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Crunchy Frog

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Fri Feb 18, 2022, 12:22 AM

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Horrifying. I saw that poor Russian skater literally fall apart on the ice! [View all] CTyankee Feb 2022 OP

What is the skater's name? FarPoint Feb 2022 #1

Sorry, I just tried to get it again and couldn't! I'm a little verklempt right now. Maybe Facebook? CTyankee Feb 2022 #9

I went to Youtube.... FarPoint Feb 2022 #16

Who? Thtwudbeme Feb 2022 #2

Russian figure skater falls to shock 4th in women's final after Winter Olympics doping saga Celerity Feb 2022 #8

Here is the DU post about it in Breaking News... BigmanPigman Feb 2022 #28

Is this the kid in doping scandal Duncanpup Feb 2022 #3

Yes niyad Feb 2022 #40

Please expand or explain superpatriotman Feb 2022 #4

Celerity just posted it above. CTyankee Feb 2022 #12

Are you talking about the one who was on dope? Emile Feb 2022 #5

Yes, I think she was. CTyankee Feb 2022 #19

It wasn't quite "she was on dope.' That is a gross mis-representation. HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #46

If it was just a fall, that's only a one point deficit. Falls look dramatic, LAS14 Feb 2022 #6

I know. But it kept on happening and I realize they have to skate to the end but it was upsetting CTyankee Feb 2022 #13

It was more than a fall iemanja Feb 2022 #78

There should be an age limit of at least 18 for entry into the Olympics. Crunchy Frog Feb 2022 #7

You're right Crunchy! There should be no minors at the Olympics. Maru Kitteh Feb 2022 #29

The Russians will simply give her a back-dated birth certificate. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2022 #31

Same for China and other oppressive countries Amishman Feb 2022 #99

I could barely watch. She looked like she was skating under duress. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #10

It makes me wonder iemanja Feb 2022 #72

There is little doubt about that. Irish_Dem Feb 2022 #96

It makes me mad that Russia is there at all, when they are clearly still allowing doping to happen. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #11

Also, the music (Bolero) can be upsetting. It goes on and on and on, then the climax and then CTyankee Feb 2022 #17

Remember THIS? elleng Feb 2022 #32

Thank you for this. Was probably the last olympics I ever watched. niyad Feb 2022 #41

One of the most elegant and impeccably interpreted programs I ever saw. Tadpole Raisin Feb 2022 #44

I remember watching that live, and thought it Ilsa Feb 2022 #76

Thanks so much for posting this! ShazzieB Feb 2022 #50

I didn't watch any of it. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #57

But you decided you needed to post???? Nt USALiberal Feb 2022 #98

It seemed suited to her falling apart. nt iemanja Feb 2022 #70

I'm worried for her too. Imagine the toll this must take on a mere KPN Feb 2022 #43

I'm so sorry. I saw something to that effect earlier in the day in a post here. Valieva's career ... Hekate Feb 2022 #14

Maybe, but I hope not. Tom Rinaldo Feb 2022 #33

Her coach should be banned forever. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #15

This. It's abuse and a crime. nt crickets Feb 2022 #21

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #25

Thank you for your sensitivity to her and your accuracy in your statement. HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #54

You're welcome. smirkymonkey Feb 2022 #100

This is the thing. Sogo Feb 2022 #58

As soon as Valiyeva got off the ice iemanja Feb 2022 #71

She shouldn't have been skating in this event after she failed the earlier drug test Poiuyt Feb 2022 #18

All of her limbs and digits remained attached Effete Snob Feb 2022 #20

But psychologically she was falling apart before our eyes. Yes, skaters take falls all the time but CTyankee Feb 2022 #24

Oh, okay! So she is still a lovely little figurative skater and I don't Hortensis Feb 2022 #30

When I saw the subject line, I went to pieces Effete Snob Feb 2022 #36

:) And I broke up in horror but got myself together again. Hortensis Feb 2022 #45

Possible she fell (or was told to fall) on purpose to avoid the controversy ? MichMan Feb 2022 #22

Her evil, witchy coach berated her afterwards, so probably not. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #27

Oh please stop. That's ridiculous and extremely unfair to her. She was under terrible media pressure HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #51

What would have been unfair would be cheating the others out of a podium had she won a medal MichMan Feb 2022 #64

So WTF would you think someone could skate well knowing that if she won, LisaL Feb 2022 #73

Just pointing out the unfairness of no one getting to enjoy podium even if she had won the bronze MichMan Feb 2022 #84

I don't think so iemanja Feb 2022 #69

I finally saw the footage and agree. On purpose. betsuni Feb 2022 #97

Maybe there should be an age minimum in order to compete at the Olympics. LonePirate Feb 2022 #23

China14 y/o diver had 3 perfect 10's diving platform in Tokyo Olympics, Tara Lipinski won gold at 15 Shanti Shanti Shanti Feb 2022 #34

People are neither physically, emotionally, or mentally fully developed in their niyad Feb 2022 #42

That's not the issue. It's the physical and psychological toll, Crunchy Frog Feb 2022 #80

lol, they are Olympic athletes, it's their lives, you can't stop them, even the young are ferocious Shanti Shanti Shanti Feb 2022 #85

Whatever. Crunchy Frog Feb 2022 #86

Video with no narration: superpatriotman Feb 2022 #26

I would think that after the controversy, the allegations, the hub bub, she was.... Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #35

And all of these girls, even the 3 who won medals zuul Feb 2022 #37

I totally agree with your points. Sogo Feb 2022 #59

Link to Video?? USALiberal Feb 2022 #38

here Celerity Feb 2022 #52

Responsibility for what happened falls on Olympic committee for Hassler Feb 2022 #39

The coach is an abusive exploiter of all the young girls on the team. Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #47

Horrible Meowmee Feb 2022 #53

I found it on youtube Meowmee Feb 2022 #48

That was it and she missed most of the jumps, HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #56

I watched all of it and only saw her fall once though... will watch this Meowmee Feb 2022 #60

Perhaps true but she stumbled badly several times and had real trouble landing the jumps. HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #62

Yes she is great Meowmee Feb 2022 #63

Two total falls ... Straw Man Feb 2022 #88

Yes we saw the actual whole performance and noticed that Meowmee Feb 2022 #91

Someone posted it in Music Appreciation. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #102

Thanks 😀 Meowmee Feb 2022 #106

Lol, who, the dopehead? Tarc Feb 2022 #49

She is not a dope head. HUAJIAO Feb 2022 #55

Agree Meowmee Feb 2022 #61

She tested positive for a banned substance iemanja Feb 2022 #79

That was incredibly unkind, unfair, and not one bit funny. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #74

The Olympics isn't a place for participation trophies... brooklynite Feb 2022 #75

There is your normal Olympic stress, and there is the stress this girl must have been under. LisaL Feb 2022 #77

Cope Tarc Feb 2022 #104

I agree rockfordfile Feb 2022 #93

Would that Karma would catch up mnhtnbb Feb 2022 #65

Former Olympian Katarina Witt on this debacle Takket Feb 2022 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author iemanja Feb 2022 #67

She got caught drugging up. The other skaters didn't do that. rockfordfile Feb 2022 #94

And the Gold medal winner being completely ignored iemanja Feb 2022 #68

She'd just won an Olympic gold medal and she was alone clutching a stuffed toy. herding cats Feb 2022 #81

Both of her teammates were having meltdowns, even if for different reasons. LisaL Feb 2022 #82

I believe I mentioned the drama from both her teammates as well? herding cats Feb 2022 #83

I agree with your assessment iemanja Feb 2022 #87

She performed that same routine perfectly for the team competition milestogo Feb 2022 #89

Yes defecting would be a good idea Meowmee Feb 2022 #92

She shouldn't have been in the Olympics after testing for that drug. You shouldn't be rewarded rockfordfile Feb 2022 #95

Agreed. milestogo Feb 2022 #105

No, she made an error in the team skate as well, but nothing like the collapse in the individual Celerity Feb 2022 #107

I am not in favor of crushing little children. EndlessWire Feb 2022 #90

I watched it too, and it was so sad. I felt so bad for her. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #101

True, it was too much pressure in a no win situation Hav Feb 2022 #103