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Silver Gaia

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9. I totally agree, and even started a thread about Ilya after this happened to him.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 04:05 AM

14 hrs ago

I agree that it happened to Amber Glenn, too.

And it happened to gymnast Simone Biles at the Summer Olympics in Paris.

The media is out of control with sensationalizing these sensitve young athletes who are also artists, and it is causing them psychological damage. It needs to STOP.

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