Can Mao Asada make it to 2018 OG?
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She has chronic pain in her left knee and back. She had an exacerbation and it affected her training. Apparently she is feeling better now, and is Mao, she is capable to make the olympic team. Mai (her sister) was worried about Mao too, but she said Mao looks very optimist and relaxed, she is not taking to heart the bad results https://www.instagram.com/p/BOkNnddBLCP/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BOlwPJQhV9t/. And did you watch her nationals? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it0xzny6nsw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2tcM0xiP-U besides the jumps, the rest of her skating is at its best
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Exactly, because history tells us that olympians have been always decided with results at nationals. Wait... :scratch3:
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They are not the russian girls. Satoko is the only secure bet. If Satoko has a bad day at nationals she should make the team anyway. Nationals can´t be the only criteria, in fact, offically is not the only criteria, at least for Japan.
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If she would be clear N1 as Hanyu in men she should be on the team no matter nationals results, but this season other japanese ladies showed more results and program content
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Russians don't even have that many good girls :confused2: They are in puberty age or pre-pubescent or gone. There is no single girl you can say "she will 100% qualify".
In Japan, next season we have- Satoko, Mai, Wakaba, Marin, Rika, they all can qualify for sure. And then we have dark horses like Yura Matsuda and Kanako (probably not), did i miss someone? I don't know much about juniors turning seniors next season
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If she has a good season then she should make the team with no problems. She needs to recover from her injuries and plan the jump layouts so that she has the best chance of accruing TES points. The only way she can be competitive is if she has her full arsenal of jumps.
Mao has to get all her jumps back if she wants to go to the Olympics. If she does not place in the top 3 at Japanese Nationals 2018, the Japanese federation won't give her a spot on the Olympic team. Mao is a great skater, but the years of practice and performance have taken a heavy toll on her body, and her time has passed.
It is unlikely that all of her injuries will heal in a year, or that she will not incur new injuries. If she is not physically 100%, she won't be able to get her jumps back. Japan has so many young skaters with impressive technical skills. They may not have Mao's elegance and presence on ice, but they can and will technically pass her. That is the reality.
Mao has had two seasons of subpar (for her) GP results. In 2015-2016, she at least made the GPF, even if she finished last there. But this GP season has been dismal, with 6th and 9th place finishes at her two events. She was 3rd at 2016 Nationals and 7th at 2016 Worlds, but dropped to 12th at 2017 Nationals. An injured Mao is not only not competitive domestically but internationally as well, and that is what will prevent Japan from naming her to the Olympic team if she is not physically 100%.
It is unlikely that all of her injuries will heal in a year, or that she will not incur new injuries. If she is not physically 100%, she won't be able to get her jumps back. Japan has so many young skaters with impressive technical skills. They may not have Mao's elegance and presence on ice, but they can and will technically pass her. That is the reality.
Mao has had two seasons of subpar (for her) GP results. In 2015-2016, she at least made the GPF, even if she finished last there. But this GP season has been dismal, with 6th and 9th place finishes at her two events. She was 3rd at 2016 Nationals and 7th at 2016 Worlds, but dropped to 12th at 2017 Nationals. An injured Mao is not only not competitive domestically but internationally as well, and that is what will prevent Japan from naming her to the Olympic team if she is not physically 100%.
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Anyone who is injured and suffering from pain, is not competitive, that's why skaters who are injured shouldn't compete until they are fully healed. I still am speechless at the thought that we won't be seeing her at 4CC and Worlds this year it just feels soo wrong on soo many levels, especially considering the masterpieces of programs she had gottten choreographed for this season, theey were my favourite. There is no skater in the world who i root for more then Mao, and I honestly don't think their ever will be. I just hope and pray that she will be in her best condition for next season, she herself said the injury doesn't bother anymore but because of it she couldn't practice like she should for this season. As long as she comes back next season I can live with her being out for this season, this sport feels soo empty without her, no one can bring as much excitement to the ice as she can, and if she needs a new coach or technical specialist to assist her then i really hope her team will get her one, to make sure she has everything she needs to prepare and be ready. and another thing I really don't like Sato I soo wish she would go to a different trainer, he may be a good coach for some, but he has not been a good coach for her like her previous coaches!
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It will depend on her physical condition. Last season she looked very good to me until the GPF when she was ill and after that her training probably didn't go as well as it should have. This season was just a nightmare for her, but if she is healthy next season she has all the qualities to go to the Olympics. Of course it will also depend on the young Japanese ladies: a lot of them have a very high scoring potential and if they start being consistent I believe they will be chosen over a not-exactly-perfect Mao. I'm mainly thinking about Wakaba and Marin, but many others have enough talent to pull a "Pogorilaya" and go from overlooked juniors to world/Olympic medal contenders
Because he has been seen screaming before she has to skate prompting to make her more nervous, the way he is soo cold when she has a day off also makes me think he is not a good coach, and the way he let's her compete while injured also shows he is incapable of being her coach, I would rather see her train alone like she did in 2008-2010 then with him!
she seems to keep focused more alone then together with him!
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Without injuries she can. She is Mao Asada and if she will be healthy she can (and she will want) to train hard.
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Source? Or hearsay?
Just like Orser "lets" Hanyu skate with bandage wrappred around his head, right? Couldn't be because skaters of adult-age made the decision to skate, right?
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