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Feb 19, 2022, 12:07 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
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Originally Posted by poshgirl
Have just watched our men's curling team reach final by beating USA.
On the subject of that skater, can understand where other competitors are coming from with their objections. It's reported that one of the drugs found is "her grandfather's heart medication". So how did it get into her system? Did he spike her food/drink? Does this account for why she is so thin?
Hope the truth will out, as the saying goes  |
It was heartbreaking to see Kamila perform. I almost cried myself when she started crying afterwards. She's been made out to be a villain in the media, when the adults in her life play a role in this. I'd buckle under that pressure.
And just cause she was "allowed" to skate doesn't mean it's a good idea to do so!  Her coaches or parents or other adults should have encouraged her to withdraw. It would spared her the pain of that aftermath, being scolded by her coach. I don't understand Russian but understand tone. Clearly she was being berated. Even the head of IOC came out and criticized the coach publicly.
Maybe Kamila was under pressure to skate anyway, and to win.
I felt just as bad for her teammates, winning gold and silver. Nobody around to even hug or congratulate them at first. They just stood alone, one with just a teddy bear to hold.
After all this, Kamila still placed 4th when I thought other skaters did better. Like Belgian skater Leona Hendrickx. Beautiful music and program.
I couldn't help thinking about Torvill and Dean, from 1984, when I heard "Bolero". Anybody else old enough to remember that?  They had me hypnotized, and I remember even the commentators being mostly quiet. Crowd too.
Anyway, the adults in her life need to fess up and own up to their actions. Take the heat from the media, not that girl. And it's hard, but Kamila is old enough to know not to count on the adults in her life to have her best interests at heart. I'm glad she finds out now, rather than later. Personally I wish I knew that at her age. Adults can make bad decisions, and consequences be damned.
They don't "know best"; I speak from experience. Not as an Olympian, just as a daughter.
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Originally Posted by poshgirl
Nonightowl, thanks for liking my username.
No, it doesn't come from Spice Girls, though I wish I had their money, lol!
Many years ago, I worked as a temp in an architects office. The boss tried to play down his persona, but insisted that I was posh. It's also a contradiction of my upbringing. Until the age of 11, I lived in a house with an outside toilet. The tin bath was brought in every Friday evening and filled with the kettle. Brother and I often shared the same water 
Although I now have relatively high standards, I've never forgotten my upbringing, Hope this explains  |
I get it. I like the dry humor you have about it.
I won't forget my upbringing either, regarding many things where my parents did wrong. (Referencing my above post)
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