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I feel bad for the kid, she is just 15. But there is a reason that Russia competes under ROC MiniMe Feb 2022 #1
There have been a few threads on this dv421 Feb 2022 #2
If she is not banned, Russia will keep drugging children. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #3
Out For This Olympiad ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #4
15-16 is the peak age for female figure skaters. LisaL Feb 2022 #6
I'm Including... ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #11
Back then they didn't do quad jumps. LisaL Feb 2022 #14
Because They Weren't Using PEDs ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #16
The drug is not going to make someone to jump quads. LisaL Feb 2022 #21
Leaping ability, as you call it, to do a quad or even a triple axle phylny Feb 2022 #26
Whenever there is cheating on such a large scale, there will be innocent victims. unitedwethrive Feb 2022 #5
Started losing my interest in these events... 2naSalit Feb 2022 #7
NYT is saying she had a couple of other substances in her test that could be heart treatments... Deuce Feb 2022 #8
She should not be allowed to skate mcar Feb 2022 #9
She should've been banned. rockfordfile Feb 2022 #10
She should have been banned from these games as well as her doping country onecaliberal Feb 2022 #12
Her doping country IS banned. GoCubsGo Feb 2022 #25
They're banned from carrying a flag and playing the anthem. Big deterrence wasn't it. Not. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #32
She has no control Johnny2X2X Feb 2022 #13
What do you mean, she accidentally took her grandfather's meds. That's the story they're telling. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #33
Coach Eteri has a long record of doping her young athletes. She should be banned for life. Hekate Feb 2022 #15
I've soured on the whole skating competition because of this. Sogo Feb 2022 #17
Russia should be banned after all they can't even compete using their country name MagickMuffin Feb 2022 #18
Johnny Weir said he knew the rules practically verbatum as a 13 year old. Greybnk48 Feb 2022 #19
My thoughts are... hippywife Feb 2022 #20
banned, no medals Amishman Feb 2022 #22
IDK... the test was administered at the Russian Nationals... WarGamer Feb 2022 #23
She and the rest of her team shouldn't have even been there in the first place. GoCubsGo Feb 2022 #24
she should have withdrawn from the competition. But now the fucker is in first place after the beaglelover Feb 2022 #27
There is a good chance the other two are going to be Russian skaters. LisaL Feb 2022 #28
So what. There was a chance it could have been skaters from other countries. beaglelover Feb 2022 #29
IOC didn't exactly want to allow her to compete. LisaL Feb 2022 #30
Well those judges are pieces of shit, especially the American judge. beaglelover Feb 2022 #31
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