I'm sorry but you totally lost me here... :scratch:??? What do you mean? Your assumption only makes sense when Yuna actually spends her time on making money other than competing or practicing (or just living her life). Do you have some sort of inside information that Yuna will do some kind of CF shooting or filming, or another ice show in this winter...? Where is this $ remark coming from???
You really seem to have some stigma on Yuna's mom and I have to disagree on that.:no:
When you are a mega star like Yu-Na Kim or Michelle Kwan, everytime you appear somewhere, your agency expect certain ROI - regardless the nature of the event, GP included. She doesn't necessarily have to be on an active project, e.g. shooting a commercial or something, but her agency or agency of any mega star would want him/her available to appear here and there in order to prospect or increase her visibility / marketability. Skating at GP for example is considered a waste of time because it is watched by a very narrowly focused audience so it doesn't really appeal to a broader market like those will likely buy her air conditioning commercial but otherwise, never interested in skating as a sport. However, this conflicts greatly with what's best for a skater's career, which is to get the mileage necessary in order to be comfortable in your programs. No matter how much you practice and train, you need to get out there and compete. So my hunch is if she is indeed going to skip 4CC, it is likely a "management decision" and I don't like that because I think it can hurt her the same way it hurt Michelle Kwan, eventually, she was no longer a World Medalist long before the 2006 Olympics.