Well, can't judge much off that video. That's assuming she's even coming back in the first place. Maybe she'll keep doing shows though. Honestly, I think the sport has passed her by. May be tough for her fans to swallow, but when it's time, you gotta call it.
RD, I will say you are missing something in my comment that I might elaborate further. Read all the posters posts I commented on. Is that sarcasm necessary? (not from you).
She (Kimmie) has a really significant knee injury as I'm catching up on. She had a phenomenal rise, and a major talent. I agree it is likely her time has passed due to the injuries that plague athletes that push the way she did. She has an impressive resume and it is a shame that she is another who we have lost to significant injury at a young age. I was hoping when her name came up that she was recovering. I don't think she will. It is very tough to have such big dreams derailed. Maybe she should not have trained the 3a's in her youth. Clearly, her best performances are over, barring miracle surgery. Too bad for us who really liked her skating. And her, of course.
She is too young to retire yet.
This is why I worry about skating when the jumps get too important. I understand that in the world of sports people always try to push the boundaries. But because girls mature earlier than guys, girls reach the top of the sport at a younger age. This makes them more vulnerable to injury, since they tend to practice advanced jumps intensely years earlier than their male counterparts. Kimmie isn't the first young girl to have what is seemingly a career-ending injury almost before she's out of high school. Tara Lipinski did, and Deanna Stellato. There will be more. It's what I don't like about the sport.
Not really sexism here, more about protecting young female growing bodies from injury.Women amd men are equal but different in many ways.