Posted on 02/21/2014 6:49:27 AM PST by Borges
Dear Entertainment Tonight:
You had invited me to do an interview concerning the Ladies’ Figure Skating results and my advice for gold medal winners. I had agreed subject to you allowing me to also use the interview to raise awareness to the more than 70 people killed and 600 injured in the Ukraine in their fight against Ukrainian government corruption.
Unfortunately, you pulled a “bait and switch” on me and instead dealt with issues in your program irrelevant to anything that we had agreed to discuss. I should have known better than to trust you after having only recently learned about the frauds and thefts from me of millions of dollars that began when I was a minor before my Olympic gold medal. Since your program did not address the issues upon which we had agreed, I take this opportunity to comment on what was supposed to be in your program.
The people of the Ukraine are fighting a vicious battle against organized crime, corruption and the forces of evil. While we shook the Soviet yoke in 1991, many of the corrupt, communist apparatchiks unfortunately managed to hold onto their positions. The crime and corruption continued but the Ukrainian people have finally had enough and are bravely making their stand. I pray for and support the valiant people of the Ukraine and wish for ultimate peace and happiness.
I likewise have made my stand against the organized crime and corruption that I have only learned about in the last two years. I filed a lawsuit in New York in October 2013 against numerous defendants for violations of RICO and other claims. William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC (my former agents), Wallin, Simon & Black (my former business managers, financial advisors and accountants), Galina Zmievskaya (my former coach), Victor Petrenko, Nina Petrenko and Joseph Lemire are among the defendants. While I am not risking my personal health in my lawsuit like the people of the Ukraine are in their fight, we are nonetheless fighting the same thing, organized crime and corruption.
My advice to gold medal winners is to trust nobody and especially not talent agents, accountants, coaches or Entertainment Tonight.
God bless the newly crowned gold medal winners and God bless the people of the Ukraine.
OKSANA BAIUL 1994 Olympic GOLD Medalist, Ladies Figure Skating 1993 World Championship GOLD Medalist, Ladies Figure Skating
Well said, Oksana.. and may God bring peace to Ukraine.
ET GOT BURNT.....ZINGGGGGGGGGGG
She has always been a fave. Met her a couple of years after her win when she was skating professionally.
Good for her.
I hope her countrymen can shake off the evil commies. Maybe they can come over here andshow us how.
Good on ya, Oksana.
Was she as gracious in person as she seems to be on camera? One thing I really liked about her was her willingness to openly admit her problems with alcohol... she blamed no one but herself and pledged she would get professional help.
Good for her.
Kind of says it all for the state of the US mentality, we care about “bread and circuses” while the rest of the world is burning.
Ms. Oksana said:
“While we shook the Soviet yoke in 1991, many of the corrupt, communist apparatchiks unfortunately managed to hold onto their positions”
Remember folks, oncce we start cleaning house here, we will have to do it al ALL levels of government! Take no prisoners, leave no survivors.
mark
Chazz: She’s as cold as the ice she skates on. She’s like dry ice. No, wait! She’s colder than that. What’s colder than dry ice?
Jimmy: I don’t know
Chazz: I’ll tell you what is, Oksana.
Brave woman but sorry she does not look good at all! She’s had drug issues and it shows.
Yes but it was an awkward time for her....from dirt poor to wealthy quickly. For example she had leather jeans on with her old adidas trainers.
That was her in her 20-something party days. She's cleaned up her act. This is Oksana Baiul last year.
These men have been identified as Mykola Kuznetzov, professor of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and his son.
Ditto. And amen.
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