I'm not clicking on anything from @olympicchannel anymore, because I find their recent coverage of figure skating disrespectful to fs fans and Yuzuru.

Here's a list of recent things that didn't sit right with me:
1) When they tried to sell fake narrative that "the ISU Skating Awards were met favourably by figure skating fans":

of course, using Yuzu as clickbait https://twitter.com/olympicchannel/status/1282256880522399744
2) used footage of Fanyus wishing Yuzuru a happy birthday without their permission and twisted the narrative into "Hanyu lacks focus because of that hubbub around him". https://twitter.com/axelovelove/status/1282409220827238400
3) same article, they called Yuzuru "the hottest property"

.. since when can an athlete be a property?
4) same article, they suggest Yuzuru COULD be competitive again, "provided he stays fit".

Excuse me, I didn't know that skating with an injury = being unfit 🙃 Seems like they really want to push this narrative that Yuzuru is out of shape or lacks conditioning.
5) Recent article about Shoma, they describe Yuzu with an adjective that means "arrogant and domineering". https://twitter.com/anjaheyheyhey/status/1298399122735669248
6) Ignored the news on him writing a thesis about figure skating, just like all of western media. Looks like being a pro gamer or an Ivy League student is a more relevant thing to write about on their channel.
7) They're known for stealing fan translations, adapting them a little, and then using in their articles. Without credit of course.
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/friday-autumn-classic-2019-hanyu https://twitter.com/ShukoD/status/1172737361047719936
They've been creating fake rivalry narratives for years in a milder capacity, but the questionable and insulting wordings, along with fake narratives that disrespect Yuzuru and his fans, became a constant ever since Nick McCarvel announced his partnership with Olympic Channel.
You can see an example of his biased "journalism" here, as well as in many IceTalk episode that he appears in. https://twitter.com/guardian_sport/status/1111547867758583808
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