Czisny: FB Post and Hip surgery

[noskates]

Was't mocking her in any way. I had a mental lapse there. Went back and fixed it but it's been quoted....so....

[noskates]

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[Skater Boy]

Was't mocking her in any way. I had a mental lapse there. Went back and fixed it but it's been quoted....so....

Hey noskates - it was just my sense of humour. Love your comments.

[gkelly]

And I think it's okay for someone to suggest a skater should retire when they're 25 years old and coming off of hip surgery! If she comes back 100% I'll be the first to be happy for her.

I think it's okay for us to wonder whether she might be ready to retire.

It's not up to us to suggest to her what she should do. Her choice. People who know her personally and have relevant expertise can offer advice, especially if she asks. Or if anyone is funding her training, they can decide to stop doing so.

You're right: it isn't factual. No one qualifies for the Grand Prix Final, let alone wins it, by skating well once every five times. This notion that Czisny is horribly inconsistent has at this point become a self-perpetuating myth, and noskates post is evidence of that. Her good skates are ignored as "exceptions" while her bad skates are used to say, "See--look how inconsistent she is!"

It takes a mix of good and bad performances to get labeled as inconsistent. If there were only bad skates, then the skater would get labeled as (consistently) not very good.

[noskates]

{{Skater Boy}} I figured you were joking. It was a pretty funny post. gkelly I didn't mean someone should actually verbally in person suggest to Alyssa herself.....I was saying it was okay to suggest (meaning bring up the subject) that a skater should retire. In any case - good luck to her in her rehab.

[macy]

i think the only way alissa will retire is if there is absolutely no way she can keep skating competitively because of her injury/surgery. she is one driven girl and doesn't give up easily, as we all have seen throughout her whole career. alissa loves skating dearly, and even says she loves to compete, and if that holds true i think she'll retire only if she absolutely can't come back.

[gkelly]

gkelly[/B] I didn't mean someone should actually verbally in person suggest to Alyssa herself.....I was saying it was okay to suggest (meaning bring up the subject) that a skater should retire. .

It's the "should" that bothers me -- it implies that we know what would be the best decision for her.

Of course, whatever she decides, no one including the skater herself will ever know whether a different choice might have worked out better after all.

[noskates]

I don't have a clue what would be best for her. I really don't. I'm just saying that watching her struggle is hard. And we're putting alot of focus on semantics. Should, would, could..................yeah, whatever. She can either skate to what everyone THINKS is her potential...................or she can't.