Is Kotinka Hosszu an abused wife?

LongTimeListener · Aug 9, 2016

The husband-wife thing makes it weird, and the guy seems like a complete dick who ruins the poolside environment. But as to the coaching, in the absence of some accusation of physical abuse, it sounds a lot like Phelps and Bob Bowman, or basically every female gymnast who has ever competed at the Olympics.

wicked · Aug 9, 2016

Dick Whitman said: ↑

That would also seem to be a very early sign of a non-bully.
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If you say so. It just reminds me of the smartest-guy-in-the-room syndrome.

Dick Whitman · Aug 9, 2016

Alma said: ↑

It's one of those deals that's sort of the "mystery of relationship" deals. The relationship seems inappropriate to me. But, then, he's her coach, and he claims there's a standing offer for him to step down if she ever wants that, she wants him to coach her, and it may be that she prefers the tradeoff - his treatment of her made her the Olympic champion she so dearly wanted to be. There's a cost to being great, especially when the Americans can end waves of elite-trained athletes at you every four years. He's a control freak. He gets way too much of his worth out of her performance. It disturbs me. But I also have a context, and it's clearly not their context.

I mean: We live in a culture where a man can say "I'm a woman" - and vice versa - even though it flies in the face all biological evidence. And our culture requires us to nod our heads in furious agreement. Hell, we live now in a culture where a child can say that, and we're supposed to take that declaration stone cold seriously. We also live in a culture where adoptive parents FREAK OUT if an announcer correctly suggests that someone's grandfather is, indeed, their grandfather, and not their dad.

If the standard is that broad, do we always know, for sure, how people wanted to be treated by their spouses?
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This is like someone won a "Write an Alma Parody Post" contest.

Elliotte Friedman · Aug 9, 2016

People who complained about what Hicks said completely missed the point.

Efimova's return took the spotlight away from Hosszu.

Alma · Aug 9, 2016

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Is this supposed to be a play on the 'Odd Couple' sitcom opening?

'In the fall of 2012, Shane Tusup was asked to become more involved in Katinka Hosszu’s swimming career. That request came from his girlfriend, Katinka Hosszu, who suggested that he coach her. Deep down, he said, he knew it could work, but he also knew that someday they might come to regret it.'
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The person who wrote the story is not one of my favorite Olympic writers. I dunno. A lot of people like their work. I think it's kind of twee.

YankeeFan · Aug 12, 2016

outofplace · Aug 12, 2016

YankeeFan said: ↑

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That is the same article from the first post on the thread.

Riptide · Aug 13, 2016

Why is everyone else misspelling Kotinka's name?

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