'Shocking behaviour': Russian gymnast shows 'Z' symbol on podium next to Ukrainian winner
Source: The Guardian
Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak, who sported an insignia linked to the invasion of Ukraine on a medals podium, had been called out for his shocking behaviour.
Kuliaks shirt had the letter Z prominently placed as he stood next to Ukraines Kovtun Illia, the gold medallist at a Gymnastics World Cup event in Doha.
The Z has been seen daubed on Russian tanks and vehicles in Ukraine and has come to symbolise support for the invasion.
Kuliak had won the bronze medal on Saturday.
The International Gymnastics Federation confirms that it will ask the Gymnastics Ethics Foundation to open disciplinary proceedings against Ivan Kuliak following his shocking behaviour at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha, Qatar, a statement from the ruling body said.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/07/shocking-behaviour-russian-gymnast-shows-z-symbol-on-podium-next-to-ukrainian-winner
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Deuxcents
(15,785 posts)Their drug cheating n brutish attitudes are not signs of sportsmanship
TheBlackAdder
(28,076 posts)Deuxcents
(15,785 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)FarPoint
(12,209 posts)immediately band all Russians from all competitive international sports....all.... Use his name/photo as the "poster boy" as to why all russians are banned.
BigmanPigman
(51,432 posts)GopherGal
(1,999 posts)... effective 07 March.
By the time they announced it, athletes were en route or had already arrived at this competition.
Also, the women's uneven bars medal ceremony was, er, interesting, as two Russian gymnasts placed first and second, with a Ukrainian in third.
Daniela Batrona walked out to collect her medal while draped in a Ukrainian flag. She stood on the podium in the bronze medal placement while she took her victory celebration. Daniela then walked off the podium after mounting it alone and disappeared from the ceremony. Only then could the two Russian gymnasts enter and accept their medals. The iconic moment where three competitors would all embrace on the top of the podium and pose for photos would not occur in uneven bars finals at 2022-Doha.
msongs
(67,199 posts)send him to the front lines. He'd probably pee in his pants. But he's sooo brave with tape on his shirt.
Walleye
(30,729 posts)texasfiddler
(1,986 posts)Martin68
(22,671 posts)keopeli
(3,461 posts)Martin68
(22,671 posts)athletes for giving a black power salute, but none for wearing a "Z" in support of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Get it?
madaboutharry
(40,153 posts)It is the exact opposite. It is a symbol of imperialism and the killing of innocent civilians, it is the like symbols worn by the Nazis.
relayerbob
(6,510 posts)This isn't "politics", it isn't a peaceful protest against living conditions, this is supprting an unprovoked, murderous invasion of a peaceful country.
BidenRocks
(813 posts)been a swastika.
chowder66
(9,011 posts)FrankTC
(210 posts)Make the cult sign, hold hands, and jump off the cliff with your lemming friends. Morons.
live love laugh
(13,009 posts)luv2fly
(2,475 posts)People just assume he's a jerk.
Not with that smirk on his face in the one response post.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Your smirk could be his smile... he did win a medal after all.
blue-wave
(4,317 posts)about what you call his "smile." Therefore it could still be a smirk.
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Yet you've chosen to see the worst in him. Okay.
blue-wave
(4,317 posts)He has a Russian war symbol taped to his chest, that represents the death of thousands of Ukrainians and the destruction of Ukrainian cities???
luv2fly
(2,475 posts)Not sure why that's hard to understand.
Wuddles440
(1,098 posts)have a choice and must find the courage to decide between right and wrong. I've seen enough smirks in my lifetime to know that this little shit knows what he's doing and is an absolute punk. He looks like something Putin would use for recruiting his version of Hitler Youth.
ShazzieB
(15,958 posts)He looks smirky af to me. I thought so before I read your comments. Now I know I'm not the on.y one who noticed.
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)Why are Russians competing for anything anywhere?
They should take medal away from him
BlueIdaho
(13,582 posts)The International Olympic Committee should remove all medals from Russians competing in the Chinese Olympics.
Bayard
(21,806 posts)Add, "elensky", after the Z.
GReedDiamond
(5,299 posts)That's what it means!
Is there a source for this, or is this just some kind of speculation?
It makes sense to me: Z=Zelenskyy.
ShazzieB
(15,958 posts)Bayard
(21,806 posts)I was being facetious.
Jetheels
(991 posts)keopeli
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The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)Are you working for the russian mob?
LisaL
(44,962 posts)NT
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)Apparently you do not like the free exchange ideas that this site provides.
If you don't like what I post don't read it.
Calista241
(5,584 posts)Then you can deport them all you want after they've served their sentence.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)How ever the world is close to another huge world war. Perhaps we need to push back even harder.
Russia is still not getting the message. Are they laughing at us?
jcgoldie
(11,584 posts)This crap doesn't belong on DU.
PatrickforB
(14,516 posts)their home.
Now what? The Mexicans? The Guatamalans? The Cubans? The African Americans? The Irish? Germans? Scottish? British?
Where are you going to stop?
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)I am ok with sending the Irish back. I am Irish. Free pub crawl.
I am pretty sure the Native Americans would like to see all the people you list sent back.
The russian mob is causing great harm in this nation. What I read is that there is only 400 - 500 Mexican mob members in the USA. FBI Director Louis Freeh stated that over 200 of Russia's 6,000-odd crime gangs operate with American counterparts in 17 U.S. cities in 14 states.
I think it is time to do something about russian mob crime. Russians have over 200 separate mob groups operating in coordination with russian mobs from russia.
LisaL
(44,962 posts)You are free to go.
The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)We have no control over this situation. My comments are all bull shit with no power. Calm the fuck down.
ShazzieB
(15,958 posts)niyad
(112,440 posts)words, "calm the f*** down", is deliberately provocative, not to mention almost comical in its obviousness.
jcgoldie
(11,584 posts)This post sucks.
notinkansas
(1,095 posts)he looks like an absolute little twerp. Knows nothing and proud of it.
melm00se
(4,975 posts)that Ukraine needs
RocRizzo55
(980 posts)Why is he not in a military uniform?