I am the dad of a competitive figure skater (she's 19 and has been skating since she was three). This article is fantastic, spot on, and hilarious. I sent it to every other skating parent I know.
What a great article! My thoughts exactly. I am probably in a small minority when I think Trusova was robbed. For one, I like The Stooges. I feel she isn’t being all girly and demure and skating to the Lion King or classical music. So she gets second. But man, she could hit those quads. I do feel bad for Anna. Drama to the left, drama to the right and no one to hug her. I thought the Japanese bronze winner might hug her before the coach would! Even she was having a breakdown. As Golf Digest called it, “a nightmarish dumpster fire”. And the Roc let the supposedly doped up girl perform twice instead of Trusova and Anna, so if their team “wins” gold, they will never see the medals. These girls need to get on another country’s team pronto.
Outstanding! I am boycotting mostly out of apathy and disgust at the CCP so it's great to have all my priors confirmed about the corrupt IOC and Russians at the same time
While I've been watching the Olympics, I can't help but think about which events I'd want my kids to do. (I'd prefer them not to get seriously injured --- physically or mentally. Weird preference, right?) I have to say that curling looks more and more like a winner. 🥌 (Biathlon would be cool too.)
I shared this vid with my wife and daughters last week, whose enthusiasm for the Olympic women's figure skating spectacle was severely tempered. https://youtu.be/ydLDPmuevKg
The whole thing was a disgrace. Fucking Russian goddamned corruption. Thanks for the laugh though. I needed one after that.
Steven Tyler’s scarf game is up there with male figure skaters.
I am the dad of a competitive figure skater (she's 19 and has been skating since she was three). This article is fantastic, spot on, and hilarious. I sent it to every other skating parent I know.
What a great article! My thoughts exactly. I am probably in a small minority when I think Trusova was robbed. For one, I like The Stooges. I feel she isn’t being all girly and demure and skating to the Lion King or classical music. So she gets second. But man, she could hit those quads. I do feel bad for Anna. Drama to the left, drama to the right and no one to hug her. I thought the Japanese bronze winner might hug her before the coach would! Even she was having a breakdown. As Golf Digest called it, “a nightmarish dumpster fire”. And the Roc let the supposedly doped up girl perform twice instead of Trusova and Anna, so if their team “wins” gold, they will never see the medals. These girls need to get on another country’s team pronto.
That Russian athletes are even allowed to compete proves what a complete farce the Olympic Games are.
But, this piece was absolutely hysterical! :-D
Ha, best article on this topic I've seen.
Outstanding! I am boycotting mostly out of apathy and disgust at the CCP so it's great to have all my priors confirmed about the corrupt IOC and Russians at the same time
While I've been watching the Olympics, I can't help but think about which events I'd want my kids to do. (I'd prefer them not to get seriously injured --- physically or mentally. Weird preference, right?) I have to say that curling looks more and more like a winner. 🥌 (Biathlon would be cool too.)
Also "Rough in the Nuts" had me on the floor.
Fantastic. You hit it.
Wow
Have the Olympics ever been a good thing?
I shared this vid with my wife and daughters last week, whose enthusiasm for the Olympic women's figure skating spectacle was severely tempered. https://youtu.be/ydLDPmuevKg