My heart goes out to Kamila Valieva, the latest victim of the Russian athletics factory, who wasn’t able to support the weight of the world that had been placed on her shoulders, left the ice in tears after her final performance, and listened to her disappointing (but still spectacular) score while clutching a stuffed animal. She’s only 15 years old, for crying out loud. And what got replayed over and over? Not her amazing quadruple spin but her 3 falls in the final. Life can be so cruel. I hope she can find some kindness to go along with it.
My heart goes out to Kamila Valieva, the latest victim of the Russian athletics factory, who wasn’t able to support the weight of the world that had been placed on her shoulders, left the ice in tears after her final performance, and listened to her disappointing (but still spectacular) score while clutching a stuffed animal. She’s only 15 years old, for crying out loud. And what got replayed over and over? Not her amazing quadruple spin but her 3 falls in the final. Life can be so cruel. I hope she can find some kindness to go along with it.