Recent content by overedge

Her paralleling herself with the survivor's being a victim is exactly what bothers me about her public statements.

Wouldn't that only be an issue if he was wearing a replica Minions outfit? I'm not sure Universal can claim copyright on generic yellow T-shirts and denim overalls.

Not saying anything and/or continuing to associate with him is support. As is continuing to employ him.

That's not being victimized. That's essentially losing a job, which can happen to people in any occupation, and not always because of anything they personally did or were involved with. The producers of the documentary addressed Nik's situation (at least in the first episode) with text on...

There's always the option of "no comment". At the very least, maybe not position herself as a victim because she lost her skating partnership.

Music licensing has been complicated for decades, with multiple publishers and rights holders. It's ridiculous for the ISU to blame these problems on the music industry not having a common licensing system. The problem is the ISU building a database that doesn't reflect the realities of the...

I've gone through the first two episodes, and I really wish the producers would have hired Jackie Wong or someone like him to provide the "expert" insights. I'm pretty sure that most people know that skating is stressful and hard, and that big competitions are important, which is about the depth...

Apparently some people got major media training in the last few weeks. "We're just here to skate" = deflection

@leilaofpaper I agree, but I didn't like the implication that packaging is the most important thing about ice dance. Like the skaters themselves said in the first episode, they're creating art. It's everything working together, not just how they look.

I would say a lot of people who watch ice dance could not care less whether someone has a red lip or not. I was actually kind of annoyed at that comment, because we (fans) already have enough problems with figure skating getting dissed for not being a "real" sport.

@Plusdinfo I bought my clear bag a few years ago. It's the same size as the one you linked, and I've never had any issues with taking it into a venue. I bought it on Amazon, and I'd recommend reading the reviews before choosing the seller. Some products seem to have a lot of problems with straps...

The US Safe Sport disciplinary database was updated with a suspension for Vlad Palkhouski, effective January 15, and conditions including a no-contact directive. https://uscenterforsafesport.org/response-and-resolution/centralized-disciplinary-database/

@miffy I agree with you. If it's a concussion, like @peibeck said it's something that could affect her for the rest of her life. That's a more important consideration IMO than competing, even if the competition is the Olympics.

What @Desperado said. If Deanna and Max don't go to the Olympics because of this injury, or if they go and they don't win a gold medal or any Olympic medal - I know both of them are very focused and motivated, and that might feel to them like they have failed, regardless of anything else...

This is really sad :( Although I'm wondering if she was, or both of them were, dealing with some kind of injury already, given their LP performance at Canadians.