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- Mar 3, 2012
It's interesting to hear about Polina's Bone Bruise. This injury happens to dancers all the time and they are very difficult to diagnose. I've never had a bone bruise but, I've had what's known as a "Heel Spur." They are very difficult to deal with because, In my case, there was very little swelling and the bruising goes away after a couple of days. However, the pain doesn't. I feel for Polina as the only way to get over this injury is to stay off the ice until it's completely healed.
This is a great time for Polina to focus on her studies. We all know that a skaters career is quite short and she'll need her education when she's done with skating.
I am a Polina fan and it is my belief (and this is not a slight on any past skaters) that the modern crop of skaters tend to be high academic acheivers when taken as a group. There are many reasons for this that I wont go into but a big advantage for her is that many schools will let a person vary their course load from semester to semester (not allowed in engineering in 1969 at the U of Ill...ask me how I know that) . So If Polina needs more time to work on skating, she can take a ligher course load at times. I think with her intellect, she will do just fine. (OK, I am biased cause she will take the time to talk with me... and she seems like a motivated skater who is also a nice person to an old man).
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I wish Polina the best. Whether she can attend college full time and do elite training remains to be seen. I have liked a lot of skaters that couldn't really seem to make that work - including Richard Dornbush, Rachael Flatt, and Christina Gao. I guess a lot will depend on what courses Polina takes and how much she might be able to do on line. I also think an education is very important so I do hope she can make it all work.