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I agree with this. I think when they teamed up, it wasn’t necessarily to be better than they were with previous partners. I think they still had the hunger and drive to compete and wanted a chance at the Olympics. The articles when they first teamed up were geared toward Beijing. Then, they were super successful, much more than I think anyone imagined and all of a sudden they are talking about not Knowing when they will be done. That’s why I said if after the Olympics they are doing well and moving up the rankings i think they will stick around, if not I imagine they won’t. I hope they stick around, they are my favorite US Pair team and it seems like they really enjoy being out there. It’s refreshing!Except that Brandon said in the interview with Masha that he considered retiring after 2020 nationals and after putting time and thought into the question, decided that competing in figure skating is "something I want to do regardless of results. It's just what I want to do with my time and with my life at the moment."
Alexa was pretty much agreeing with everything he said. My impression of Alexa's motivation is that she just wants to keep training, skating and competing now because she's seen and experienced first-hand how it won't last forever. She's ambitious, yes, but I really feel she and Brandon are clear about doing this right now and appreciating every moment simply for the love of the sport.
ALEXA KNIERIM & BRANDON FRAZIER COMPLETE INTERVIEW
COMPLETE INTERVIEW WITH ALEXA KNIERIM AND BRANDON FRAZIER.***Edición: Oswaldo Barbosa Dirección: Sergio RamírezIdea Original: Marisol Paiz***IG https://www.i...www.youtube.com
Also, I watched that interview with Tarah that you posted, it was very interesting. It must be hard to deal with something like that but we have seen it countless times where one of the pair is only doing it because the other wants to and it rarely ends well. Also I felt for her bc it sounds like Danny changed his mind about wanting to continue after they split, I wonder why they didn’t just team back up? I hope she can find a partner! I do honestly think that Alexa and Brandon’s success has made people contemplate coming back with new partners. They see what they did and think hey maybe I can do that with a new partner. Only thing is, I think they are very much the exception rather than the rule!