Russian trio of skaters face uncertain futures after drama (Spoilers)

[demmiblue]

BEIJING (AP) — The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears without saying a word.

After one of the most dramatic nights in their sport’s history, Russia’s trio of teenage figure skating stars each enter an uncertain future.

Her Olympics and life turned upside down by a doping case, world record holder Kamila Valieva faces a possible ban and a coach whose first response to her disastrous skate Thursday was criticism.

“Why did you let it go? Why did you stop fighting?” cameras caught Eteri Tutberidze — the notoriously strict coach who will be investigated over Valieva’s failed drug test — telling the 15-year-old after she fell twice and dropped out of medal contention.

https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-figure-skating-sports-business-doping-e78712d7caa50e7f9587de975c4bc2c8

Good lawd, what a clusterfuck! Such a toxic and damaging environment for these young skaters.

[Irish_Dem]

1. Russia will never stop as long as they get away with it.

[Deep State Witch]

2. Makes the US Gymnastics Program Look Tame

by comparison. I'm sure that Kamila and the other two young women will be shipped off to the gulag shortly after arriving back in Russia for their "failures".