Indeed, but I am also hinting at the USFS may be wishing Evan take the lead. Just a tiny suspicion - not anything perfectly possible.Johnny got a bye through Regionals because he competed at Finlandia (and won silver). He won Eastern Sectionals to get to Nationals 2004, where he won his first US championship.
Well, everyone should have to follow the rules, so sounds like they did the right thing to me. And if Kwan or Cohen should ever come back they should also have to do the regionals like everyone else. JMO
Johnny got a bye through Regionals because he competed at Finlandia (and won silver). He won Eastern Sectionals to get to Nationals 2004, where he won his first US championship.
I believe lots of athletes in many other sports tend to "tough out" injuries...unless they are so severe that it prevents them from playing at all (or playing with any effectiveness).
Well, everyone should have to follow the rules, so sounds like they did the right thing to me. And if Kwan or Cohen should ever come back they should also have to do the regionals like everyone else. JMO
No only Kwan - Cohen gets to go back to natioanls any time shepleases between now and the 2010 Olympics since a reigning Olympic medalist is gvien a bye directly to nationals.
Ant
Some people just can't believe that Kwan and Cohen are NO LONGER AROUND and so they have to use them as comparatives for the next 20 years.
There was once a rule like this, but it would have to be reinstated at the beginning of each season.
But didn't johnny specifically say that he injured his non landing leg and went on to explain that if you injure your landing leg you can "tough it out" but if you injure your take off leg then you cannot get any spirng to even try your jumps, so isn't that stopping them from playing at all or with any effectiveness?
Yes, Johnny injured his take off leg, he couldn't cross his right foot over his left foot making it impossible for him to rotate his jumps. Read the interview with Kathleen Bangs for a full explaination of the injury and why Johnny had to wiithdraw from the GPF.
But when will it end? It's time to move on. Otherwise I'll bring up Sonia Klopfer and Jacqueline DuBief.Because no one uses Hamill or Lynn as comparisons for modern skaters do they??Ant
But when will it end? It's time to move on. Otherwise I'll bring up Sonia Klopfer and Jacqueline DuBief.
Joe
Witt, Stoyko, etc. are all within the last 20 years. What about before 1980?