Article: Angela Nikodinov To Take 2005-06 Season Off

**R.D.** · 07-07-2005, 12:52 PM

She still is trying to recover from a burn injury on her right hand due to that car accident in January:

http://www.usfsa.org/Story.asp?id=30244&type=news

**Tonichelle** · 07-07-2005, 02:01 PM

this saddens me, but I completely understand and support her. I'm glad she's listening to her doctors, unlike so many other skaters who go out and continue to injure themselves further. I wish her all the best!

**Dee4707** · 07-07-2005, 02:25 PM

A very wise decision on her part.

Dee

**Antilles** · 07-07-2005, 04:28 PM

Sad to hear. I hope she can recover fully.

**Kara Bear** · 07-07-2005, 07:25 PM

I am somewhat doubtful that we'll see her in amateur cometition again.

**mzheng** · 07-07-2005, 08:45 PM

Yeah, I don't think we'll see her again in amature rink. She is concentrating on coaching, choreogrphy now. And teaching young skater jump technique.

**Jhar55** · 07-07-2005, 09:17 PM

I don't think she'll be back, isn't this the second time she been out due to an injury
Wasn't the other time because of her shoulder?

**mzheng** · 07-07-2005, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jhar55

I don't think she'll be back, isn't this the second time she been out due to an injury
Wasn't the other time because of her shoulder?

Yeah. If memory does not fail me. She sat out one season because of her shoulder surgery.

But this time is different, the same accident she lost her mom. And her arm injury just too painful to look at. She properbaly need some skin migration.

**jesslily** · 07-07-2005, 10:00 PM

Angela missed the chance going to 98 Olympic...if she went there she could do better than Nicole Bobek...she experienced so much unfortunate... hope she enjoy coaching...

**KwanFan1212** · 07-07-2005, 11:05 PM

She will be missed at Nats this year. She is such a sweet person and I wish her all the best in whatever she decides to do.

**Eeyora** · 07-08-2005, 02:42 AM

What a shame? The poor girl. I wish she would come back after this season. I doubt she will. I would like to see her comeback and skate her best even if she isn't able to hold off the up and comers. She could probably get to do some Dission shows. She may actually do beeter than in competitions.

**Linny** · 07-08-2005, 08:45 AM

Angela will be a marvelous coach. We'll see her again in the Kiss N Cry!!
Linny

**backspin** · 07-08-2005, 03:04 PM

What must be doubly hard for her is that for many skaters the ice is an escape, a solace & a place of retreat. She has lost that at a time when she probably really needs it. Very sad for her, and I wish her all the best in her recovery.