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- Jul 11, 2003
And she was doing them when she was YOUNG which you are not mentioning since you think skaters overs 22 do not lose air rotation ability. Be more specific on whether Irina did 3x3s at an early age?,continued doing them at an early age, And did not learn them at 25?Sorry, but I don't get the difference between the two, at least not without more medical information than has been made public. Irina started nailing down complicated 3/3 when it became necessary. This was before the rise of the Japanese ladies -- she started doing them on the "If I can't out-do MK on the artistry, I'll out-jump her", and she got them back even after recovering from the vasculitis. So, I see no reason why Michelle couldn't do the same if her hip allows her to do so -- and I don't know enough about her specific injury to determine that issue.
Michelle has always be tight lipped about her joints and muscles. One has to speculate. A die hard fan will say the recent surgery cured it all and she's totally fit to come back and do 3Lutz 3Loop. I wont say that.Right now, I don't know if Michelle is physically able to come back, or, assuming that she is able, if she will actually decide to do so. I do feel, though, that at this stage, the only prediction that I feel safe making is the extent to which ticket prices will increase if Michelle does return.
She is undoubtedly the most popular skater in the USA and will draw Americans to see her skate in COI or in competitions. No problem.
Joe