A Royal Mess

Mainly gymnastic, football and whatever else I decide to briefly be obsessed with

[detective-jane-rizzoli]

[cheryls-blossomed]

I cannot begin to stress how important Alysa Liu is to a sport like figure skating. This is a sport that is rife with abuse and that has silenced women and has forced them to do as they’re told in order to win medals. This is a sport where authoritative figures exercise an immense amount of control over athletes from their childhoods.

Alysa left the sport because of burn out. Because of what she went through. When she came back, she said that she’d skate to whatever music that she wanted. That she’d be in charge of her training schedule. That she’d be able to take a very active role in choreographing her programs and choosing her costumes. Her entire comeback has been about her taking authority over her career. She is in charge of her own career, as it should be. As it should always be.

And she is now the Olympic Champion. Her trajectory is proof that an athlete taking control of their training, of their joy, and of their competitive career is absolutely paramount to success in sport.

[brutalhonesttruths]

The "Alysa idgaf'd her way to an OGM" narrative is fun and all but I hope she gets real appreciation for what she represents.

In the lead up to 2022, during a quad we now remember for doped kids, she was supposed to be America's Own Teenaged Weapon Against the Russians and her dad was dragging her across the country to different coaches to chase results. There's another reality not to far removed from this one where she has her own "Eteri expiration date"

Seeing her coming back on her own terms and openly enjoying it has been a huge treat. As a child of intense parents, seeing her reach even greater heights through her own decisions feels sooo good.

Anyway, have some of my fave snippets from her comeback, I hope her attitude rubs off and we get more joy in this sport.

[trickortreatwithghoulie-deactiv]

[jonbutter]

reblog this to have a Happy Wildcat New Year™

[radfemart]

I appreciate the sentiment but I don't get all those "we made it to the longest night of the year! the light will start returning soon! it's all uphill from here & we're halfway there!" posts because like. Oct-Dec is the easier half of Winter. Jan-Apr is way harder. there's no big holidays or decorations, everyone is kind of over the whole Cozy Hygge Sweaters & Cocoa vibe so they're just tired & restless instead, and the whole thing is so drawn out & uneventful that it feels like it lasts 10x longer

[radfemart]

the cold season Oct-Dec:

the cold season Jan-Apr:

[kaijuno]

[draconym]

I just saw an acquaintance use "👖🛝" in place of the word genocide and. like. at what point are we going to decide that this kind of self-censorship is too degrading to abide anymore.

[draconym]

"grape" "sewer-slide" "the panini" I feel like I'm surrounded by Rugrats who overheard the grown ups talking about the news.

[draconym]

I'm tired of seeing people excuse algospeak because "corporations are making us do it." Why are we all letting them do that. The Internet is real life. Get mad about it.

[weird-goodbyes]

never give up on your dreams. Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are dating. that's not a dream come true for either of them or any of us, but it does prove that things you cannot even fathom of happen every single day. So, why not your hopes and dreams?

[comraderoscoes]

this race perfectly encapsulates why its so completely laughable that lando would ever think 2021 was easier than this because - like everyone else in this sport - he’s wilfully oblivious to everything lewis has had to come up against. he wasn’t just fighting against one driver, he was fighting against an entire institution that didn’t want him to succeed. and he still is

[podcastwizard]

some royal jewels were stolen from the louvre which is unfortunate for historical reasons but you gotta appreciate a classic crime. so many crimes are online these days it’s nice to see heist culture is still alive

[kylewalker-peters]

RLC back on the pitch for england for the first time since 2018 and you think that was only a couple of years back and then you do 2025-2018 and..... oh i see

[maryoliveoil]

TAYLOR SWIFT Late Night with Seth Meyers (8 October 2025)

[kosmogrl]

it’s really hard to say goodbye to summer when I know what’s coming (seasonal depression hitting me like a truck)

[correctopinionhaver]

so many mental health issues these days are due to the fact that we no longer put the gargoyles on buildings that used to scare away the evil spirits that cause mental illness

[saydontgo]

RANDOM BUFFY SUMMERS GIFS 32/?

[isabelopaque]

i like hating as well as the next girl but sometimes i follow people on here who make me feel like this