Sasha recovering from the flu

[SkateFan4Life]

I just hope this isn't a stunt being pulled by Sasha's camp -- you know, if she skates poorly and doesn't win the title, she can use the excuse of battling the flu.
UGH.

I feel a fantasy coming on....

Michelle skates poorly on the 16th and doesn't get the bye for the Olympics.

Sasha finishes fifth at Nationals, thanks to the flu and competition nerves. She also doesn't receive a bye for the Olympics.

Alissa, Kimmie, and BeBe win the medals, in that order, and they are named for the Olympic team. This trio of teenagers completely blows the lid off the Olympic skating rink with dynamic perfomances and they sweep the medals!!

[orchid]

http://netscape.compuserve.com/sports/story.jsp?floc=MM-pnews&sc=2080&idq=/ff/story/0001/20060111/1733223874.htm

What I find incredibly interesting is that 78 year old coach, John Nicks, attended baseball and football seminars to figure out how to train her

[Lucy25]

Even more interesting is that every report about this morning's LP practice from posters around the net said that Sasha only attempted two different triple jumps, yet Nicks is saying she landed all her triple jumps in that same session. Hmm...the plot thickens .

[dancindiva03]

Even more interesting is that every report about this morning's LP practice from posters around the net said that Sasha only attempted two different triple jumps, yet Nicks is saying she landed all her triple jumps in that same session. Hmm...the plot thickens .

Honest to god he is so obnoxious with the hype! I hate so see what he has to say when Sasha loses.

[kyla2]

Some of you people are pathetic. Get over yourselves. Quite a few of the comments on this thread are extremely shabby and say quite a bit about the poster and NOT Sasha. Instead of the vitriol , how about a "get well soon Sasha."

[bronxgirl]

if she has the flu get well, if she has a bad head cold, get well, if it's shingles again, get well. It's just that she and her coach have used these illnesses in the past as an excuse for why she didn't skate her best. I hope she heals compleely for her skate. If she doesn't, don't blame the head cold.

[dancindiva03]

Some of you people are pathetic. Get over yourselves. Quite a few of the comments on this thread are extremely shabby and say quite a bit about the poster and NOT Sasha. Instead of the vitriol , how about a "get well soon Sasha."

Maybe we've all just heard the "I had shingles" and "I had pneumonia" and "I had the bubonic plague" one too many times, remember the little boy who cried wolf?

[kyla2]

She is not a liar and neither is her coach. That's what you would have to believe if you don't believe she has a cold or the flu. Now why for the love of GOD is it easier to believe she is lying, than to believe she is telling the truth. The flu and the common cold are rampant this time of year so give the kid a break. If she claimed to have the plague you would have a point, but she didn't, and you don't.

[heyang]

Well, perhaps it's better that she get the flu now. The Olympic village is infamous for the flu. It's a big party, people overdue it and don't get enough rest and are in close quarters. I think that's why many of the ladies usually go off site during part of the Olympics since their event is so late - they need to get away from the 'fun' andconcentrate on what's ahead and get enough rest, etc.

As others have pointed out, the flu vaccine does not protect you from everything. Also, some people have bad reactions to the vaccines and are better off risking possibly getting the flu as opposed to definitely having the flu (because you are given the flu in the vaccine). My aunt never had the flu. One year, the prediction was for a really bad flu and she had many big projects at work. She decided to get the vaccine and ended up in the emergency room because her body reacted to it so violently. To this day, she has not gotten the flu other than that one year.

[skatergirlaj]

If you think she's faking why don't you go to the competition and let her cough in your face and then when you come down with it...let's see if she was faking.

[dancindiva03]

She is not a liar and neither is her coach. That's what you would have to believe if you don't believe she has a cold or the flu. Now why for the love of GOD is it easier to believe she is lying, than to believe she is telling the truth. The flu and the common cold are rampant this time of year so give the kid a break. If she claimed to have the plague you would have a point, but she didn't, and you don't.

Apparently you've never heard of sarcasm. But basically, asside from the plague comment WHICH WAS CLEARLY MEANT AS A JOKE, I meant what I said. CampCohen(tm) makes a big deal over everything, to the point where it really does sound like they are all making excuses. FYI, the flu is not rampant this time of year. More common than during summer months, yes, but like I said before the true flu (which I absolutely do not think that Sasha has) is far less common than is believed by the general public. Sasha's symptoms and her quick recovery are not consistant with those of the real honest to goodness influenza virus. I still say it is nothing more than a cold, and they are blowing everything out of proportion just to cover their asses incase she self-destructs again.

[kyla2]

You are an i---t. I am a health care professional and you clearly are not. The flu shots are given in the fall and early winter because that's when the flu is most prevalent at this time of year. Get your facts right before you speak. Furthermore, a bad cold can lay you flat in bed for a week. You are just one very mean spirited individual with an axe to grind.

[rain]

She is not a liar and neither is her coach. That's what you would have to believe if you don't believe she has a cold or the flu. Now why for the love of GOD is it easier to believe she is lying, than to believe she is telling the truth. The flu and the common cold are rampant this time of year so give the kid a break. If she claimed to have the plague you would have a point, but she didn't, and you don't.

Totally agreed, and I have to say I find some of the comments in this thread disturbing. So she's said before that she's had illnesses in the last five or six years. Um, so have I, and I'm not lying about it. Why would anyone assume she is?

[dancindiva03]

You are an i---t. I am a health care professional and you clearly are not. The flu shots are given in the fall and early winter because that's when the flu is most prevalent at this time of year. Get your facts right before you speak. Furthermore, a bad cold can lay you flat in bed for a week. You are just one very mean spirited individual with an axe to grind.

And I have my degree in biology, and that included courses in Immunology and Virology. Yes, we all know when the flu is more prevalent, did I not just say that yes this is the time of year when you see it? Get your eyes checked. But I repeat, the REAL INFLUENZA VIRUS is NOT as common as is believed by the general public. People get a little fever and a sniffle and immediately assume that they have the flu, when in fact it is more likely one of thousands of cold viruses. And yes, a bad cold is unpleasant, but it cannot compare with the flu. I am not mean spirited, I am just telling what I know, and that from what I can see Sasha is blowing this cold out of proportion, as are her fans.

[dancindiva03]

Totally agreed, and I have to say I find some of the comments in this thread disturbing. So she's said before that she's had illnesses in the last five or six years. Um, so have I, and I'm not lying about it. Why would anyone assume she is?

Because her illnesses always come at a convenient time i.e. when she has not skated well. That's where my problem lies, she is ALWAYS "sick" when she's not performing well. Once or twice I could understand, but it happens all the time.