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Did she officially say that she will be retiring? I never heard that
I should have wrote:
It could be her swan song so I'm hoping that she'll finish her career on a high note if it's her last performance.
Did she officially say that she will be retiring? I never heard that
I should have wrote:
It could be her swan song so I'm hoping that she'll finish her career on a high note if it's her last performance.
Here is an article on CBC website about how difficult it has been for Yuna to go back into training at first, after the Olympics. I'm kind of sad as I am convinced more and more that she will not be able to continue beyond the Worlds. It is hard to push for perfection, when you have put down two perfect programs at the biggest Stage in the sport. My money is on that the worlds is going to be her last competitive career. I am sure she will retire after that. This is one reason, I did not want Yuna to win OGM because I would like to see her get better and better. But I can't be selfish. For this 20 year old she spent 3/4 of her life on ice. She deserves to experience other things in life. Same thing can be said for Virtue and Moir. With Shen and Zhao, it is completely different scenario.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/story/2010/03/22/sp-skating-worlds-kim-yu-na.html
I think Yuna will retire for a little while then come back, maybe for 2014 Olympics or maybe before that. She's so famous that it will be hard for her to live a "normal" life, but I do forsee her becoming a coach at somepoint in the future.
I thought Rachael having a higher score than Mirai in the SP was bull but in her FS I thought she deserved more than 117 for a clean, 7 triple skate.
Here is an article on CBC website about how difficult it has been for Yuna to go back into training at first, after the Olympics. I'm kind of sad as I am convinced more and more that she will not be able to continue beyond the Worlds. It is hard to push for perfection, when you have put down two perfect programs at the biggest Stage in the sport. My money is on that the worlds is going to be her last competitive career. I am sure she will retire after that. This is one reason, I did not want Yuna to win OGM because I would like to see her get better and better. But I can't be selfish. For this 20 year old she spent 3/4 of her life on ice. She deserves to experience other things in life. Same thing can be said for Virtue and Moir. With Shen and Zhao, it is completely different scenario.
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/figureskating/story/2010/03/22/sp-skating-worlds-kim-yu-na.html
I don't think this is the case at all. During most recent fan meeting after the olympics Yuna said she would love to use Tango de Roxanne again as a gala program. Why would she say that if she wasn't thinking about continuing? This is too good of a talent to let go at age 20, don't you think?? I hope (and believe) that she will stay in the field as long as she could and build career like Kwan did.
If she goes pro, all of her programs will be gala (i.e. non-competitive) programs.
I don't think anyone's going to disagree that "she's too good of a talent to let go at age 20". This said, if she can't find maintain motivation after reaching her ultimate goal (Olympic Gold, and with a world record, to boot), then it's out of our control, isn't it?
I personally am going for Miki and her triple triple. She looks different in practice. She looks so determined to land it and rotate it. It looks cleaner and cleaner, even more then the ones before the olympics.
If she goes pro, all of her programs will be gala (i.e. non-competitive) programs.
I don't think anyone's going to disagree that "she's too good of a talent to let go at age 20". This said, if she can't find maintain motivation after reaching her ultimate goal (Olympic Gold, and with a world record, to boot), then it's out of our control, isn't it?
I like Miki too, I think she will surprise us and be really good here, I think she really wants a medal. I commend her for trying such a difficult 3-3, 3lz-3lo, as it is very gutsy and no one else will attempt one
I really don't get Miki. She has been underrotating jumps, her choreography is so so, her spins and spirals, while better than earlier years, are not that great. If she misses her jumps she is just a mediocre skater and that is how she has been skating lately. I would rather watch Lepisito, Nagasu or even Flatt.
I really don't get Miki. She has been underrotating jumps, her choreography is so so, her spins and spirals, while better than earlier years, are not that great. If she misses her jumps she is just a mediocre skater and that is how she has been skating lately. I would rather watch Lepisito, Nagasu or even Flatt.
I like Miki too, I think she will surprise us and be really good here, I think she really wants a medal. I commend her for trying such a difficult 3-3, 3lz-3lo, as it is very gutsy and no one else will attempt one
With a new set of judges if Miki and Rachael skate SP's like they did in Vancouver they could find themselves with much lower marks. I thought their SP scores were quite generous in Vancouver.
I actually think Suzuki has surpassed Miki and might actually get the scores she deserves.
But will she? How many times has she watered down her programs in competition, especially this season. I am getting rather frustrated IMHO.