Grand Prix assignments start Olympic season / Japanese perspective

[japanice]

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20090607it.html

[Joesitz]

Cohen is mentioned but not as a threat.

I think we all want to know about Sasha's Tech. Her PCs should be ok because she has been skating in front of an audience for 3 years.

[evangeline]

The Japan Skating Federation's Tatsuro Matsumura told Ice Time that the decision was made by Mao's camp.

"We asked whether she minded to take on Kim and she was brave enough to say, 'I'm not reluctant to compete with anyone.' "

Now that's the attitude all skaters (and federations I suppose) should have!