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She/Her | Michigander living in Leeds | Proud Autistic Bisexual Feminist | I chat skating/ESC/movies/other hyperfixations | Posts are my own opinions Website: https://helen-groothuis.com/

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 22d

NEW POST: A busy month with quite a few new experiences, including the public pool, Bolero Cup, and the National Media & Science Museum, as well as our comfort TV being back, among other things XD

Have a read when you fancy - I will get better about spacing out my videos and blog posts someday :')

The Last Big Hurdle... September 2025 Monthly Update

I’ll begin with the health update, since it’s the biggest progress I made this month.

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 44m

Idk, I feel like the fact that she even ran in the first place should've been disqualifying.

Gymnastics Now @gymnasticsnow.bsky.social · Jul 23

Angelina Melnikova has withdrawn her candidacy for political office in Russia to maintain her AIN neutral status as she eyes 2025 Worlds, per Sport Express RU. 👀

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$fracturcritical.bsky.social$

Momma H @fracturcritical.bsky.social · 54m

Good morning - Leanne Wong was robbed of gold so a fascist who shouldn’t have even been competing could win.

She fell out of a turn and both feet were out. Bullshit.

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Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 1h

Only a 0.100 deduction, which is ... interesting.
Melnikova gets a 13.466 on FX, which is enough to keep her ahead of Leanne. Finishes with 55.066, 0.10 ahead of Leanne.

Nancy Armour @nrarmour.bsky.social · 1h

ALERT! ALERT! ALERT!
Melnikova out of bounds -- looked like with both feet -- on her first pass. She has to pretty much be perfet to pass Leanne.

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Megan G @megan-ji.bsky.social · 1h

That AA Gold should be Leanne Wong’s, can’t believe it was only .1 deductions for Melnikova. #ARTWorlds2025

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Sam @sgreen3.bsky.social · 1h

I need a replay on that OOB right now because that's the difference. I'm not happy! #ARTWorlds2025

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candycoateddoom @candycoateddoom.bsky.social · 1h

i am fully convinced that some kind of bribery transpired so melnikova could keep her neutral status after literally running for local office under putin's political party. wouldn't be out of character for russia.
either way, she didn't and still doesn't deserve her neutral status.

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 51m

I have a hard time believing Melnikova or any of these neutral athletes are actually neurtral but oh well. Congrat I guess. Should've been Leanne's.

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Marios Richards @mariosrichards.bsky.social · 3h

A policy *supported by a smaller % of the population* than it would seek to deport!

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4h

Stephen Bush on the extraordinary draft legislation which Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, Matt Vickers, Katie Lam and backbench colleagues have proposed in parliament

It is a proposal that would seek to deport around 5% of the resident population, including over a quarter of a million with ILR

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 4h

It's a bit tough because you have to balance safety and privacy online with sharing enough info to find each other on the day :')

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 6h

I'm wondering how feasible it would be to set up a group somewhere for Euros attendees, not just to meet up but also for safety reasons, i.e. making sure everyone gets back to their hotel after the day's events conclude at 9-10pm-ish since the arena is a bit removed from Sheffield city centre

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 7h

NEVER forgiving him for briefly turning Legacy on Ice into an evangelical moment.

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 16h

That is promising, hopefully the website will be updated soon. I do hope whoever’s handling this gets some sleep though, it’s nearly midnight! :’)

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

Oh my god yes! I went to Bolero Cup so I got a bit of a taste but I can’t wait for F/G’s free to take the roof off!

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

Reply I just got via Instagram direct from ISU Euros team re: bringing medication to the venue. Unfortunately not a clear answer, but they are open to feedback.

If you are someone who might be affected by the current policy, they have advised contacting the venue with your concerns. ⛸️

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⛸️✨🍉 @amycouldntcareless.bsky.social · 18h

I never wanna see anyone ever say that cancel culture doesn't work 🙏 #figureskating #eurosheffield2026

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

(It does re-inforce my theory that they just copy-pasted info from the arena's website without adjusting accordingly before publishing - which sounds like shoddy work imo)

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 17h

UPDATE: The ISU Euros team have posted on their instagram that exit and re-entry WILL be allowed, presumably after the many many complaints they got today, and will be updating the website shortly.

Jury's still out on the medication policy. But a win is a win. ⛸️

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 22h

So according to the Euros Sheffield FAQ page:

-No re-entry if you leave at any point (during a 9+ hour event).
-No outside food or drink (arena food only).
-If you have meds you need to take you need to email them ahead of time or they’ll be discarded (wtf???)

Going great, I see. ⛸️

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

I never thought I’d say this but these celebs are absolutely useless (it’s getting a bit frustrating at this point). They’ve kept bringing up Johnathan but he keeps staying, they have to catch a traitor at some point.

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Given I had an Autistic meltdown with this past week’s results, I’d be worried for myself on the Saturday 😖

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Guess ill be looking for small one in the meantime :’)

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

If you agree that these policies are unreasonable, you can file a complaint here: british-ice-skating.zapier.app/europeans-20...

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Yep, filed mine this afternoon!

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Yep. I’m tempted to write to BIS directly or comment on skaters’ socials, I’m sure they’d want their fans looked after.

Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

Not to mention the risk of wherever that info is stored getting hacked.

I’m wondering if we notified some of the skaters on their socials if they would make a push?

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Helen Groothuis @helenmarie95.bsky.social · 18h

New winter coat has been on the shopping list but definitely bumped up the priority list now :’)

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