Alina Gorbacheva off to Germany for surgery. Oy.

[Bulletsdad]

“There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow. Also, drugs are allowed in Germany.” Alina Gorbacheva shared her concerns about life in Germany as she prepares for a serious knee surgery

Russian figure skater Alina Gorbacheva announced that she will undergo a major surgery in Germany after the New Year.

fs-gossips.com

 

[Vagabond]

Note the link at the bottom to the previous post:

“She was and remains the greatest figure skater in the history of women’s singles. A true angel from the world of figure skating. I’m still upset about what happened to her at the Beijing Olympics.” Cory Circelli on Kamila Valieva.

Not even Ivana Komova could have come up with this stuff.

 

[PRlady]

“There are so many Turks and Arabs here. It’s really scary, much scarier than in Moscow. Also, drugs are allowed in Germany.” Alina Gorbacheva shared her concerns about life in Germany as she prepares for a serious knee surgery

Russian figure skater Alina Gorbacheva announced that she will undergo a major surgery in Germany after the New Year.

fs-gossips.com

I hope she has Turkish nurses after surgery who read social media.

 

[skatingguy]

For what it's worth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FigureSkating/comments/1q2u7js/alina_gorbachevas_apology_for_racist_comment

 

[PRlady]

She’s 18 and has seen nothing of the world outside Russia because of the ban. She reflects her society’s attitudes, what else is there to say.

 

[rfisher]

She’s 18 and has seen nothing of the world outside Russia because of the ban. She reflects her society’s attitudes, what else is there to say.

To be fair, that same attitude exists throughout the US. First thing I have new imaging students read is the discrimination against non-white medical professionals by both patients and the health care profession. I always have plenty of material for them to read and they are always gobsmacked. My Black students run into it all the time. It's the quiet, hush-hush part of health care that only recently is being acknowledged.

 

[Private Citizen]

If she has Turkish nurses, presumably they won’t be drunk. Her comments were about a group of drunk and menacing. Arab men walking toward her in a threatening way, and about the general number of spaced out people on drugs walking the streets. Sadly common experiences in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. She did the right thing to go back to the train station and get a taxi. I’d advise any young woman to do the same. To those upset about her comments, I guess the truth hurts.