not sure why sasha trusova tiktoks have been appearing on my fyp because i'm not a fan of her. But they were insisting that she deserved the Olympic Gold last year instead of Anna Scherbakova, because she delivered the 5 quads.
Well she had every right to be upset. But my two cents is that neither of them deserved that gold. Its well known that Eteri girls get the Eteri tex benefit (ie tax inflation) even though they have poor technique and basically empty programs and almost zero artistry. Like imagine if they had been from other federations? They wouldnt be anywhere near that podium. Yes they had the quads to back them up, but most judges turn a blind eye and reward them for bad technique? And high TES = high PCS so therefore high overall score.
The only good thing from that ladies podium was Kaori Sakamoto bronze because gurlll she deserves and finally 😭 and she was so emotional about it, because she, like the rest of the fans, were resigned that it would be an all russian sweep.
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Well, it’s the court date for Kamila Valieva finally. I hope justice is served & she gets a ban, however, she is still the victim, not the mastermind. Her coaches & any other adult in her life that allowed this to happen deserve to be punished, they deserve to lose their coaching licenses & should be criminally charged with child abuse & yet, there seems to be no push to do anything. The ones fully at fault are the ones getting away with it. It’s sickening & it speaks volumes to what a girl is worth, not only in Russian sport but in this world. Abuse them for your own gain & leave them to suffer the consequences of your actions. Kamila needs to be punished because she can’t go the rest of her life thinking what happened is okay but at the end of the day she was a 15 year old girl doped by her federation & the adults who are supposed to protect her for what is essentially just a game. Team Tutberidze & every other adult responsible deserves to suffer & lose everything. Not only for this case but for all the other girls who have been, are & will be abused if they do nothing. I have very little faith in justice being served since bribery runs thick but this matters for many reasons even outside of sport so I will continue to hope the right thing is done. I hope one day we see a healthy & fair Russian sport system, but until then, they do not deserve any form of representation in international sport at any level! & lastly, I hope we see Russia lose their “gold” in shame & we see a joyful medal ceremony for USA, Japan & Canada at Paris 2024.
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Golden Goal
Gift recipient: @siriuslythatbitch
Pairing: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~30k
Description: When Remus gets selected to play on Team Canada in the 2022 Winter Olympics, nothing can bring him down...nothing except being forced to play with his old teammate, Sirius Black, once again. Thrown together on the same team, Remus tries to navigate his past with Sirius while refusing to believe that he's changed...but oh, how Sirius has changed.
Read it here!
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Heartbreak Olympics: Beijing 2022
It's decided; Kamila Valieva, Alexandra aka Sasha Trusova and Anna Sherbakova will represent Russia at the 2022 Olympics. They are all under the same coach, the infamous Eteri Tutberidze.
First up: the team event. This event consists of 8 parts, a short and a free program for each discipline. Surprisingly enough, Kamila Valieva, the favourite to win it all, is chosen for BOTH the short and the free program. This is surprising, seeing as both Anna and Sasha missed out on an opportunity to win a gold medal here. To nobodies surprise, Russia wins the team event. However, right before the medal ceremony, the ISU releases a statement saying that the medal ceremony will be postponed. After a while it becomes clear that someone on the Russian team has tested positive for a drug test. This is none other than the 'perfect' Kamila Valieva. While the investigation is ongoing, Kamila will be allowed to practise and compete, but if she ends up on the podium, there will be no ceremony.
With Kamila possibly out of the way for the gold medal, everyone looks at Sasha to win first place. When, on the 15th of February, the short program rolls around, Kamila places first, to nobodies surprise. Anna places second, and on third place we have the Japanese Kaori Sakamoto, and on fourth place, Sasha. Sadly, Sasha fell on her triple axel, which she had not been able to land even a single time in competition that season. This ended up dragging her total score down by a lot.
Next up: the free program. From the three Eteri girls, Sasha is up first. Her performance contains 5 quads and she lands them all, therefore making her the first woman in history to land five quads in the olympics. Sasha is pleased with her performance and thinks she will win the gold medal. This is because Eteri promised her that if she landed those 5 quads, she would win.
After Sasha, it's Anna's turn, she delivers a near perfect performance, landing all her jumps including two quads. At the kiss&cry, when Anna receives her scores and Sasha realises that Anna has more points than her, she breaks down crying and screaming "YOU ALL KNEW ". While this is all happening, it's Kamila's turn.
Everyone expects Kamila to deliver another perfect performance, but to everyones surprise, she delivers the worst performance of her life. She falls on most jumps, and the ones she does land are wobbly. As soon as the gets off, Eteri starts scolding her for her performance. When Kamila receives her scores at the kiss&cry, and realises she is off the podium, she says 'at least the medal ceremony won't be cancelled now' and breaks down in tears.
Anna Sherbakova is the new olympic champion, with Sasha Trusova second, Kaori Sakamoto third and Kamila Valieva in fourth.
Anna, who has just won the competition that she worked for her entire life, isn't celebrating. Her coach and all of her other trainers are busy trying to comfort either Sasha, who is still crying and saying she never wants to skate again, or Kamila, who broke down under all the pressure from the public. Anna later said that the first feeling she had when finding out she won, was empty.
Sasha, who hasn't won a major competition in three years, thought that this would be her moment, especially because Eteri promised her that win if she landed 5 quads. Some of the things Sasha said are: "Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. I hate skating. I hate it. I hate this sport. I will never skate again. Never," and "I haven't been winning major events for three years. I always try to reach a goal, I always add more quads,". This entire situation is even more heartbreaking when you add that Anna and Sasha used to be best friends, and they share their room at the olympics. Since the olympics, there have been no signs of them still being friends.
Anna, Sasha and Kamila have all endured years and years of abuse at Eteri's camp, from skating while injured to not being allowed to gain any weight. All of this just leads me to wonder, was it worth it?
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Anna Sherbakova: short program, free program
Alexandra/Sasha Trusova: short program, free program
Kamila Valieva: short program, free program
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