- Joined
- Feb 19, 2014
I am not too thrilled that skating means shopping for a partner and a nation. Representing a country should be an honor like buying a new pair of socks that you throw out if you don't like the color. But that's just me. I am a bit surprised Canada is so nice since they lost their no. 2 and 3 teams and their top team is rather aged.
Marissa and Mervin would have a much easier time representing Canada. But Marissa wants to skate for the United States, even if it means it's harder to break into the top standings... Mervin's represented both Japan and Canada, and Marissa's only represented the US. It makes sense that she cares more about representing her home country than Mervin does - Marissa won a bronze medal with the US team at the Olympics. Being on the US team probably means a lot to her.
And who knows? Skate Canada could put it into limbo at the last minute. You just never know with federations.