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AngryOldDem

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16. That was a hard thing to watch.

Reply to Hekate (Original post)

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 07:38 PM

Feb 2022

I couldn’t help but think that that was the stuff of suicides. A devastated and broken child, and adults who just didn’t give a damn.

What should have been a celebration was ruined for everyone.

Shame on Russia, and shame on the IOC.

Bach can take his shock and shove it.

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Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva treatment by entourage 'chilling' - IOC [View all] Hekate Feb 2022 OP

Meet the new Russia, same as the old Russia Hekate Feb 2022 #1

Reminds me a little of the German girl in Hitler's Olympics who dropped the baton in the relay race Walleye Feb 2022 #2

And Hitler was watching dalton99a Feb 2022 #4

That's some great historical footage.To me it looks like Hitler's on meth in that film Walleye Feb 2022 #8

Eteri Tutberidze dalton99a Feb 2022 #3

There was one person (male) Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 #5

Who is Kamila Valieva's coach Eteri Tutberidze? the coach is a MONSTER. Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #6

raise the minimum age to compete Trueblue1968 Feb 2022 #7

Is there MORE to this "chilling" behavior than a couple minutes of Hortensis Feb 2022 #9

Journalistic research. I've been posting about the coach since the story broke... Hekate Feb 2022 #15

The accusation, though, was for what we all saw, Hekate: Hortensis Feb 2022 #17

My OP was a follow-up to earlier posts, which laid out the history of the coach. Sorry you missed it Hekate Feb 2022 #21

Figure skating is similar to gymnastics in that regard. LisaL Feb 2022 #23

watch closely, she turns AWAY from the Wicked Witch Coach of the East... WarGamer Feb 2022 #10

Tutberidze is a Georgian name DFW Feb 2022 #11

Could be. I got interested because my husband is such a fan of ice skating... Hekate Feb 2022 #12

The Eastern Europeans have a long tradition of chemical child abuse of their athletes DFW Feb 2022 #13

I Am A Skating RobinA Feb 2022 #20

She was born in Russia. LisaL Feb 2022 #22

It was so damn sad...the poor girl that won and the poor girl that lost. spanone Feb 2022 #14

That was a hard thing to watch. AngryOldDem Feb 2022 #16

#2 gal says she hates the sport and will never be on the ice again. I know the #1 gal LizBeth Feb 2022 #18

#2 was pissed she didn't win the gold medal. LisaL Feb 2022 #19

CNN showed footage of Valieva arriving home in airport, and there were tons bullwinkle428 Feb 2022 #24

Russia loves her. LisaL Feb 2022 #25