Oh, sigh. We really have nothing else to discuss; do we?
1. I have no idea what is going on within the larger picture. None of us do. We are waiting for information.
2. I think the fact that WADA is investigating and trying to gather further information is a good idea.
3. I think it's clear that athletes should stay away from this drug while that is happening.
4. I worry that this could turn out to be a very big deal. (Or that it might just feel like that because this is a very slow figure-skating news week, and we have nothing else to discuss). I also think if it does turn out to be a very big deal, it may be centered more upon athletes whose final results come down to thousandths of a second. Rather than on figure skaters. (Though, perhaps that is just my hope).
5. I find the formal responses from some of the people involved in Russian athletics to be disturbing.
6. I appreciate the honesty of some of the Russian athletes, who are volunteering information about their own experiences without being forced to do so. (It seems to me to be rather supportive of some of their peers, who may be feeling isolated and caught within a larger problem here).
7. I hate the idea of any athlete losing his or her entire career, for any reason--at least any reason short of endangering another human being.
8. I hate the idea of state-sponsored cheating within any country.
9. I hate the idea of cheating. Period.
10. I hate the idea of any athlete being caught within the immoral or uneducated actions of others.
11. I think Andrea Raducan should get her medal back, now that the substance which was in her system is no longer considered hazardous.
12. I am sure WADA is watching China. Their swim team certainly faced serious consequences in the past.
13. I am sure we are all well aware that cheating and drug use are wide-spread international problems. In Russia, the U.S., Canada, itty bitty countries with very little infrastructure & thriving drug industries, etc.
14. I live in a state where marijuana is now legal, and I do not have any reason to believe this decision was made with the best interests of the public welfare at heart. Or any reason to believe it would now be OK for American athletes to start using it.
15. I want to see Anna Karenina! I am totally bummed that after an extraordinary comeback from injury and a tough defense of a national title, my favorite current Russian dance team may not only lose the opportunity to add some much-needed dramatic versatility to the international dance field at Worlds, but may be facing a premature ending of their career.
16. I was every bit as bummed after Denkova & Staviski had to end their career due to his own VERY poor judgment.
17. I was a Tonya Harding fan growing up, and I learned then that my own judgment can not be trusted at all when it comes to analyzing the moral decisions of athletes.
18. I think Zhulin is having a really bad year. Between B&S being banned, the Turkish team being forced to leave, Nazarova & Nikitin being injured. (Don't suppose he would like to move back to the U.S. and help start up a senior skating branch at Wheaton Academy. His quirkier choreography seems like it would be so right for McNamara & Carpenter).
19. If B&S are really out, I wonder if another top Russian team might decide to transfer to Zhulin's rink.
20. I just can't focus very long on a serious topic without going right back to my let's-view-everything-by-how-it-will-impact-ice-dance filter.
Think I have said absolutely everything I could possibly contribute to this thread.
BRING ON JUNIOR WORLDS!
1. I have no idea what is going on within the larger picture. None of us do. We are waiting for information.
2. I think the fact that WADA is investigating and trying to gather further information is a good idea.
3. I think it's clear that athletes should stay away from this drug while that is happening.
4. I worry that this could turn out to be a very big deal. (Or that it might just feel like that because this is a very slow figure-skating news week, and we have nothing else to discuss). I also think if it does turn out to be a very big deal, it may be centered more upon athletes whose final results come down to thousandths of a second. Rather than on figure skaters. (Though, perhaps that is just my hope).
5. I find the formal responses from some of the people involved in Russian athletics to be disturbing.
6. I appreciate the honesty of some of the Russian athletes, who are volunteering information about their own experiences without being forced to do so. (It seems to me to be rather supportive of some of their peers, who may be feeling isolated and caught within a larger problem here).
7. I hate the idea of any athlete losing his or her entire career, for any reason--at least any reason short of endangering another human being.
8. I hate the idea of state-sponsored cheating within any country.
9. I hate the idea of cheating. Period.
10. I hate the idea of any athlete being caught within the immoral or uneducated actions of others.
11. I think Andrea Raducan should get her medal back, now that the substance which was in her system is no longer considered hazardous.
12. I am sure WADA is watching China. Their swim team certainly faced serious consequences in the past.
13. I am sure we are all well aware that cheating and drug use are wide-spread international problems. In Russia, the U.S., Canada, itty bitty countries with very little infrastructure & thriving drug industries, etc.
14. I live in a state where marijuana is now legal, and I do not have any reason to believe this decision was made with the best interests of the public welfare at heart. Or any reason to believe it would now be OK for American athletes to start using it.
15. I want to see Anna Karenina! I am totally bummed that after an extraordinary comeback from injury and a tough defense of a national title, my favorite current Russian dance team may not only lose the opportunity to add some much-needed dramatic versatility to the international dance field at Worlds, but may be facing a premature ending of their career.
16. I was every bit as bummed after Denkova & Staviski had to end their career due to his own VERY poor judgment.
17. I was a Tonya Harding fan growing up, and I learned then that my own judgment can not be trusted at all when it comes to analyzing the moral decisions of athletes.
18. I think Zhulin is having a really bad year. Between B&S being banned, the Turkish team being forced to leave, Nazarova & Nikitin being injured. (Don't suppose he would like to move back to the U.S. and help start up a senior skating branch at Wheaton Academy. His quirkier choreography seems like it would be so right for McNamara & Carpenter).
19. If B&S are really out, I wonder if another top Russian team might decide to transfer to Zhulin's rink.
20. I just can't focus very long on a serious topic without going right back to my let's-view-everything-by-how-it-will-impact-ice-dance filter.
Think I have said absolutely everything I could possibly contribute to this thread.
BRING ON JUNIOR WORLDS!
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