October 30, 2023 Mount Holyoke News Global, Op/Ed, Staff Editorial What is an athlete but a tool of the state?: The Russian ban must stay October 30, 2023 Mount Holyoke News Global, Op/Ed, Staff Editorial A few months back, Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl announced his aim to change coaches. He was to leave Italy and train in Russia under arguably one of — if not the — most infamous coaches in that country: Eteri Tutberidze.