i feel kinda sorry for the ppl who didn’t experience what being a fan of kosto when she was competing in her prime felt like, girl was sleeping through official practices, always did the bare minimum during warm ups, gave the most insane interviews and she was winning evert time
it’s #weird that yall seem incapable of acknowledging the possibility that a non american non white athlete faced with very similar circumstances also had comparable struggles. almost as if u don’t see her as having the same interiority. what’s up with that
The survivor in the alleged sexual assault case for which Canadian Olympian Nikolaj Sorensen was originally banned has come forward to me to publicly share her name. She is Ashley Foy, a former US ice dancer who now is a coach in the Netherlands. This is what she had to say:
TW: rape, SA. Incredibly brave interview. Cannot imagine how frustrating it must have been to hear about yourself being spoken about the way she has had to. I really hope this interview can bring justice.
"artistry is used to dismiss athletic revolution in women's skating" actually the word artistry is used to dismiss the athleticism of skating skills and the ability to maintain good posture and body alignment to the end of a program without visible exhaustion hope that helps
this is THE #1 spin i’ve ever seen in my life i feel like she got the physics perfect in order to gain speed and not have a glacially slow biellman at the end