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Joesitz said:
Dee - Btw, Alexie didn't go Pro. He's been a Pro (earning money) for years. What he did was give up his eligible competitive skating.
Joe
AFAIK, there are two different status in a career of a figure skater, regardless of how much money they make. Very generically, they are eligible if they compete in ISU events and they are professional when they are no longer under their federations rules and ISU rules. Hence, one cannot be pro and amateur at the same time. Either you compete in ISU events, either you don't. (there seem to be ways of work arounf the rules, but this seems to me the general rule)
So what do you exactly mean when you say the only thing Yagudin did was give up on eligible skating? You're not seriously saying a skater can have both status are you? Sorry, your post really confused me LOL