Yes, because the sole act of taking off a mask in a hotel room or when eating/drinking on a plane was exactly the point we were talking aboutI mean I highly doubt that every other skater from every other country didn't take their masks off at some point during their flights or in their hotel rooms.Maybe even the
Canadians and Americans.
I mean I highly doubt that every other skater from every other country didn't take their masks off at some point during their flights or in their hotel rooms.
Oh give me a break. Allezfred and I, at least, are clearly pointing out the disconnect between how they travel and the precautions they take around each other versus being upset they didn't get private rooms on day 5 because someone might test positive and affect their teammates. Jesus Christ it's like banging your head against the wall in here.
I’m not talking about you. There are plenty of people on this board and on Twitter projecting their own crazy standards of how to behave into everyone else’s lives, even when rules and regulations greatly differ from place to place. I’m also talking about the constant need for people to state things as fact, such as this continued rambling that ‘many’ skaters are so worried and forced to go to Worlds when it’s actually the posters hoping that’s how they feel. Need I also bring up yet again how some posters, even with all of their ‘OMG CV’ posts constantly, have made it clear that the Russians are actually their problem and not the event itself going forward?Oh give me a break. Allezfred and I, at least, are clearly pointing out the disconnect between how they travel and the precautions they take around each other versus being upset they didn't get private rooms on day 5 because someone might test positive and affect their teammates. Jesus Christ it's like banging your head against the wall in here.
Although Russia announced roll-out of its vaccine very early, it was more talk than action. The fact is that only 5.61 vaccinations have been administered per 100 people in the country. The largest countries in the EU--despite suffering from a severe shortage of vaccine--are in the 11 to 13 shots per 100 range.
Wrong thread but where is the data for this? I have seen it mentioned on this board a few times but it doesn't square with the data I have seen. I am interested for reasons that have nothing to do with figure skating.
I was going to ignore this but thought I'd give it a quick reply. It's hard for me to see the post Cherub made and you replied to having to do with anything BUT the current conversation. And for me, nothing to do with your endless battle with misskarne or twitter BS.
Yes, skating twitter is largely unbearable, with the exception of a very nice moderate Christian woman who passed away earlier this year. However, I don't get the point of including skating twitter into the discussion here, as they're always going to be outraged 24/7, it's just what they do.
Rostelecom, an international event held before any vaccines, was a joke.First of all, @Cherub721 didn’t tag you in anything. The current conversation includes one poster still insisting that skaters are being pressured or forced to go to Worlds. The ongoing conversation consists of people commenting on the actions of Russia in the airport. The ongoing conversations over the last few weeks consist of people referring to what is being circulated on Twitter and Instagram. The ongoing conversations insist Eteri is going to refuse to wear a mask. You took it personally. You also took it upon yourself to quote me.
Okay....
Well that would point to either other skaters actually following the protocols or being smarter about their use of social media. Whichever way you cut it the Russian skaters come out of it looking bad.
If this is true, that is not right at all. I could have sworn I read something in the ISU document that said the skaters could room solo if the fed wanted them to for this competition. I feel like this year, of all years, everyone should just be given a single!The Russian Fed requested that the skaters be put in separate rooms while they isolate in Stockholm today. waiting for their tests to come back, but it seems that the skaters are having to share rooms?.
So if one test comes back positive, that is potentially 4 skaters out of worlds if they are in pairs/dance.?
The thing that would worry me is the variants. Because there are cases of people getting re-infected by one of the new variants.
Any one want odds on how many times the subject will come up during PBP? I'm practicing my fast scrolling.
I know some are tired of listening to the skaters getting sick. If we look at the board threads, we are still rehashing 98 Nagano, Tanya Harding, M Kwan, the tasteless costumes of 1/3 of the skaters, who should change coaches... we probably all have topics we are tired of!
Short track speed skater from Hungary got it twice in the space of three months....
Count me in as someone who is worried as hell for the skaters and coaches going to Worlds. It's not the actual event: I feel fairly confident that all precautions are being taken in the venue. I'm primarily concerned about the airports and the flights. YKW is still here and we're not yet close to a majority of the population having been vaccinated. I have nothing against Russia... many of us are simply concerned for the participants, regardless of where they reside.
