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Bucky

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46. As someone who works with 150+ 17-18 year olds...

Sat Feb 19, 2022, 05:23 PM

Feb 2022

I have a slightly different take. Some are mature enough to make that call in the face of career and ambition pressures, but the vast majority of teenagers do go along with what authority figures tell them.

A 15-year-old knows to check off "Don't do drugs" on an opinion survey, but defying all of your mentors and guardians to compete in a global sport that you're ambitious for... That would take more than just an extraordinary kid

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I actually have a little sympathy for Valieva lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #1

agree NewJeffCT Feb 2022 #11

I'm with ya Traildogbob Feb 2022 #16

I have a lot of sympathy for her, and blame a lot of people for what she went through including her JohnSJ Feb 2022 #20

The fault is not hers at 15 BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #21

All true, but she still should not have been allowed to compete. groundloop Feb 2022 #23

Agree... BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #24

Not to mention the inordinate pressure lapfog_1 Feb 2022 #27

Excellent Point BlueIdaho Feb 2022 #28

As someone who works with 150+ 17-18 year olds... Bucky Feb 2022 #46

meds Slammer Feb 2022 #31

There are definitely some adults who should be held accountable nt IronLionZion Feb 2022 #35

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When it was posted 10 minutes ago, the start of the article appeared. Probatim Feb 2022 #3

That's what I meant to say. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #6

I hope I bailed you out with my response. Even if it was a little bit. Probatim Feb 2022 #7

You did. You said what I should have said. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #9

A most reasonable plan. Probatim Feb 2022 #10

The news is on the CBS radio news at 11, and mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #13

By adding that, I keep the story off the front page. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #5

Well... Mike Nelson Feb 2022 #4

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I blame sports media and her coaches equally. Ford_Prefect Feb 2022 #8

I guess her grandfather's heart medication didn't work this time? George II Feb 2022 #14

I wouldn't be surprised if she tanked it on purpose More_Cowbell Feb 2022 #15

Agree. I think she was forced to throw it so her teammates could get the medals. hedda_foil Feb 2022 #18

That is what I think too. Tumbulu Feb 2022 #45

Putin will have her canning herring in the far east Vladivostok Submariner Feb 2022 #17

But with performance enhancing drugs, she should be very good at canning herring Bucky Feb 2022 #47

Heh, "...to deliver a clean performance..." petronius Feb 2022 #19

There's no crying in baseball ThoughtCriminal Feb 2022 #22

PENALIZED zebrastripe Feb 2022 #25

Probably not. They have invested money in her Bucky Feb 2022 #48

The Russians should be banned from the Olympics. Greybnk48 Feb 2022 #26

At 15 Trump was doin underhanded Trump deeds. Would you give him a pass? steampunk Feb 2022 #29

I get a kick out of that Trump analogy Bucky Feb 2022 #49

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And just like that, she hits the "Eteri expiration date" at age 15 & her coach bops off ... Hekate Feb 2022 #33

I wish you hadn't posted this with the news in the title. StevieM Feb 2022 #34

The original title did not divulge what had happened. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #36

I disagree with how this was handled. milestogo Feb 2022 #39

How NBC handled one of the most gut-wrenching scenes in Olympic figure skating history mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #37

This did not need to be posted here. milestogo Feb 2022 #38

I greatly appreciate your effort not to give away the result. There are those at DU ... 11 Bravo Feb 2022 #40

Yeah, but I've gone back and forth with the title throughout the day. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #41

OK, but you reached out to Earl G for guidance and eventually made the right call. 11 Bravo Feb 2022 #43

You might want to hold onto the slightly tarnished halo. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #44

Amen. People who post spoilers are worse than Simon, the killer from "Death on the Nile" Bucky Feb 2022 #50

I do not watch skating as a competition ... aggiesal Feb 2022 #42