this whole fs season has made me an ilia centrist (used to be a bit of a hater i’m sorry 😞) bc the ISU really nailed it in that they’re just using him as the poster boy and i feel bad for him
and i loved when all three medallists at worlds basically said the new rule changes were shit like iktr
also getting into a little rant but can people PLEASE be normal about skaters and not act like the fucking paparazzi when they see them in public?? i saw that clip of people crowding him in the elevator and i felt so bad for him
all that being said i still hate the overscoring (albeit i more so blame the federations and the ISU for letting that happen) and i hope to see ilia’s skating skills improve (his galas have shown that it’s possible!!)












