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This is the exact same argument people have used in regards to Kwan going pro. I'm sure there will be people using it with Plushenko soon. It's crap. If those "up and comers" want their chances, they need to earn them, like the old-timers have.
Is Eman really earning his? Really, Chris Mabee's skates at 4CC would have kicked Eman's Olympic butt. Michelle Kwan and Plushenko are still giving their very best, Emanuel has rarely ever skated his best. If he were going out at competitions and doing all he could do, I wouldn't make the argument that he should step aside but he is not. It is a waste of taxpayer's money and bursary fund money if he cannot pull it together better than what he has. Besides, he's not very interested in skating when his own coach is saying to him, "I think you're more interested in modelling than skating." Comparing him to Kwan and Plushenko in this matter is like comparing an apple and a kumquat.