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I think it would be less of a joust, more of :gallopin1

Or a shrewd power play by Tutberidze, who isn't Gubanova's regular coach but to whom the Georgian Federation is indebted. It depends on how you look at it. Part of me wants to believe that Gubanova's unexpected telephone call from the Georgian Federation inviting her to skate for Georgia and...

I think I'm missing something here. Why wouldn't Petrosian be allowed to have any contact with her coach when the coach is accredited for the competition? Or vice versa? :confused:

🤔 🍰 ? :grandpa: ? :bribe: ? 🤷‍♂️

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: