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Since when does Eteri beat her students until they are bleeding? Since when do her students have to drink water from the toilet, because there is no other water available? Does she give her skaters injections to prevent menstruation?
Yes, Eteri's methods can be questioned, but as far as we know she never abuses her students the way the Karolyi's did. They were a whole other league of evil.
And what severe water restriction and so on has to do with Eteri?
Its quite common in elite sports, so if you want to bash, bash them all.
I'm not saying it is good, but it is ridiculous how just one coach gets bashed while it is something extremely common.
The point is that it does not excuse any team, but crucify one team/coach for such practices while they are basically standard is ridiculous.
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I agree about extended conversation on a topic. But there will be conversation on a topic because we're all human and we all have opinions. This last incident just kept going and going and going unfortunately. The good thing is people here are passionate and want to voice their opinions on skating matters and on coaching matters and everything in between.
My question is can Alina hold off the Russian young guns next season with her experience talent savvy and confidence of being number 1 two years in a row? I think it's doable. Hard but doable.
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