Recent content by MaryClare

I think it’s because they no longer have the developmental squad

I wonder what would happen in a situation where GB wants Ruby Evans for euros but Wales wants her for CWGs

If you think Eteri doesn’t have, personally and professionally, access to weight loss pharmaceuticals then I have a bridge to sell you

It’s on Thursdays, I’ll record a clip for you

Eteri’s methods were infamously described by a sports reporter here as going sour quicker than sheep’s milk in the kavkaz. Now every time sambo 70 releases a video of some random 11 year old landing a quad, everyone replies with sheep and sunshine emojis.

Hmmm. So I mentioned this to a skating friend of mine. She is Russian but coaching in another country. Apparently FSU are happy to give authorisation to Eteri (and potentially others) because she is a dual national. Because of the way that figure skating operates where citizenship is more a...

Aylesbury was always known as Lynx Aylesbury. I don’t know when it changed, but when Samantha Gavrovsky was a national team member around 20 years ago, she was always listed as Lynx Aylesbury. But I don’t think I’ve seen it used before during the Gadirova era

I can’t think of anything Adeliya has said or done that would jeopardise her ability to be granted neutral athlete status. Like you say, Eteri has been coaching her non Russian athletes at international events. I am slightly surprised that Eteri has been seemingly given the green light. She...

Yes, as neutral athletes (1 per discipline). However the rules are slightly different compared with gymnastics. Both the skater and their coaches must meet the criteria for neutral status.

Romania sending their A team. Denisa Golgota is back

According to the gymnastics Reddit, she is currently an active member there

I really don’t get it. They are full time, world class athletes who’ve known about this requirement for months. As I said, there are literally kids in recreational classes who can manage it better

I’m pretty sure my coach kept a burn book of ugly scales

If you told me that these lads had a bet to see who could do the worse scale or arabesque, I could absolutely believe you

I was a bit worried when I saw how much she’d grown since last summer but she seems to be coping with it. She’s the type of gymnast that I think Liukin can coach well. She isn’t a Bross or an Ohashi. He should be able to apply a lot that worked for Nastia.