tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83799167680834655.post647958941198467051..comments2024-03-27T02:15:42.045-07:00Comments on (beyond) 300 words: Yana Stadnik: my kind of immigrantJoe Danielshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13813771610543530480noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83799167680834655.post-66844659732379021572011-12-11T12:22:22.207-08:002011-12-11T12:22:22.207-08:00Another big thing in her favour - she married a Br...Another big thing in her favour - she married a British man, one of her fellow wrestlers - and has actually tried to keep it quiet and not use it for leverage for the passport - it would have been easier for her just to talk about that and use it to get a spouse exception; but she didn't want the cynics to question her marriage, or her sincerity as a new Brit, so she is getting on with married life, and going for the passport on her own merits instead. Good luck to her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83799167680834655.post-4472967873039662422011-12-05T11:35:34.721-08:002011-12-05T11:35:34.721-08:00Well said!Well said!Joe Danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13813771610543530480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83799167680834655.post-82813275798250151722011-12-05T07:41:19.625-08:002011-12-05T07:41:19.625-08:00I dont see a problem as long as she is proud to be...I dont see a problem as long as she is proud to be British and speaks English and understands the Culture in this country im fine with that there is many people coming to this country taking benifits and sitting on there butts but she is doing well for this country and winning medals in European championships and increasing funding for the sport and GB Team and she likes the Uk which is a great country and for a small sport of wrestling im sure they need all the help they can get because no one has got an olympic medal for over 20 years so somethink needs to change and dont forget there is many athletes competing for Team Gb that wasnt born here for e example MO FARAH and we all loved his european and world medals because he proud to be BritishAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com