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Why is China not a power in all disciplines

spikydurian

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Jan 15, 2012
exactly. s korea is way different from china but look at the sheer number of girls' skating thanks to one woman who made the top (World champion-OLG was icing) china wants to be a powerhouse in gmnastics and makes it happen. What china wants it gets these days. with Lu Chen one of the best women ever, and the powerhouse pairs program, it seems that it is all about decision, one entity to inspire. it is fun to speculate what type of skater petrov and chen might turn out from their. rink.
I think at that time when Lu Chen was skating, China was still a much poorer country and not as open and wealthy as today (though is still not as wealthy as developed nations on income/person basis). At one time, people were not even allowed to leave the country. I think if Lu Chen is a famous figure skater today, it would have inspired more girls and parents to take up figure skating.
 
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