Daria Usacheva injury UPDATE in Interviews by Eteri Tutberidze, Evgenia Medvedeva & Kostornaia

Hi guys! Coming back from a long break with a long video. Today we review three shocking interview given by Eteri Tutberidze, Evgenia Medvedeva, and Aliona Kostornaia. It is a lot of reading but very revealing. Enjoy!
Special thank to FS Gossips for keeping us updated with great translations! 😁
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Eteri Interview: fs-gossips.com/a-lot-of-dirt-...
fs-gossips.com/daria-usacheva...
Evgenia Interview: fs-gossips.com/there-are-two-...
Aliona Kostornaia interview: fs-gossips.com/alena-kostorna...

[@MotoWithJaden]

Russian figure skating is the only reality show I’ll ever need

[@paolala]

truly

[@shannonpasotto9564]

That's hilarious 😂

[@MissEngineerVlogs]

same 😂😂 i love this channel

[@Valerie-rf8dg]

Its like a dance moms sequel

[@NG-ue4th]

To me, Aliona Kostornaia is kind of like the Paris Hilton of fs: daring, figure of media frenzy, and probably smarter and wiser than people give her credit for...

[@watchmedo635]

This!! She is a great personality as well as a great athlete

[@brynneholt1990]

Ew, don’t put her down like that. A more fitting comparison for PH might be Evgenya, what with Paris’s habit of using the F word and the N word. Or maybe Yagudin.

[@mht4908]

@@watchmedo635 Exactly, she knows to put her foot down when it's jeopardizing her health. These was an interview where she was asked whether she wants to be like Sasha landing 5 quads, or Anya winning Olympic gold with a clean skate. Her reply was "healthy limbs", which made me laugh at the sass but also give her tremendously respect. It's unfortunate that her personality would partially be what caused her not succeed under the Ttuberidze system for over a year, she's not willing to put herself in danger, and as a consequence, Eteri overlooks her for others. Still bummed that covid denied her the chance of becoming the 2020 world champion

[@zonedutopia]

I think South Park portrait her more accurately than this comment xD

[@NG-ue4th]

@@zonedutopia You should read her book that came out (or watch any of the youtube videos made on it), it throws light on so much of her perspective and misogyny of that time. Also if I may say so, learn some nuance and empathy as well while you're at it.

[@townfool4682]

Re: Daria's hip injury/sister's injury, there are some genetic components to risk of hip injury, specifically abnormalities in the hip bones or surrounding soft tissue which can lead to much higher risk of serious injury in chronic overuse settings (ie. youth competitive sports). A couple anecdotal additions; a friend of mine played competitive football, and experienced severe hip pain from it due to a slight malformation in his hip joints which he was born with. Also, in hockey, you'll often see certain players struggle with ongoing hip issues and labral tears from very early in their careers (without ever having an initial inciting incident), meanwhile, other players can play 15+ year professional careers as adults, and never run into the same issues.The wear-and-tear of skating seems to impact peoples bodies pretty differently

[@paolala]

Thank you for the insight!

[@townfool4682]

@@paolala No problem!! love your videos ❤

[@StewNWT]

@@paolala very true Paola - that said as a doctor myself and a former competitive athlete with a degenerative condition myself - while the genetic disposition is very relevant the likelihood of those hip issues ever becoming a problem for her are rather negliglible unless she was involved with high intensity athletics. I started getting Dupuytren's diathesis (Ledderhose disease, google it it's awful) around age 30

[@brynneholt1990]

First thing I thought about was dogs - greyhounds and bulldogs which are genetically predisposed to hip injuries.

[@SeabassFishbrains]

My family is highly prone to SI joint injuries, ankle sprains and early onset arthritis (I got all 3!), it's definitely more common than people realize.

[@magiczhen57]

I was wondering why the absence, went to my subscriptions and saw you uploaded 25 seconds ago. Excellent service 15/10

[@paolala]

My pleasure ❤

[@TheReneex]

It's so sad to see what has emerged among these talented young Russian female figure skating phenoms. Including Kamila Valieva, Sasha Trusova, Alena Kostornaya, Maya Khromyk, and Daria Usecheva who have all suffered such a devastating fate under Eteri Tutberidze. The woman appears so cold and unfeeling. She just moves on to another young aspiring female figure skater whom she can exploit. Meanwhile, these young women continue to struggle to get their lives back into shape after years of enduring abuse at the hands of a demanding coach and tyrant. Eteri produced two back-to-back Olympic champions but her legacy will always incite suspicion.

[@NG-ue4th]

Ikr?! About a dozen (only the ones we know of) broken girls and only 2 golds to show for it...and no I don't consider zhenya or sasha's silvers as triumphs given how irreparably traumatised they both became.

[@TheReneex]

@@NG-ue4th Eteri is the most celebrated coach in figure skating and she is beloved by the Russian people. However, she is contributing to the climate of child abuse that emanates throughout the field. Julia Lipnitskaia was the first casualty of her stern and demanding coaching tenure. To this very day, she still hasn't recovered from the perennial injuries that affect her both physically and mentally. She excoriates those who rebel on social media including former student, Alena Kostornaya, and rarely talks about the ones who have earned top honors. Including gold medal winner Anna Scherbakova whom she literally abandoned on the most important night of her career during the 2022 Olympics. What kind of memories are these girls supposed to hold onto especially when their careers in this once-celebrated field are dreadfully limited?

[@brynneholt1990]

Don’t forget the very first - Yulia Lipnitskaya.

[@brynneholt1990]

I’m seeing this after I submitted my comment c

[@amelisonger]

@@brynneholt1990 Yulia’s story is really sad. I think that Eteri was one of the reasons (maybe main reason) why Yulia had eating disorder

[@fslover615]

Fact-checking. According to Eteri Tutberidze in an interview with TASS, Usacheva tried to take care of herself before the NHK Trophy and "didn't even train until that first six-minute warm-up" in which she got injured. In fact, Usacheva was at practice on Thursday, where she performed a full free skate, and at Friday morning's practice, where she performed a short routine. (From random fs videos)

[@MelonLord]

so... she lied again for her reputation. hmmm... not really that surprised because she just contradicts whatever she says.

[@katerinabrave2980]

I think that she meant 'didn't train on taht day unti 6 mins warm-up'

[@dalek1147]

​​​@@katerinabrave2980 if Eteri didn't mean thursday, Daria still was at training on competition day anyway, not just 6 min warm-up. It would be so dumb to not train at least without jumps but to skate short in the afternoon anyway. So, I assume Eteri is just lying

[@emily-zp2ee]

so hip injuries themselves are not genetic but hip dysplasia is (basically is when the hip socket isn't deep enough to fit the femur all the way) and that can increase the risk of hip injuries. also maiia may have broken her arm but sometimes casts are used after any arm surgery to help it heal.

[@ashlabelle]

What happened to Daria and Maya sounds absolutely horrific. It can't be a coincidence that all those girls trained by her suffer from those severe injuries. Someone needs to do something to help those little girls and stop her.

[@syd1764]

Unfortunately with a machine of a rink that eteri runs its going to keep happening. But so many skaters have all these issues. Nathan Chen has serious hip problems, Yuzuros ankle. You can always tell when a skater is suffering from a hip or back injury based on their turns. The flexibility decline is noticeable

[@Prettyxclip]

@@syd1764 his name is yuzuru just wanted to tell you ❤❤

[@diegokapko7700]

It happens more in Russia because of the high competition there is, they know that only with triples they won’t make it far.

[@90Rush]

I laughed at Kostornaia's cast picture appearing six times in a row though

[@dalek1147]

​@@syd1764 But Yuzuru could recover and come back and lasted two Olympic cycles, Tuktamisheva came back over and over and her coach Mishin always supported her, she wouldn't have such wonderful career with someone like Eteri. People don't like Tutberidze because she is hypocritical. If she decided to change girls as soon as they break- it's cynical but it is working, I don't argue. But can she at least not shame people who refuse to work with her like Kostornaia and not call severe injuries "laziness"?

[@watchmedo635]

What happened to Daria is 10000% Eteri’s fault. If Daria came to Sambo already injured, then why did they train her with quads? Why did they not pull her out of Japan? Why did they keep her skating through such pain, teaching her that awful technique? They simply do not care, because she could be replaced within an instant, and they knew it. My heart breaks for sweet Dasha

[@burrito255]

Her mom's fault really. She was the one insisting Daria continue training

[@watchmedo635]

@@burrito255 but Eteri didn’t stop it when she could have 🤷‍♀️

[@burrito255]

@@watchmedo635 i'm just saying she isn't the only one to blame... We also know that this year Yelim Kim struggled with a back injury but she still competed even though it's dangerous for her health... We just have to accept that FS is a very high impact sport where skaters always gets injured at some point. Even Shoma apparently was suffering from an injury before the worlds. My point is why is it abuse when Russian skaters are skating injured but brave when any other skater does the same thing? Anyway in Daria's case, it's difficult to judge because we don't know how much her mother influenced her. I couldn't imagine living in a household where skating means everything

[@Flora-vo9ds]

Dasha not only had a fracture, but also a torned/injured ligament. That was the hardest to heal. She learned to jump again, starting from singles. After she got her double axel, she haven't posted training progress, so it's safe to assume she didn't get her triple jumps back. We are not talking about 3A, but any triple jumps at all. She didn't have ultra c before injury, but her 2A was very beautiful and has enough height that people were rooting for her to get 3A.

[@burrito255]

She recovered some triples

[@Flora-vo9ds]

@@burrito255 I saw the videos!!! She got 3F, 3Lz, 3T3T back!! I’m so happy for her

[@burrito255]

@@Flora-vo9ds yes ! If she could change her country she could compete internationally again !

[@blooskies]

It's almost as if being underfed, overtrained, and dehydrated increases someone's chances of misstepping and getting into an accident on the ice! Who would've thought!?

[@petrapedia]

"If we'd known about her sister's injury, we would have treated her with more care" Hi! Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patient advocate here! Hypermobile EDS is incredibly common in athletes gifted in flexibility-based sports. It's a condition that causes hypermobile tissues through defective collagen. We tend to tear, dislocate, and rupture all sorts of things, and it absolutely runs in families, enough that having an already-diagnosed relative is in itself is listed in the diagnostic criteria. Similarly, my mother and I had to have the same surgery on the same knee at the same too-young age. For those in the know about EDS, which I would hope skating trainers would be nowadays, it's absolutely something that would be factored into training and checkups if they'd known to be on the lookout.

[@therumbling4473]

Hello! Do you think Kamila has EDS? She is incredibly hypermobile. She can rotate her arms/shoulders a lot!

[@petrapedia]

The information about injuries and family should be enough to raise suspicion with her doctors, and I'd tell any friend with that history to get checked. But that's way above my pay grade to actually diagnose, I'm just a patient advocate

[@Futu06]

Oh lord, I felt that Evgenya story in my soul. Years ago I was volunteering in France, and I spoke French, but not very well at the time. My boss asked me something and I meant to say something along the lines of "Whichever, I don't mind", but what I actually said was "Je m'en fous", which means "I don't give a fuck". It only occurred to me when my boss looked shocked and repeated what I said that it may have been something inappropriate. :D God, the cringe.

[@larafreire3780]

15:40 English is not my first language, but I understood that she stumbled and the blade of the skate cut the skin of her arm, and probably reached some nerve, that’s why she needed a complicated surgery. (And I usually don’t care about blood or anything, but it this scene seems so scary that I’m almost throwing up while writing this)

[@Monocultured01]

I wonder too if the convulsions had something to do with blood loss. Less blood=less oxygen to brain=whacky medial stuff

[@derangedmaniac3827]

Maya's injuries scared me when i first read abt it

[@schwarzroterose]

Honestly by this point Eteri has more broken junior skaters than European and World Champions along with Olympic champions. What shocks me is the lowkey gaslighting she is doing as if she has been the saintly mother figure, who did no wrong ever and only thinks of her athletes. Though I do think we are coming to the end of the Eteri era. This season has been like a cleanse and I personally have no desire for the previous time to return On Daniel - I'm 50/50 on this. Should people send hate to a skater through DMs and @? Hell no, Jesus no. However did Daniel actually think there would be no backlash and people would just be like "ok cool?". What did he expect? His blind ambition might have switched off his brain and yeah the backlash grew very hateful, but actions have consequences and he needed to face them. I am sure Medvedeva had the same happen when she went to Canada, even if her choice was a healthy one. The Medvedeva thing - okay sorry, but when you don't have excessive access to English, media and the complex history of words you can mess up. Now coming from Russia, where the whole LGBTQA+ community is repressed to say the best, it is even harder to get the finer details down and also sorry - the physical trainer should have spoken up too. Medvedeva struggled with English, so just take her aside and explain what she did wrong, have a chat and mend ways. Expecting everyone immediately know the sensitivities of a culture, so teach them.

[@noelstar1456]

12:12 'you can't fight with a parent.' Actually, I think that's the opposite in Russia. Rafael Arutyunyan (Nathan's coach) used to teach in Russia, and mentioned once that when he moved to the States it was a culture shock to have to have parents get involved. Unless things have changed, I don't know, but didn't Eteri also isolate Alina from her mom? I think she's just using Daria's mom as an excuse.

[@dalek1147]

In one interview, Aliona tells "There was an episode on the rink. Gleikhengauz was training and lecturing young skater for some mistake, meanwhile the skater's mother was near the rink but she was looking at her phone and didn't pay attention on the child. Suddenly, Gleikhengauz moves to her and begins scolding: "Why are you not looking? Did you see what she (the skater) have done?" " So, they want parents to be involved but as an instrument of pressure. Aliona herself told how her mother could give her additional training tasks right on the rink without consulting with the coaches but they either had't noticed or had pretended to be blind on purpouse

[@dalek1147]

But of course a coach can't overpower a parent in Russia, that's against the law and a parent is a main adult for a child. But parents are not perfect,some parents are caring, some parents can be as abusing as a coach and if not, I think someone like Eteri can manipulate parents too.

[@ingframin]

Kostornaya is a queen. She is amazing at skating and she is a strong woman.

[@Cooperfan54]

I was a pro figure skater for 11 years. I fell out of a jump in a really funky way and I caught my left wrist on my toe pick. Only time it ever happened and it wasn’t pretty. I think it is just a freak of nature accident that can happen. Even when training properly.

[@swiftmk5480]

Aliona is so inspirational. She knows what she wants and she stands by it, I love her

[@zonedutopia]

Lol eteri is saying daria did not practice ultra c elements... Meanwhile there's bunch of daria's videos speaking of training 3a with dudakov My theory is just like countless girls before daria was abused during training, pushed trough pain and injury in order to get her jumps right and now eteri is just lying

[@MsJubjubbird]

Eteri made Medvedeva compete with a foot fracture and Aleona train with broken arm(s). I find it hard to believe that she didn't put pressure on Daria to compete I saw a guy skate over his hands once. It was just recreational skating- so no pressure in the environment and rather blunt skates. He just stumbled and his skates slid forward before he could get his hands out of the way and the toe pick shredded the hand. There was blood everywhere and he couldn't use that hand. He was a construction worker and had his career ruined because he severed the tendons.

[@butterfly6546]

Medvedeva was of full age and had a healed leg even before the European Championships. why make a sacrifice....

[@Constantin9va]

They tried to blame Alexandra Soldatova’s eddy on genetics too! Eteri is taking all of this straight out of the Irina Viner handbook. Edit: how and WHAAT WHY WHAAAYYT happened to Maya Khromykh?

[@remittri]

has freak accident and stabs her arm and has to skate with a corset "...and unfortunately she gained weight" 🙈

[@sngray11]

Perhaps Eteri will have to change things since over the next few seasons, the minimum skating age is being raised from 15 to 17 years old; and a lot of her skaters bodies aren’t able to maintain her skating method long term, but we shall see what ultimately ends up transpiring.

[@burrito255]

The age change means that the competition in the juniors will be fierce. In other words, junior skaters will have to be even better to even have a shot as a senior. So yeah this age change will fuck juniors up + it means that the best competition will be seen in juniors

[@SeabassFishbrains]

Chronic hip injuries (and other chronic joint injuries) can be genetic, most of the folks in my family (myself included) have sacroiliitus, chronic ankle sprains and most of us end up needing double knee replacements by age 50 (though I was an artistic athlete so my level of arthritis in my knees would have qualified for replacements by age 20 but knee replacements only last about 15 years so I'm trying to push off that surgery until my mid thirties at least which is the longest my ortho says my knees could possibly last). So if multiple family members have had the same injury, it's best to take extra precautions and undergo physical therapy for injury prevention.

[@wkim22]

If Alena succeeds in pairs and they could do 3a jumps, she'll be a legit threat.

[@burrito255]

I don't think she'll ever recover her 3A.

[@miidnxghts]

@@burrito255she’s starting to recover it! i’ve seen some clips of her attempting it and she has shaky landings, but she’s getting there

[@burrito255]

@@miidnxghts omg did she put the attempts on telegram??

[@RedShoes29]

I CANNOT believe Evgenia admitted that in an interview!!! Guantanamo Bay would not have gotten that information out of me

[@vivianrodriguez2286]

When I saw the Daria news, I gasped but I expected it with that fall

[@shieldmaidenforchrist1310]

Maya having convulsions makes me wonder if she had a long term severe nutritional deficiency in addition to being in a dangerously high stress environment. Obviously just a theory, but we know this program is abusive, and how mentally and emotionally severe the abuse is likely varies from athlete to athlete, but we know that lasting severe stress in and of itself can result in a wide variety of weird symptoms which can vary significantly from person to person. They are also obsessed with maintaining their idea of an ideal weight, which is quite low and may have been much too low for Maya, resulting in her having to under eat significantly, possibly avoiding certain food entirely and not getting key vitamins or minerals her nervous system needed.

[@jsc2606]

sadly bullying and abuse is yet to be addressed in this sport. Raising the age may help but the fact that any bullying that is brought up is generally swept under the carpet and I speak from experience as when raised my skater became a target because I went public. When actions spek louder than words things may change and not before time.

[@ht21]

No doubt she has malnutrition, but my thought was that when she saw her arm half cut off went into shock and started shaking/convulsing

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

If she went into shock from the injury (and if you had to be taken to hospital in an ambulance that’s definitely a bad enough injury!) it’s absolutely not impossible. Likewise, if she hit her head falling from the accident (didn’t say for sure but it absolutely could have happened) it can cause a seizure. Ice is hard.

[@julieannedous2799]

When I was 17, I fell on my hip the exact same way. She could have what I had-a very bad cartilage tear. It is indeed quite painful.

[@KiffiStinkt]

Tbh the whole Medvedeva controversy is so stupid … people forget that what’s offensive in America does not count for other country’s 🤡 just so narrow minded again …. Also evgenia going to a gay coach having multiple gay friends, defended Jason brown from yagudin and so on, apologizing and feeling ashamed for calling her coach this should show that there is no homophobic vibe at all

[@StewNWT]

yeah Russia may be a homophobic country but I don't for a second believe Medvedeva is homophobic

[@brynneholt1990]

I remember when I studied in Spain, some of my classmates would say “con yo” instead of the proper phrase “con migo”. It was an innocent mistake, plus, they say that word a lot in Spain. One of my friends also had a hard time distinguishing between “pene” and “peine”.

[@loulouvouu]

In Russia slurs are offensive only when you call someone by it, just stating a word without a non-offensive context or recalling a story like hers is considered fine

[@lindseysg]

ok but now that she knows it’s a slur she should stop repeating it like nothing

[@izabella7174]

​@@lindseysg she is telling a story not just randomly using it in conversation

[@valievafan_13k78]

With eteri you can expect the absolute worst and it'll happen. I'm really worried about the other skaters, they all have natural talent but it's being abused to success that can be reached by other ways. Grea video though Paola! Also I'm noticing every star who are predicted to be olympic champions always have unfortunate timing or events happen to them in the camp. Eteri cycles through stars almost every year, and I think she's running out of talents to gain.

[@Vortex20000]

Tutberidze is a different type of coach , she is demanding , she there to push people beyond expectations ... Nobody forces any girl to train with Tutberidze. If any girl don't like to train with Tutberidze they can leave... but they will not ....because they are hoping for quick results ......with comes with a risk... Most of them they won't make it .... but they will take that risk to succeed with all cost...

[@aspannas]

@@Vortex20000They don't know any better because they're children and their parents only care about them winning. There's reasons as to why Eteri doesn't train adults, because they're not as easily manipulated and controlled as minors are and their bodies can't handle the awful technique anymore that Eteri and her team teaches them that only works when you have a body of a prepubescent child.

[@burrito255]

Have you not looked at junior competition? Tutberitze might lose a bit of standing bit that's because there are other figure skating clubs that put up a challenge Also some Asian coaches are worse than Tutberitze

[@maiahochheiser7628]

I've been bingeing your videos and I am SO excited to have a new one!

[@paolala]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@mogumochi]

So off topic but, I saw a tiktok edit and they included a voice over from one of your videos! And I was like “omg I recognize that voice anywhere, that’s PAOLA LA”

[@paolala]

haha i think i saw that too. it was a really cool edit♥

[@srfmulti4593]

what edit was it?

[@derangedmaniac3827]

Eteri breaks children

[@Vortex20000]

And makes champions too...

[@derangedmaniac3827]

@@Vortex20000 at what cost?

[@Vortex20000]

That depends of you if you are willing to take that risk ... Nobody forces any girl to train with Tutberidze. If any girl don't like to train with Tutberidze they can leave.... You won't raise an Olympic champion giving compliments. Tutberidze is a different type of coach , she is demanding , she there to push people beyond expectations ... It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.

[@remittri]

@@Vortex20000yeah cuz 12 year olds have a great amount of agency lol its their parents who should be responsible and also the culture for allowing people like Eteri to run wild and destroy kids' bodies, drugging them, etc just for a chance at international fame others chase their dreams fairly and with longevity in mind. there is better ways

[@aspannas]

@@Vortex20000 STOP saying this over and over. These are CHILDREN we are talking about, they CANNOT understand the long term consequenses. Are you actually defending Eteri?! She and her team are abusive and uses drugs.

[@pgk3052]

This is your best work yet! Poor Dasha and Maya! And of course, my Russian daughter...Alyona...BEST DISH EVER!!! Thank you so much!🎉❤😂

[@aidanlorch-liebel6264]

certain hip shapes can actually be genetic (look up “dalmatian hip”), so i actually am not surprised by dasha’s sister having a similar problem

[@miriam3848]

I bet somebody else trod on Maya's hand and arm when she fell. Girls, who left that camp have repeatedly brought up the issue with the rink being overcrowded with skaters of different level, and it being a safety issue

[@goobular5570]

last february i was skating at my local rink and i got into an accident. i found it funny at the time and i still think its a little funny. i caught my toepick on the ice and it cut into my right thumb. i blacked out from blood loss twice on the ice and went to hospital by ambulance. i ended up severing my tendon along with the nerves and an artery in my thumb. they had to cut further into my thumb and into my palm to repair the nerves. i lost around 25% of movement in my thumb and i had a cast after surgery for around 2 months. i completely understand how maya feels.

[@marianasan2148]

Ahh- Aliona and interview are two words that just make me prepare tea and biscuits

[@icekraze07]

There are certain hip conditions that are congenital but a competent doctor should be able to identify the issue without knowing about the family history. Specifically, cam deformities are pretty common and can cause in increased likelihood of dislocation/subluxation. Add to that the prevalence of ehlers-danlos in figure skaters (because it makes you more flexible) and repeated hip injuries are likely. Basically it could be likely that she was partially dislocating her hip every time she jumped/landed and each dislocation would make the next one worse. It is something that coaches and doctors should have picked up on long before she was injured in competition.

[@Diana-dm3ns]

To be honest, even though I don’t really like it, I think the era of Tutberidze is not over. Her students already are the best in the world. We just don’t need any international competitions, because we will definitely have gold and silver medals. And Kamila Valieva is completely fine right now, so it’s much more like she is the star of her group. Kamila is an example of an athlete who is not broken, who is still doing hardest elements even though she had problems with puberty(she gained some weight and grew a lot), but she is still there, being the best in the world

[@aubreyjean532]

I've never clicked so fast 🎉🎉

[@mistonthebanksofthewaal]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS

[@mistonthebanksofthewaal]

I'm not a doctor either, just a bitch with screwed-up hips. Apparently, they are shaped wrong or go outwards I can't remember, but my dad has the same issue and we have both been warned (especially since I am an artistic roller skater and my dad is a speed skating coach) to take care after falls because our hips make us more susceptible to injury.

[@mht4908]

Aliona reminds me of a Russian Alicia Sacramone (former US gymnast and 2008 Olympian), she's sassy, straightforward and knows what she wants. And we love her for that, in addition to her having some of the best presentation among the Russians. I'm still bitter about Aliona being denied the chance to win 2020 Worlds

[@malhalsey4994]

I agree with Anna Shcherbakova’s comment on pairs 😅

[@everynameiwantedwastoolong6887]

12:24 Predispositions to injury can be genetic. Structural flaws, predispositions to nutrient deficiency, menstrual irregularities (Not getting your period can lead to bone weakening) can all cause injuries, and can all be genetic.

[@zb7293]

I miss Eteri girls on ice. Senna them do quads they were equal if not better then men. We will lose that unfortunatly. We will have pretty, elegant but more awage performanse.

[@GabdeVue]

I lived for one year in the US, in the super polite non-sweary south... and am not a native speaker. In my native language, to get around saying a certain swear word (think "freakin" or "effin") we say "shit"... So when i was answering in front of the class and not finding a word, i confidently said: SHIT and the teacher completely lost it. To be honest, to this day... i do not hear "shit" as a super bad word, but sheesh did i get a very polite telling off ; )

[@startracksha]

Betina Po'pova means literally Betina Priest. You pronounced Betina 'Popova, which means Betina Ass. Sometimes stress makes huge difference in meaning.

[@mharlon09.]

I had missed your videos ❤. As always Russia figure skating is insane haha

[@annwrog]

Pretty Astonishing!

[@iosebdzamukashvili5360]

The parents of these girls have to be put in jail for letr8ng them practice with this monster academy.

[@jacobthejuuler]

GUYS GUYS GUYS! Glad to see a new video from you pop up.

[@bozenateleszewska190]

How can anyone discuss Russians coming back to the Olympics while the atrocities of war in Ukraine are still an everyday reality????????!

[@simplyvanessa9419]

Maybe because they have nothing to do with the war😂 And because they don't compete under the Russian flag

[@TheFlowMind]

@@simplyvanessa9419 Half of them have been very supportive of Putin so they can stay out competitions for the next 30 years for what I care.

[@zelmabotha1880]

This Ukrainian war has more side shows attached to it then most people want to admit. Let me explain, there are the main stream news that tells the world one story, then there are independant news outlets that tells something totally the opposite. Then there are journalists, and people working and living in the Ukraine and Russia who give their accounts on this war. Question is, what is the real truth? My personal opinion is, keep politics out of sport. Let athletes compete every where they want. May peace and love surround us all😊

[@izabella7174]

​@@zelmabotha1880 well love and peace for sure does not surround Ukrainians

[@zelmabotha1880]

@@izabella7174 I think it will be wise to do some research on where Zelensky and his rulers really come from. Start there, look at who funded them., look at who ( really) wants him there. Do serious research into why Putin targeted certain labs in the Ukraine. Those are political. My point is, why must innocent athletes be withheld from competitions? There are a lot going on behind the scenes and in government corridors that are kept from us all. This Ukraine/ Russia war has a worldwide horrible ripple efect

[@ablob4272]

oh hey im here first! hello paola :DD

[@caligraphens]

Regarding injuries that might be "genetic". I don't know what they meant here, but for example I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome which is genetic disorder that brings big issues with joint, In this case it is likely that me and my sibling with also same genetic disorder will have similar injuries. But in such case the skater also should have issues with conective tissue for example that has genetic background

[@YourPetDinosaur]

The selective outrage in the figure skating fandom/community is unreal.

[@sahpire75]

They’re children everyone should be upset

[@StewNWT]

I thought Medvedeva's story was funny actually as a gay dude

[@nancymarron-asti8463]

Did Daria have an avulsion fracture of hamstring? I had a avulsion fracture of the part of hip where the hamstring attaches. Basically, my hamstring tore off the bone and took a piece of it with it. It was excruciating. I thought I broke my hip from the POP sound and the pain. I fell and landed on my shoulder and broke it at same time. My skating career was over.

[@SoundShinobiYuki]

OMG!!! 😳😳😳😳 (I can’t even imagine how awful that was! I *mildly* pulled a hamstring a few weeks ago and could barely even get around the house for a week without pain with just that!)

[@myjunkdrawer8014]

I have a question about 19:27 so if a mandatory draft gets put in place in Russia could he be drafted? Or would he be deported , or would he just stay back?

[@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628]

Convulsions probably refers to the injured body part, not the entire body. Just a guess.

[@caitlingann1111]

The entire 3rd of your video is of Kamila skating yet you barley even mention her or say anything about her skating. Im just curious why show so many clips of her if you are not even going to talk about her at all? Even after everything she remains my favorite and she is the only one left of the older girls to keep skating. I find it odd that you dont even mention her or how her skating has evolve. Id love to hear your opinion.

[@annalavigne629]

because she has no idea what she’s talking about

[@skateata1]

Love your videos for figure skating news. Especially juicy news.

[@o_o-lj1ym]

Blood loss and convulsions, sounds like she almost died omg

[@chuuu4610]

Holy cr@p… All I wanna say to Maiia is to get out of there. Skating may be something she loves but this isn’t worth it!

[@ania8005]

Have you seen the russian challenge?

[@Ifxithq]

This is so sad but have u heard that thare a movie about figure skating that apparently like showing the truth of the sport it called soma like free skate im not sure

[@jessicamou]

OMG poor Maiia

[@shuijiang5155]

I love Russian figure skating, but I have started to feel so wrong watching the girls' suffering

[@platmond1]

I'm somewhat early for once

[@agaflasinska2592]

And how many girls Tutberidze destroyed that we never heard of, because they lost their health before they achieved anything?

[@kylynn_jenner]

I would like to know what’s up with Sasha trusova now…

[@90Rush]

She withdrew from the more important half of competitions; while she did get medals and her Ainsi Bas la Vida is extremely passionate and entertaining, and would be great for a show program, her scores aren't competitive for Russian nationals or their own Grand Prix, so it's understandable that she would focus on her injuries instead. Dunno why she missed this week's show program though. I guess ... because combine her fans to Mark's fans was a successful strategy to win the prize?

[@watchmedo635]

She’s currently doing some shows, but withdrew from some of the bigger competitive events. I hope she’s healing!

[@robinhallie7047]

14:53 it sounds like she had a seizure while skating and fell really bad on the ice causing more serious injury and loss of blood

[@saneira]

7:45 this picture activates my fight or flight response. This dude's creepiness can be felt too clearly through the picture.

[@Sophia-dnbetyt]

11:22 sure Jan 😂

[@alexlor5993]

I'm not huge Eteri fan, but I think she has been overdemonized.

[@aspannas]

Literally how?! She and her team uses drugs on their students. She publicly shames her own students in media, which are children, and put the blame on them when she's the adult and ALWAYS plays the victim and lies. She and her team have injured 10+ students now beyond repair. She calls her students lazy when they don't have the ability to jump quads and once they do and injure themselves, she blames THEM for it. Eteri NEEDS to be BANNED from figure skating!

[@petrapedia]

"Eteri Cracks Kids" "Eteri Breaks Babies"

[@kwm__]

How can u say team T is dead when they gave girls like Akatiava and Petrosyan jumping 4s but say Levito is the "next big thing" with ZERO ULTRA C

[@brynneholt1990]

Because by the time they reach the new minimum age, they will be broken.

[@kwm__]

@@brynneholt1990 well the "next big thing" will still have zero ultra C

[@Corita93]

Levito is next big thing for US ladies, she will most likely be winning US Nationals, named Olympian for Milano and is best shot at medal for US in international competition for ladies event. Paola literally named her "next big thing" in video about US NATIONALS. Team T is dying, because their streamline of girls has ben broken, there is nobody in juniors to fill empty spots. They had such a big group and now most of them left or retired. "Next big thing" for Russian ladies after Akatieva and Petrosyan is likely be from a diferent coach.

[@Gskuratov]

@@Corita93 " there is nobody in juniors to fill empty spots." 🤣🤣🤣You don't follow Russian figure skating, do you? Petrosyan and Akatyeva will be replaced by Dvoeglazova, Sadkova, in turn they will be replaced by Margarita Bazylyuk and Andreeva. Polina Tsurskaya (member of Team Tut) is training the Bazylyuk/Andreeva replacement. Levito can't beat Asian/European skaters with only 3-2 combos. She is very lucky that the Russians are suspended from international competitions.

[@Corita93]

​@@Gskuratov Dvoeglazova - bronze in Cup Final 2022, 4th place in Junior Championships 2022, withdrew in 2023, Sadkova - missed in 2022, 8th place in Junior Championships 2023, silver in Junior RGPF. That's limited data, but not a single win so far. TT has been sweeping podiums in 2018 and 2019 in Juniors, winning Junior gold year by year since 2014 and now not a single Junior 2023 medal?

[@joannali4691]

It's illegal to be this early

[@kittycat-po7is]

Excelente servicio 10/10 I will absolutely come again for some Russian tea

[@paolala]

haha i'm glad you enjoyed your stay

[@quatele]

I hope we see Maiia and Daria back on the ice again, but wouldn't be surprised if not. It would be a great move for Maiia to skate for Italy, like how similar moves have enhanced the careers of Katia Kurakova and Anastasia Gubanova. Really, I hope we see an end to this punishing of Russian skaters for political reasons they have no control over. Major international events are now held in half empty arenas, which I have to think is largely due to the top athletes not being in attendance, and the absence of all the Russian fans. Figure skating is already having trouble staying relevant, and the ISU is simply exacerbating that problem.

[@90Rush]

Looks like even if Russians are allowed to compete only one spot would be available for the ladies at least for this Olympic cycle. With age limit shenanigans Akatieva wouldn't be able to compete, and Kamila is extremely overscored in the last two events. Petrosyan would be their best skater in the coming two years.

[@queen_gucci]

Holy crapoly, Eteri breaks kids.

[@jeebanjeeban87]

medvedeva's story is not really a big deal for me. its a honest mistake that even I do today. It stems from english not being your 1st language. I still confuse "concrete" spelling to "concreate" today. "F*ck" & "Pack". B*tch & Beach. I bet she knows what it means... but she probably accidentally jumbled the letters and how its spoken. Maia's accident shocked me. That's legit scary.

[@strawberrylime33]

Ughhhhh, age should not be a factor that stopped u from being a successful figure skater!! Do people really want to see their faves for only 2-3 years??

[@annalavigne629]

you forgot to mention the part where she called him a “sensitive soul” for being upset by the slur. you’re so biased it’s embarrassing.

[@Riley-nl7vs]

Why is it that always the students of cruel teachers like eteri or Abby lee, the ones who achieve such greatness?

[@ellingtonfeint13]

Because they are willing to use unhealthy methods (overtraining, technical short-cuts, psychological abuse) in order to get results. Toxic methods appear to be effective in the short term. They produce shooting stars.

[@RT-dk7yv]

Abby lee is like Mr Rogers when compared to eteri

[@loulouvouu]

They indeed achive greatness, but for how long and at what cost? That's the problem.

[@anonymcomment5864]

So shocked about this interviews. I laughed so hard at Evgenia (happy to get news rven if it's cringe anecdotes haha), grabed pop-corn on listening to Aliona's onz, and felt like crying for Daria and Maia added to the list of Tutberitze "casualties", obviously not giving à damn about her athletes health. We could also see that sometimes parents are rightly protective, sometimes absent and sometimes the worst pushers for their child. I'm happy the Tutbetitze era comes to an end bc of her, but I wish her student e.g. 3A go on their lives healthy and have fun and let us the them skate for more years to come. I watch for the art and I'm never aware of shows outside of international competitions. Can you discuss them both and help the public find them maybe ? Now talk in the next video about World Championship. My looooved ones Shoma and Adam omg just lost it both on the ice and kiss and cry, too much emotion waouh ❤ I love these guys. Girls had superb programs too, I don't miss the Russians even if I love them bc we had quch beautiful skaters there too. And of course my beloved Kaori being iconic. ❤❤❤

[@ai5952]

So is Eteri just the figuring skating version of Abby Lee Miller?

[@watchmedo635]

pretty much

[@skateata1]

Hearing Eteri praising a skater is weird to me

[@MelonLord]

Why is it always the back and hip...

[@watchmedo635]

usually because of the jumping technique Eteri teaches them, it puts too much stress on those areas

[@Pepalamarrana]

2:19 this aged really bad.

[@aidamanzano2129]

first hehe

[@chilla7893]

,,Is there an equivalent Russian word?" Knowing Russian politics, I'm sure there's multiple...

[@sophiejaycolt4374]

11:52 that doctor needs to be fired...

[@perfectdark6025]

Lol, i wondering, will we see at least one video where author dont said that "TeamTut in over" What is even funnier, is that such statements come after another successful season, where Eteri and her girls again stays at top. And about "meaningless competitions" - you should do two things: - compare money that this season give to TeamTut girls and to non-russians girls - compare public exposure that TeamTut girls have this season and exposure that non-russian girls have (viewers numbers for russian girls alone tell you a story, and amount of fans that they got will tell another - and yes, i said this even about a younger TeamTut girls, who by your words are "unknown")

[@Gskuratov]

I think Paola La is an alias of Elena Vaitsekhovskaya that she uses to post on youtube 😆

[@GitanAnimex]

Kostornaia's mom is like Jenette Mc curdy's mom

[@mariaritapieraccini3501]

This is a though sport and injuries cannot always be prevented, stop inferring that these injuries are all due to the coaches. You are so subjective and you keep adding your personal derogatory opinion of Eteri on every answer she gives. You do realize that you are slandering this person solely on your personal hatred of her! Disgusting.