Recent content by zebraswan

Julianne Seguin says her Canadian coach made derogatory comments about her weight for years. I am quite certain this happens everywhere. We just hear about it the most from Russia because they are the only country where the journalists (such as they are) have everyone in the skating world on...

I am sure Bigbird is just parroting talking points from Tucker Carlson. It reminds one of an abusive partner: "Why did you make me hit you?" As far as Ice Age is concerned...the show has been on for years with mostly the same people. I don't think those involved see it as a "propaganda show,"...

Sokolovskaya isn't going anywhere...she's one of the deepest in the kool-aid of all. She practically had an orgasm over Shoigu's visit.

Does anyone really take him seriously? Especially among the average populace, I don't think "manly men" would regard him very well after Sochi. He won't be drafted, but I would love to see him sanctioned for life.

It is much more likely that the well-trained Ukrainian soldiers defending home soil will harm the unmotivated, untrained, unequipped amateurs than vice versa. And they all know it.

TAT claims they can defer until after Euros and Worlds. 🙄 As if Russians will be there anyway. I happen to like Dima and Makar, and don't wish for anyone to be drafted for this pointless war, but it doesn't sit right with me that athletes should be put on a pedestal and given preferential...

Multiple eyewitness reports said there were also puddles of water, and very poor lighting, in addition to the ice surface being partially covered...so all of those factors together would make for terrible conditions for attempting any quad. I am very sorry for Zhenya and anyone else locked...

I don't believe Kolyada's non-participation had anything to do with the political aspect because the other skaters were supposedly blindsided once they got to the arena. I don't see how he would have been privy to information that the rest of them weren't. Obviously he can't claim illness or...

I am willing to believe the skaters didn't understand what they were getting themselves into...this time. You don't break a contract with Yana without suffering consequences. It's a terrible choice to have to make on the spur of the moment. But going forward? There is no more excuse for signing...

Eteri has made it about as clear as she can that she does not support the war. She is also not Russian. There are other things to criticize her for, but there is no reason to assume she is so shallow that she cares more about Chanel than human lives. Yana Rudkovskaya, on the other hand...🙄

^I hope none of them are ever allowed to compete internationally again. Zasport's hideous propaganda wear should be banned from international sport as well.

They haven't cut off the entire internet (yet). There are millions of educated, worldly Russians who don't watch TV propaganda and know exactly what is really going on. Maybe you can argue that some old babushka and dedushka in the village don't have access to other information, but that...

They would still need to be able to access money somehow. They're certainly not going to get special favors trying to GTFO, quite the opposite - they would definitely be branded traitors...did you not hear the "fifth column" speech? And they probably get plenty of special treatment staying in...

Someone might have plenty of money in the bank, but they aren't allowed to leave the country with more than $10,000. And good luck exchanging any rubles now if you didn't manage to do it weeks ago. And you can't use Russian-issued credit cards outside of Russia. Other services like PayPal...

Another photo of the athletes at the event. In the center is Ivan Kuliak, the gymnast who wore the Z on the podium. Someone really needs to wipe that smirk off his face... I guess there is always the small possibility that some of these people have kompromat on them and are being forced to...