ITA in this situation. If people are supporting Alissa why not Rachel For some reason Alissa has dodged the critism that RAchel has faced. Alissa imho is not much different than RAchel in SOME ways. She probably knew she was injured - maybe didn't want to admit it. RAchel actually did better than Alissa but was far more crucified than the more "princessy" Alissa.
I agree about Rachel but regarding Alissa, I guess it depends on your perspective. As fan of Alissa's skating, I would say Alissa has endured plenty of withering criticism over the years. Also, I'm not sure it's accurate to say Alissa or Rachael did better. Rachael made the Olympic team which is huge and Alissa didn't. On the other hand, Alissa has a few international gold medals and Rachael has none. I'd say both have had their sparkling moments on the international stage but neither had broken through to the very top. It's certainly fair to be skeptical about both Rachael and Alissa for different reasons but I agree that bienvenidas if they want to try again! They deserve it.