Recent content by mojo

It was Vakhtang Murvanidze, the out the wrong info up twice. He was a gazillion time champ of the Republic of Georgia & finished top 10 in Europe once about 20 years ago. It’s shot in Batumi. Unfortunately, they mislabeled the skater. It was Vakhtang Murvanidze, dancing in Batumi, Georgia...

I'm not sure I'd say "notorious", but basically - he comes across as a gossipy, opinionated guy with a high opinion of himself who used to have more connections in the skating world, but hasn't in a while. Also, it seems that he watches skating only intermittently. He uses a lot of innuendo...

It looks like lutz-toe-loop!!!! Holy canoli!

You're right! My bad):

Returning to the question of "will they keep their quads" & body. I think quiqe's translation is very good. My two cents on what he said in Russian. His actual answer, "Much will depend on the athletes themselves.... they will not lose their [athletic] shape or form." He did not say "their...

On the lack of transparency note, here's Viktor Ahn's open letter to Thomas Bach (to which there was a "cannot respond to specific cases" response)...

Note: Likely due to the complete lack of information & her close relationship to Ivan Bukin, Bestemianova's comments are extremely emotional. http://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/pyeongchang2018/news/semya-figurista-bukina-v-shoke-ot-resheniya-mok-o-nedopuske-sportsmena-na-igry-1362654/...

https://www.sports.ru/figure-skating/1058670313.html from 23 December Nina Mozer: "Now I'm completing tests and preparing for an operation, but it has nothing to do with rumors about my dramatically impaired health...I am expecting to return to work soon."

Extended Tatyana Tarasova Remarks https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/pyeongchang2018/reviews/tatyana-tarasova-hochetsya-ne-plakat-a-vyt-1344761/ Q. How should one react to the IOC’s decision? How lawful is it? “You know, I probably can’t tell you anything about how lawful it is...

http://tass.ru/sport/4789890 Translation by mojo Nizhni Novgorod, 6 December. TASS - Russian Federation authorities will not block the participation of Russian athletes in the 2018 Olympics in Pyeonchang, where they will have neutral status. RF president Vladimir Putin announced this on...