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- Mar 11, 2011
I don't understand why the discussion is about Yuna when this is a discussion about who could beat Carolina next year?? Whoever thinks Yuna could come back as strong as she was at Vancouver, or even 80%, is being unrealistic. Yuna is now 22-years-old, and she has been out of serious training for a year now, and has competed only once in the last two years. Had she continued training after Worlds 2011, there would have been the possibility, but not any more. Even if she did resume training now, after such a long layoff period, getting back into shape would entail a larger risk of injury than before, and she was already training with a hernia as it was. And even if everything went smoothly, it would take a year or more likely 2 years to re-learn everything; by then she would be 24-years-old, which is quite a mature age for a figure skater and for that alone, she would be at a disadvantage particularly for someone with Yuna's body type that is prone to injury.
Has any figure skater in history ever managed to make a comeback after a prolonged break? Katerina Witt? No. Did Pluschenko manage to get back to his top form and beyond at Vancouver? No.
You've made your point million times about Yuna not being able to come back strong because of her "physique", threatening possible injuries for her. I think people get that
When it comes to athletes' status, condition, competitive ability, it all comes down to hypothetical questions, isn't it? Who would've thought Alyssa would bounce back and become a two time US champion and GPF champion? We have Ashely who won her first national title and then went on to claim 4cc title over Mao this year. What about Carolina? Everyone seemed to be giving up on her after 2009 worlds and Vancouver Olympics, but she became the world champion just last month with stunning performances. Both Alyssa and Carolina were thinking of quitting quite amount of time after their meltdowns, I'd say it could hardly be conveyed as that they were training seriously during those times.
I think you're overlooking something though. Age is an important factor for a skater but athletes can also defy the limit. See now who's earned her first world medal at the age of 27 in Nice? And who's won the first title at the age of 26? People can speculate and talk about what they want to happen all the time. Sports itself, however, doesn't care for all that. Excitement, unexpectedness, incredible achievements with emotions, defying one's limitations or expectations, those are what sports are all about.
Your obsession for age, physique especially about Yuna is reasonable but not persuasive enough.