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As for talk about Miki getting the "3rd spot" it seems some people still need to be reminded as many of us in this thread already have done, that JSF themselves have said Miki has to WIN Nationals to make the Games. There is no 3rd spot option for her, due to their qualification format for the Games which is consistent with the one they have used the last few Olympiads, and gave Miki her own spot on the last 2 Olympic teams. She either comes back with a huge boom and wins Nationals, recemeting herself as Japanese #1 over Mao, or she doesnt go to the Games at all.
I think the JSF would back off of this if Kanako and Akiko had mediocre GP seasons and Miki finished a strong 2nd at Nationals. Not everything is so black-and-white, even when officials say so. If Miki can regain her previous form I believe she would be the 4th person most likely to medal in Sochi, and the JSF knows this.