban.

РУСАДА дисквалифицировало фигуристку Сотскову на 10 лет за подделку медицинской справки

Об этом ТАСС сообщил источник

tass.ru

 

[Tinami Amori]

Russian Figure Skating Federation was asked by the press how they plan to handle the Sotskova matter, what will be her punishment, and the admins replied that she is no longer a competitive skater or a member of our organization".

Sotskova announced her retirement in Spring 2020.

ФФККР не получала документов от РУСАДА по делу Сотсковой

Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России (ФФККР) не получала документов от Российского антидопингового агентства (РУСАДА) о подделке документов бывшей... РИА Новости Спорт, 17.09.2020

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[muffinplus]

Well, she can't coach for 10 years from what I understand?

 

[Tinami Amori]

Well, she can't coach for 10 years from what I understand?

That's a good question. i always though that such bans only prevent athletes from competing.

 

[lala]

Well, she can't coach for 10 years from what I understand?

She doesn't want to be coach. She learns different thing at university

 

[Tinami Amori]

She doesn't want to be coach. She learns different thing at university

My understanding, based on Sotskova's interviews, is that she is studying to be a choreographer and plans to work with figure skaters.

 

[rfisher]

Does this type of ban prevent her from appearing in shows?

 

[lala]

My understanding, based on Sotskova's interviews, is that she is studying to be a choreographer and plans to work with figure skaters.

thanks..I remembered that she learns acting..or something like this..

 

[Colonel Green]

Does this type of ban prevent her from appearing in shows?

I can’t imagine it would. Shows aren’t regulated by amateur athletics governing bodies.

 

[skatfan]

No, there are two different issues. She forged a document after she missed a routine doping test. As well, a prohibited substance was found in one of her tests. That's why it is a long 10 year ban.

РУСАДА дисквалифицировало фигуристку Сотскову на 10 лет за подделку медицинской справки

Об этом ТАСС сообщил источник

tass.ru

How disappointing that she did this. Now a cloud will be around her name for this stupidity.

 

[Coco]

As well, a prohibited substance was found in one of her tests.

Otherwise known as testing positive

 

[PRlady]

Wow, from interviews with Maria she seemed to have her head on straight. Goes to show yet again that it's very hard to judge a skater's character or real behavior from the snippets we know from the press and skating rink gossip.

 

[DobrinFan]

It was furosemide. See below.

As it became known to RT, the athlete in November 2019 decided to end her career, but did not formalize her departure from the sport, did not notify RUSADA in writing.

In this regard, Sotskova continued to remain on the RUSADA lists as an active athlete, and in March 2020 they tried to take an out-of-competition doping test from her. The athlete, in a conversation with doping officers, insisted that she had already retired, but in the end she was forced to do a test that tested positive for furosemide.

According to RT, Sotskova provided a certificate confirming that she was taking the drug for medical reasons, but the clinic did not have a license to issue it. In this regard, the athlete was accused of forgery and was disqualified for 10 years.

Сотскова не уведомила об окончании карьеры перед сдачей положительной допинг-пробы

Фигуристка Мария Сотскова не уведомила Российское антидопинговое агентство (РУСАДА) об окончании карьеры, перед тем как сдать положительную допинг-пробу, которая привела к дисквалификации на 10 лет.

russian.rt.com

 

[Tinami Amori]

Gulyakova stated the reason for her withdrawing from Test Skate and earlier Russian Cup events: neck joints injury/damage. She hopes to recover by the 3rd Russian Cup event and hopefully to participate.

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[aka_gerbil]

So, this is all sort of a incident since she took the drug after she had retired but hadn’t filed paperwork?

 

[rfisher]

It was furosemide. See below.

Сотскова не уведомила об окончании карьеры перед сдачей положительной допинг-пробы

Фигуристка Мария Сотскова не уведомила Российское антидопинговое агентство (РУСАДА) об окончании карьеры, перед тем как сдать положительную допинг-пробу, которая привела к дисквалификации на 10 лет.

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Well, that's harsh. What kind of clinic couldn't prescribe lasix? It's a common drug for several issues, but taking it to lose weight is short term and not smart. She wasn't competing then so it wouldn't have been for that. Poor Maria. It doesn't sound like a deliberate attempt at doping (lasix certainly doesn't improve performance unless you're a race horse and want to pee a lot and drop your weight class just before a race), but made some errors in judgment.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Well, that's harsh. What kind of clinic couldn't prescribe lasix? It's a common drug for several issues, but taking it to lose weight is short term and not smart. She wasn't competing then so it wouldn't have been for that.

Lots of girls do it everywhere, to look good in a wedding dress...

 

[rfisher]

Lots of girls do it everywhere, to look good in a wedding dress...

Yes, she did get married around then. That's doubly unfortunate. I know people who use lasix for this purpose, but it only lasts about 24 hours. Sadly, it can totally alter your potassium levels. People on lasix long term have to take oral potassium to balance out the sodium losses. Oh, Maria. That's a shame.

 

[Tinami Amori]

Anastasia Tarakanova is sticking around @ Army-of-Skaters rink. She plans to resume her career in skating. She is somewhat out of shape right now, but hopefully she can fix it and return to Panova or any other good coach.

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[Tinami Amori]

Yagudin comments on working with his co-host Zagitova on Ice Age filming.

He said there is now a big improvement/progress (compared to the start). Day and night. Zagitova works really hard. She is always ready/prepared, but knows how to remain calm.

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