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Figure Skating at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022


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Interesting to read the comments of Alysa Liu’s father on the topic. Liu is another skater that graduated to the international stage at a young age. (There’s more comments from him if you click the thread)

 

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14 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

Interesting to read the comments of Alysa Liu’s father on the topic. Liu is another skater that graduated to the international stage at a young age. (There’s more comments from him if you click the thread)

 

I think we going to see the IOC come under major pressure to simply ignore Cas rulings. What’s the punishment if they simply refuse her to enter the arena. A fine? 

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1 hour ago, Orangehair43 said:

I think we going to see the IOC come under major pressure to simply ignore Cas rulings. What’s the punishment if they simply refuse her to enter the arena. A fine? 

They may come under pressure but ignoring CAS opinion?  Won't happen.  IOC statement "We must follow the rule of law." 

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8 hours ago, NearPup said:

Same way the Károlyi got away with it. Win medals and your country will look the other way even as you abuse children.

Just thinking about this, I think part of the reason Americans in particular are having such a strong negative reaction to Eteri is that we just saw first hand the horrible damage that kind of coaching mentality can lead to.

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@bmoHey, you forgot to mention Olympics is more about money than fair play these days - at least for those fighting for medals. Pro sports is pure business so sending an example doesn't really matter anymore. A country that values capitalism so much like USA should understand that more than anyone else! :d

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23 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

@bmoHey, you forgot to mention Olympics is more about money than fair play these days - at least for those fighting for medals. Pro sports is pure business so sending an example doesn't really matter anymore. A country that values capitalism so much like USA should understand that more than anyone else! :d

Yeah true. It’s just a shame that this is starting to make its way into the olympics.

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