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Sasha Trusova, clean 5 quad FS including two backloaded 4Lz, September 12th, 2021.

God really is a woman.

#figure skating #alexandra trusova #this program looks amazing on her #there’s no word in any language I know that does justice to how amazing she is

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the switchup on here is crazy how are y'all encouraging discussions on mental health in figure skating before dissing ilia for this 😭

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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.

#100%#as someone who burned out of a similar sport I wish little me had an Alyssa Liu to look up to

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2026 Milano Cortina Olympics | Women's Figure Skating (Short Program): Triple Axels

1: Amber Glenn (USA): BV 8.00 + GOE 2.06 = 10.06 2: Ami Nakai (JPN): BV 8.00 + GOE 1.71 = 9.71

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The comments of Denis Ten's last instagram post are flooded, mostly in Kazakh, with people telling him "we won" and "we miss you" and "you would be so proud" and THAT has me crying.

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if you're looking for an olympics underdog narrative to get really into can I recommend

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This was such a class act from Ilia ❤️

Congrats Misha! 🥳

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And geez the mix of emotions is so intense. Devastated for Ilia, thrilled for Shaidorov, tearing up for the reactions of Gogolev and Sato who of course deserve this