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chuckm said:The most unfair thing of all would be to give the gold medal to D/L out of sympathy for their fall at the Olympics, if they did not skate the best of the teams.
The reality is they probably will not be able to skate at their best, considering that they were off the ice for 3 weeks and have had just one week of practice leading up to Worlds. No doubt Marie France is still experiencing pain and stiffness and the long flight from Lyon will not help. Dan Zhang in a recent interview said SHE was still having pain and could hardly put her full weight on her injured leg, and she's had one extra week to recuperate. The Zhangs said they were only at about 70% of their full capability because the injury has been slow to heal. I suspect the same will be true for D/L.
If they do not skate their best and win gold over superior performances, that would be a disgrace. I sincerely hope they skate as best they can, and come away with a medal fairly won, but not a gift given at the expense of the rightful winners.
Believe me shoud D&L win the gold it will not be a "sympathy win" as some are implying here. They are back on their feet after their terrible disappointment at the Olympics and are poised to give a top-notch performance. This program is rated as the best choreographically speaking by the judges and D&L perform it with such emotion and grace. I am sure at the end of the day - should they win - they will be the rightful winners.