Recent content by Vagabond

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7104405/2026/03/11/alysa-liu-olympics-gold-medal-fame-media-tour/?unlocked_article_code=1.SlA.ye3W.B0k1jy_yGfec&source=athletic_user_shared_gift_article_copylink&smid=url-share-ta Do you know the correct way to pronounce "Liu"? I didn't.

In general, it takes five years from obtaining permanent residency to eligibility for naturalization. If SKVF didn't have permanent residency in January, she is unlikely to obtain citizenship before the 2030 Olympics. There is always 2034.

I hereby verify that I am human.

I think that her supposed "do whatever I want approach to skating" is the product of people's misinterpreting or ignoring what she and her coaches say and do.

🛑 What did Somerville do? (I depend on the German Skating News thread for important information about U.S. ice dancers.)

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/samhorn_iwd26-share-7436130565365567489-C66e?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAAAAzh2kBTqmNybnkSzZKCWmcYFeKvy7RuH0 Several Alysa Liu quotes thoughtfully gathered in one post.

I was thinking more along the lines of "Perche?" or "Come mai?", but yes, exactly.

The article mentions that each of her parents has made her a potential witness into any investigation into her father's involvement in trafficking. Eugenie's position as the head of an anti-trafficking charity was untenable.

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/08/princess-eugenie-daughter-of-prince-andrew-steps-down-as-patron-of-anti-slavery-charity This was sadly inevitable.

No, they couldn't have. When Andrew was of an age to go to university, only seven percent of all British people in his age group went to university, and only about twice that number received any sort of tertiary education at all. (Nowadays, about half of Britons in this age group do go to...

I would like to see some of Alysa Liu's photography. 📷

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/arts/dance/alysa-liu-olympics-figure-skating-interview.html?unlocked_article_code=1.RFA.orEg.RnQdGOeOQe5_&smid=nytcore-android-share An amazing interview.

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/royal-family/article/aandrew-former-prince-east-lodge-crown-estate-lease-xcgwsg9kc Dude is surrendering a lease from the Crown Estate for an employee's residence. He was paying below-market rent.

Alysa Liu said in her interview before the medal ceremony at the Grand Prix Final that she would continue to compete after this season. It seems to me that her desire to do so has, if anything, increased since then.

And the ignominy will remain if the rumor is false, possibly at the cost of an assignment or two.