Many people conveniently forget how tough it is to put up a great performance year after year after year. Many people conveniently forget just how difficult it is to skate a clean LP with at least 6 triples year after year after year, nevermind that there's not a single 3/3.
It makes me wonder how anyone could call Michelle being technically deficient with 6 triples in major competitions yet in front of their very own eyes, their favourites alongside other techinician skaters have failed to deliver even 2 LP's with at least 6 triples per year. It makes me wonder if people think through logic. When Michelle wins by competing less, she's "cheating" because she has had enought rest and when she so-called "faltered" in her SP, they'd think she had competed too little, hence she asked for it. I said this before and will say it again, lack of competitions or "match-play" is as detrimental to an athlete as overcompeting. Overcompeting exhausts you and lack of competitions makes you suddenly become alien to the competition atmosphere as far as confidence and performance are concerned. So, I wasn't surprised at all at her less than sharp performance in SP.
Last but not least, BRAVO MICHELLE!! I'm amazed once again.
It makes me wonder how anyone could call Michelle being technically deficient with 6 triples in major competitions yet in front of their very own eyes, their favourites alongside other techinician skaters have failed to deliver even 2 LP's with at least 6 triples per year. It makes me wonder if people think through logic. When Michelle wins by competing less, she's "cheating" because she has had enought rest and when she so-called "faltered" in her SP, they'd think she had competed too little, hence she asked for it. I said this before and will say it again, lack of competitions or "match-play" is as detrimental to an athlete as overcompeting. Overcompeting exhausts you and lack of competitions makes you suddenly become alien to the competition atmosphere as far as confidence and performance are concerned. So, I wasn't surprised at all at her less than sharp performance in SP.
Last but not least, BRAVO MICHELLE!! I'm amazed once again.
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