Alexei: I'm Not Gay
Fiona McQuarrie
discussion in TV and newspaper coverage of Skate Canada of Alexei
Urmanov's denials that he is gay.
(Before anyone invokes the FAQ on me, let me point out that this is Alexei
talking and not second/third/whateverhand rumour).
I saw two different news stories that said that at a press conference,
Alexei, not in response to any questions, said that Tatiana Tarasova had
told him there were rumours going around about him and a Russian lawyer
that he was friends with. He said he was not gay, and that if he wanted a
man to be his friend, he would be his friend, and that people should stop
discussing his private life. Both stories reported that this declaration
was met with stunned silence.
In the "up close and personal" piece during CTV's coverage of the men's
long, Alexei said that there had been rumours going around since he "chose
to live with" Rudy Galindo. He said that Rudy knew a lot about life in
America and was helping him with the language and with American life. (I
wasn't clear if "live with" meant "share a
house with" or "room with on tour".) He said again that he was not gay and
last year he heard he was an alcoholic and now he was gay. He joked that
next he would hear he was taking drugs.
More details, anyone? Does anyone know what provoked this spate of
comments? I must admit I hadn't even heard a whisper of anything to
suggest that anyone thought Alexei was gay.
Cheers, Fiona
Dave Amorde
Fiona McQuarrie wrote in message <807rn5$l08$1...@morgoth.sfu.ca>...
>
>Now (hanging head and blushing), does anyone have anything to add about
>these rumours that suddenly seem to be so troublesome?
>
I appreciate your desire to communicate to "Alexei" that you are not gay.
Please note that this fellow RSSIFer has always assumed that you were a
flaming heterosexual (or, at least, a hot one.)
-Dave-
Kaiju
Dave, you are just plain twisted.
I love it.
Kaiju
--
Before you think, think.
Sarah Weinman
news:807ns2$jbb$2...@morgoth.sfu.ca...
> I'm surprised no one has posted about this yet..but there was some
> discussion in TV and newspaper coverage of Skate Canada of Alexei
>
> (Before anyone invokes the FAQ on me, let me point out that this is Alexei
> talking and not second/third/whateverhand rumour).
Yup, he actually said this at the press conference. I guess he's frustrated.
Anyway, if this were alt.showbiz.gossip or alt.gossip.celebrities, I'd say
"I think he doth protesteth too much." But since it isn't...I guess I could
agree with him :-)
Sarah
malini...@here.com
Mdiffley3
The rumor started during the 98 tour, according to Yags in the Russian magazine
Sport, when he spent time in Galindo's hotel room. Maybe they were tour
roomies? I haven't a clue.
Maureen
Fiona McQuarrie
: I'm surprised no one has posted about this yet..but there was some
: discussion in TV and newspaper coverage of Skate Canada of Alexei
Well, duh. My apologies. I was writing this in a rush and put in the wrong
Alexei. It is of course Alexei Yagudin.
Now (hanging head and blushing), does anyone have anything to add about
these rumours that suddenly seem to be so troublesome?
Cheers, Fiona
pi...@antispam.ca
Haven't heard a thing, I really doubt it. On any day of the week, some male skater's supposed
to be gay. Who cares?
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FiggySkate
I think it all started when Alexei stated, "I am not gay, but my boyfriend is."
Weyer Z. Field
with a full complement of TV cameras there to record every second?
Anya
> discussion in TV and newspaper coverage of Skate Canada of Alexei
> Urmanov's denials that he is gay.
>
> talking and not second/third/whateverhand rumour).
>
> Alexei, not in response to any questions, said that Tatiana Tarasova had
> told him there were rumours going around about him and a Russian lawyer
> that he was friends with. He said he was not gay, and that if he wanted a
> man to be his friend, he would be his friend, and that people should stop
> discussing his private life. Both stories reported that this declaration
> was met with stunned silence.
>
> In the "up close and personal" piece during CTV's coverage of the men's
> long, Alexei said that there had been rumours going around since he "chose
> to live with" Rudy Galindo. He said that Rudy knew a lot about life in
> America and was helping him with the language and with American life. (I
> wasn't clear if "live with" meant "share a
> house with" or "room with on tour".) He said again that he was not gay and
> last year he heard he was an alcoholic and now he was gay. He joked that
> next he would hear he was taking drugs.
>
> More details, anyone? Does anyone know what provoked this spate of
> comments? I must admit I hadn't even heard a whisper of anything to
> suggest that anyone thought Alexei was gay.
>
> Cheers, Fiona
Just guessing here, but perhaps Alexei Y. was reacting to some rumours
that had been circulating on a couple of the Delphi boards devoted to
Russian men's skaters. I'm surprised no one has mentioned that in one of
the fluff pieces on Elvis Stojko, he (Elvis) left the impression that one of
the reasons he decided to train elsewhere (outside of Canada) was that stuff
that was happening at the rink (presumably Barrie) was ending up being
reported on the Internet. I got the distinct impression from both skaters
that they felt their privacy had been invaded.
Regards,
Anya
Weyer Z. Field
wrote:
> Just guessing here, but perhaps Alexei Y. was reacting to some rumours
>that had been circulating on a couple of the Delphi boards devoted to
>Russian men's skaters. I'm surprised no one has mentioned that in one of
>the fluff pieces on Elvis Stojko, he (Elvis) left the impression that one of
>the reasons he decided to train elsewhere (outside of Canada) was that stuff
>that was happening at the rink (presumably Barrie) was ending up being
>reported on the Internet. I got the distinct impression from both skaters
>that they felt their privacy had been invaded.
Scott McNeely of Sun Systems says, "You don't have any privacy. Get
over it." But seriously.......the concept of privacy, among those for
whom the Net is a compulsion is rather tenuous. People seem to feel
that they are somehow entitled to expose whatever they want, discuss
any subject that comes to mind. Rather like in small towns in which
no other amusement exists.
Weyer Z. Field
>Haven't heard a thing, I really doubt it. On any day of the week, some male skater's supposed
>to be gay. Who cares?
Well, the soap opera fans. Seems they're numerous.
j...@cypress.com
mdif...@aol.com (Mdiffley3) wrote:
> Um that was Yagudin, not Urmanov.
>
> The rumor started during the 98 tour, according to Yags in the Russian
magazine
> Sport, when he spent time in Galindo's hotel room. Maybe they were
tour
> roomies? I haven't a clue.
Ask Ron Ng; maybe he "Noz".
-jl John
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Hattie54
>tour
>> roomies? I haven't a clue.
And what time the next morning did Yags leave ???<G> Ron , can you bring us up
to date ??
Harriet
Ron Yaraskavitch
gay?