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He's certainly aware of how much fans admire The Waist...although I don't know if he picked that up from lurking here or from lurking on Japanese fan sites.

Consider how assiduously they have insisted on pretending nothing's wrong over the years --> those involved are going to ride this thing all the way down til it crashes. Denials are exactly the reaction I'd expect from them. If the Ministry for Sport is serious about fixing the issue, they're going to have to get around the denials and act anyway. And an excellent place to start would be for the ministry to withhold funding until the fed cleans house and puts policies in place to protect athletes going forward.

Well, given that Stephane has in the past posted shots of him and his skaters hard at work in the gym, building endurance (on stationary bikes), I daresay Shoma's learned what off-ice training is by now. I can't help but wonder if Stephane has run him up and down a few mountains also.

So I wonder what they'll say, it sounds like they're going to say that they did take action.

I understand completely. It's like, you want to stay positive and strong but the PHISD* won't cooperate. * Post Hanyu Injury/Illness Stress Disorder

Actually, it sounds like it's not only figure skating and that the ministry is swamped with complaints.

I came here to post exactly this. Gives new meaning to the term "skating mom" !

Ah, I see. No, I get that there's lots of reasons why people don't come forward, I wasn't questioning that. What I was trying to express was that, if the rot goes to the very top, then the situation with Cipres is not so surprising after all, and it seems likely that more such revelations will be coming. I.e. does this new story point to a culture of impunity for sexual harassment and abuse? Because it could.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/what-is-discord/ It started as a chat room for gamers but it's now being used by all kinds. Personally I'm not a fan, as in order to get the most out of the experience, you have to be set up for voice chat etc.

Hi, welcome. I was waiting for a mod to answer your question, but in any case, no, I've never heard that we do have one.

However, it is the only way to ensure these matters are handled correctly. Otherwise it just becomes 'he said, she said'. Look at the Weinstein case. Despite the number of women coming forward describing extremely disturbing behaviour on his part, his lawyers are still arguing there's no evidence he did anything untoward.

Unreal. On the other hand, if this is the way things were in the French fed up to the very highest level, then the only surprising thing is that there haven't been more accusations made yet.

The world needs this. Yes it does.

I think this is why they sometimes have practices very late at night when in Toronto - part of adjusting the body clock.

totally forgot... all the more reason to want to see him then.

I'm really curious to see what Han and Boyang are bringing to the table this time (provided they can go). We haven't seen either one since Cup of China.

YOLO, but save some energy for Montreal!!

I was feeling upset and tense , anticipating this competition, until now. That's lightened my expectations considerably.

I was looking at the entry list. It's basically a TCC vs York Region vs Oakville three-way competition when you look who all the athletes train with. Oh, and the Chinese team. Who I sincerely hope will all be able to travel. This Wuhan thing is pretty worrying.

Yes, I'm sure he said something about wanting to 'make his mark' in Torino. He certainly did.

Considering he's already done them on harness though, and what we saw at GPF...basically if the coaches weren't there saying 'nonono!' I'm pretty sure that boy would be swinging from the rafters by now. Yes he knows the value of safety but only as a tool to get him where he wants to be. Think of Yuzu as a mountain climber - he's not the type who'd be happy with Everest, he'd be out there trying new routes up K2 or Annapurna's most inaccessible faces.

For some reason my brain went '5S! 5T!' when I read that....y'all maybe think Yuzu's going to chill down into some kind of glorified ice dancer after he's done competing but I think he'll just be free of all constraints then...and no Uncle Ghislain to reign him in... the Lord above only knows what we'll see then.

I still think it's highly premature to speak of his r*******g yet. Even he probably doesn't know yet when he will do that. It's prudent for him to make plans and look around at what's out there, that's all.