Ando out of GP - No coach
- Thread starter russell30
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If she really wanted to skate she doesn't need a coach. Hmm...
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- Apr 26, 2012
All the hype about her coming back to competition and now this. *Sigh* Poor Miki...I hope she finds a coach and gets everything figured out soon.
Miki is crossed out in ISU list of entries.
http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3811
http://isu.sportcentric.net/db//files/serve.php?id=3811
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- Dec 21, 2011
It's weird because you'd figure that as a two time world champion, she wouldn't have trouble finding a huge list of candidates. I guess that many of them were either too busy or didn't gel with her. Such a pity.
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- May 15, 2009
hmmm.......if she really wanted a coach they would be lined up around the block.
This announcement makes me a little sad - but points to other reasons - which Miki has every right to keep to herself.
Hope she will be happy - with or without competitive skating.
Personally I don't think Miki has anything to prove - and if the motivation is not there or if she hasn't found the right training environment - she should go ahead and skate in shows etc. Sometimes I think as fans we forget how lonely figure skating can be for the athletes....
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- Oct 22, 2005
Go the Kwan route? We saw how that worked out for her...
well this route worked for Mao, she won her first world title without any couch and even the second was without a couch since tat never was really there to couch Mao, heck she never wasn't even beside her at the most important competitions. so i think that in the end it depends on what kind of skater miki is!
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- Aug 27, 2003
I'm not surprised either. I'm not sure if Miki really wants this comeback or not. I'm certain any number of high-level coaches would be more than happy to take her on, if she were interested and flexible regarding location.
Speaking of coaches, what is Yu-Na Kim's coaching situation? Has she hired anyone yet?
Michelle won Nationals because she was head and shoulders above everyone else in so many ways. Her reputation also helped: the judges knew that she was respected by international judges, whereas Sarah and Sasha were still relatively new. By contrast, in Japan Miki is one of several equally talented and experienced skaters. It won't be as easy to win her Nationals, I think, especially if she isn't as motivated to train as Mao and Akiko have clearly been.
And, as you point out, even the best skater needs a coach, even if it's just part time. Remember Michelle's fall in the Olympics? Someone once commented that little irregularities can creep into your skating that only another eye can notice. Maybe if Frank had been putting Michelle through her paces, that unsureness of take-off and/or landing would not have happened.
I feel so bad for her. She's a wonderful skater and if in her heart she wants to compete then she should be out there, but there must be many other factors at play that we're no privy to.
I wonder what this will mean for her spots in Cup of China and France. It definitely creates some breathing room IMHO at COC. That event will still have Kiira, Mao, Julia and Mirai. France too will be left with Julia, Eliza, and Ashley as "heavy weights" in the field.
I hope it's not crass to be thinking about this already, but I wonder who might benefit from this. My guess would be Kaetlyn Osmand and Mirai Nagasu. Send Kaetlyn to China and Mirai to France. It would be a wonderful experience/opportunity for Kaetlyn to get to travel abroad and compete out of North America on the senior level, and could be a really great chance for Mirai to keep building momentum.
I wonder what this will mean for her spots in Cup of China and France. It definitely creates some breathing room IMHO at COC. That event will still have Kiira, Mao, Julia and Mirai. France too will be left with Julia, Eliza, and Ashley as "heavy weights" in the field.
I hope it's not crass to be thinking about this already, but I wonder who might benefit from this. My guess would be Kaetlyn Osmand and Mirai Nagasu. Send Kaetlyn to China and Mirai to France. It would be a wonderful experience/opportunity for Kaetlyn to get to travel abroad and compete out of North America on the senior level, and could be a really great chance for Mirai to keep building momentum.
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