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   From: beano@alphacrucisradio.org   
      
   You often times speak out against the skating establishement.   
   Well, I can say that they are about to make a decision that   
   will really make some people mad.   
      
   It has been leaked onto one of the figure skating forums   
   that Ashley Wagner will be on the US team, despite   
   her fourth place finish.   
      
   The other ladie above her skated their butts off, and   
   one of them is now going to be denied an Olympic   
   spot that she earned. This could be one of the biggest   
   controversies in years. Who are they going to bump   
   from the team to put Ashley on? Certainly not Gracie.   
   Gracie has the skate of her life on Saturday, and I   
   cannot POSSIBLY see her being bumped off.   
      
   I would NOT want to be a part of the skating   
   establishment when this becomes official, if they are   
   indeed bumping a higher skater off to put Ashley   
   on. the top skaters earned their spots, they are the   
   ones that deserved to go. The Skating Establishment   
   has gone off the deep end, if this is what they are   
   going to do.   
      
   The final announcements are to made sometime   
   Sunday or Monday. I would assume after the   
   mens freeskate finsihes on Sunday.   
      
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