Vagabond
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It looks like some therapeutic use of chlorpromazine should be the order of the day.
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I was looking at the neutral uniforms of Russians at IAAF worlds 2017 and they were a swirl of blue white and red but of many shades and you can read the Russian flag into it but you can also say it’s not the blue white and red of the Russian flag. You can also read the white as just really really light blue.http://www.globetrottingbyphiliphersh.com/home/2017/12/5/russia-doping-2018-olympics-ban-flag-anthem
According to Hersh's article, it has been confirmed that the "OAR" uniforms will be White, Blue and Red to conform to the flag colors of Russia. Sorry, but Bach is gonna break his back bending over backwards....the uniforms should be the colors of the Olympic rings or some other "neutral" color. At this rate, is there going to be a tiny "hammer and sickle" placed in the "O" of "OAR"? (yes, I know the hammer and sickle is Soviet and no longer used....this is sarcasm).
I think that the fact that Navka also encouraged Russian athletes to go to PyeongChang on her Instagram is also important and telling (since she is Putin's press secretary's wife)Icenetwork tweeted:
In an Instagram post, Evgeni Plushenko encourages Russian athletes to go to PyeongChang: "I believe that our athletes have to go to the Olympics, because for many the Olympics may be the last chance to speak."
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXVjPDFK6y/
Cheers to Russian/OAR figure skaters going to the Olympics. Sorry, Japan, USA and Canada.
I think most athletes from the USA, Canada and Japan are happy with this decision ... they want to compete against the best, and not win with an asterisk* next to their name that says (*Russian skaters were not there.)
There you have it. Of course Putin backed down from his "never, the humiliation, we will boycott if we can't have our flag, unis, anthem" stance. It's interesting that the Russian Foreign Ministry seems to have a different position. I would say it's 90% likely we will see neutral OARs in Pyeongchang but not entirely guaranteed yet. Putin could still be swayed by those who would rather boycott.
Of course they are happy to compete against Russian skaters that are demoralized, embarrassed, and very likely booed by the fans at the Olympics. If the GOF was anywhere outside of Japan, same thing could have happened but the Japanese are classy people.
You think they will be happy watching people get booed? You have a pretty low opinion of them it would appear.Of course they are happy to compete against Russian skaters that are demoralized, embarrassed, and very likely booed by the fans at the Olympics. If the GOF was anywhere outside of Japan, same thing could have happened but the Japanese are classy people.
I like the idea of all athletes competing under the Olympic flag and Olympic anthem. Let's start a movement for that.
*Nationalism sucks*
You think they will be happy watching people get booed? You have a pretty low opinion of them it would appear.
Is that what you really think of every skater (outside the "classy" Japanese) competing who are not Russian?
You do realize that clean sport benefits all athletes right? Many of the Russian athletes who doped had no choice but to do so. This won’t end all doping but it’s a start, and that is a good thing. Let the games begin and may the best athletes win regardless of what flag they compete under.Of course they are happy to compete against Russian skaters that are demoralized, embarrassed, and very likely booed by the fans at the Olympics. If the GOF was anywhere outside of Japan, same thing could have happened but the Japanese are classy people.
Don’t forget Swimming! Remember all the booing of Efimova!At football, hockey, etc, games, players of the other side get routinely booed and some people even enjoy that. I don't think the home team players really mind it. They use it as their support system. Happens in sports all the time.
Maxim Trankov is reported as saying the following:
"As an event of peace and friendship, the Olympics died for me!"
Http://vrn.mk.ru/articles/2017/12/06/maksim-trankov-kak-meropriyatie-mira-i-druzhby-olimpiada-dlya -menya-umerla.html ...
I would argue that the Japanese skaters aren't even exempt. I just read Satoko Miyahara's latest tweet which basically says "LOL U Russian girlz are gonna get h8ted and lose to my tiny jumps ROLFMBO!!!"Is that what you really think of every skater (outside the "classy" Japanese) competing who are not Russian?
Your phrasing was that they all would be happy, not just "some". Also, "don't really mind" is not "happy." I continue to disagree with your new pattern of words which are still gross generalization.At football, hockey, etc, games, players of the other side get routinely booed and some people even enjoy that. I don't think the home team players really mind it. They use it as their support system. Happens in sports all the time.
All the booing of Russians in Rio- while some were banned in the past- was not targeted to guilty people. They didn’t believe there were clean Russians.I would argue that the Japanese skaters aren't even exempt. I just read Satoko Miyahara's latest tweet which basically says "LOL U Russian girlz are gonna get h8ted and lose to my tiny jumps ROLFMBO!!!"
But seriously, I think and hope the Olympic fans won't boo clean Russian athletes. And I hope those athletes are just as proud of their accomplishments as anyone else. It's not like they're the only Olympians who might have qualms with things their government has done/is doing (cough*USA*cough).
But . . . forget it. Only Japanese people are classy. And all the non-Russian figure skaters don't really want to win in a fair event in which everyone skates well. I guess I'm going to have the threaten to officially boycott FSU--except for the threads I enjoy reading and posting in. It's kind of like when I go out to eat and I officially boycott all the non-vegetarian items on the menu.
Why sorry? I would rather see them compete than not. And team OA of Russia not there is a hollow victory for any other nation.
i will stick to my opinion. You are hair splitting. I am sure the nonRussian athletes will derive energy and pleasure when they see their opponents humiliated by the public. The Olympics are like a war.
I would argue that the Japanese skaters aren't even exempt. I just read Satoko Miyahara's latest tweet which basically says "LOL U Russian girlz are gonna get h8ted and lose to my tiny jumps ROLFMBO!!!"
But seriously, I think and hope the Olympic fans won't boo clean Russian athletes. And I hope those athletes are just as proud of their accomplishments as anyone else. It's not like they're the only Olympians who might have qualms with things their government has done/is doing (cough*USA*cough).
But . . . forget it. Only Japanese people are classy. And all the non-Russian figure skaters don't really want to win in a fair event in which everyone skates well. I guess I'm going to have the threaten to officially boycott FSU--except for the threads I enjoy reading and posting in. It's kind of like when I go out to eat and I officially boycott all the non-vegetarian items on the menu.
It's a joke!What tweet?
WTF is the lemon? The athletes can go. Those who medal will have no asterisks by their names. They get to be Olympians, which is what they've been training for their whole lives.