Maria Sotskova is banned for 10 years for a diuretic. Andreea Raducan lost a gold medal due to Sudafed. Kamila Valieva takes banned heart medication and is allowed to compete at the Olympics. The Olympic movement lost today.
@SkatingLesson Thinking about shacarri richardson who was penalized for using a non performance enhancing stubstence
@SkatingLesson This is a dog whistle for all coaches to groom even younger athletes who won't say to these shady tatics.
@SkatingLesson Jessica Calalang was suspended for months until her positive test was cleared, missing worlds and many other competitions, easily affected their momentum to the Olympics
@SkatingLesson Russia engages in block judging, its figure skater’s are given extra points for the “quality” of their jumps when they typically have the worst technique in the entire field, and now they’re being told it’s okay for their athletes to dope as long as they’re under 16.
@SkatingLesson Gutted and totally embarrassed for the sport that I love. The Americans, Japanese, and Canadians need to speak up now and not allow this to happen. Speak up. Withdraw from the games. Journalists need to speak up.
@SkatingLesson The message: if you're under 16 and fail a doping test, you'll get away with it. Every unscrupulous country and coach will make use of this. I feel sorry for Valieva, but am very disappointed that she's being allowed to skate. And that there's no penalty for her coach/doctors.
@SkatingLesson The entire sport of figure skating lost today . I can’t fathom how they came to this decision and how bad it will be for the health of the children who trust in coaches that abuse them .
@SkatingLesson I know it sucks but I wonder if a full on boycott from all the other nations competitors would be the way. I mean no one’s winning medals against the drugged up trio of minors. And I hate myself saying that, I actually like all of them but this is disgusting
@SkatingLesson You know what? Fuck this. I’m not watching it anymore.
@SkatingLesson I just realized how naive I still was. I honestly thought that the doping rule would be upheld. I really thought no matter how sad, there's no way a positive dope test would be allowed. Egg on my face.
@SkatingLesson Sad but not surprised, what an absolute horrible day for figure skating as a whole.
@SkatingLesson Don’t forget Rick DeMont in 1972 who is asthma medicine was listed and approved and yet he was stripped of his gold medal
@SkatingLesson I'm....shocked. I'm just a viewer and I feel so deflated. Imagine how her competitors feel? Protest anyone?
@SkatingLesson A victory for Eteri, getting away with drugging children on the world stage... I... am done
@SkatingLesson Congrats for medals more bogus than Sotnikova’s. Really no point to this competition
@SkatingLesson Can’t even say I’m shocked. I knew they’d let her compete. I’m thinking of the other CLEAN skaters during this too and how they must be feeling right now. It is too unfair…. And the abuse will continue. I’m just appalled and disgusted.
@SkatingLesson She is a CHILD. She trusted the ADULTS who gave it to her, a MINOR. They are to blame, not her. How do you not know this?!
@SkatingLesson Figure Skating - The one and only sport that allows doping! I call bull💩💩💩 on the CAS and urge countries to withdraw their Ladies Singles skaters. Let the Russians skate ALONE.
@SkatingLesson Figure skating as a whole lost today. This decision just shows you how strong of a chokehold 🤑 ETERI has on the sport. If this were any other skater from another coach the outcome would’ve been different. I feel that the ladies participating on Tuesday should PROTEST!
@SkatingLesson That’s sad and unfair to all clean athletes.
@SkatingLesson Exactly .. if it would have been any other country they wouldnt have gotten an exemption…guess the Russians have the IOC in their pocket …no surprise…🤷🏼♀️
@SkatingLesson And they just gave the green light to continue drugging children. They won’t go after the adults that are responsible either. Russia can continue doing whatever it wants. These organizations are all corrupt.
@SkatingLesson Do we think any of the women from the other federations competing will take a stand against this? I mean at this point there’s nothing to lose and it’d be headline news if they get punished while the gold medal favorite gets to fail a doping test.
@SkatingLesson Sha’Carri Richardson banned for positive marijuana test prior to 202ONE games Caster Semenya not allowed to compete because of naturally higher testosterone levels Michael Phelps allowed to compete DESPITE his body producing less lactic acid. Literally 50% less 🤷🏾♂️
@SkatingLesson What a joke. The other skaters should boycott the competition. How is this fair to them?
@SkatingLesson I just skimmed the document, was a reason given as to why?
@SkatingLesson There has always been something especially corrupt about figure skating. And it always involves Russia. This has been going on since for many decades even before Valieva was even born.
@SkatingLesson И только спортсменам из США можно жрать международно признанные наркотические средства во время Олимпиады на законных основаниях!!!!
@SkatingLesson Wow. I need to read the ruling. I’m hoping there’s something new in there that will prevent this from being an absolute travesty.
@SkatingLesson ‘kamilla not participating will be irrepearble’ 😑 Yeah we know you’ve done it before…what’s the matter this time? oh this time you care🤦🏽♀️ atp you can’t ban anyone ever again or you’re just clearly bias its a joke. period. sport is a joke. she’s gonna skate bad too watch.
@SkatingLesson In all fairness she also took tests before and after that one in Dec 25, all came clean. She was tested before the Olympics, was clean.
@SkatingLesson Disappointed but not surprised. Ridiculous handling of this scandal, honestly.
@SkatingLesson This sport isn’t for me anymore. Let them have it.