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Actually, i think that he got bonus points with the federation. He tried to fight and keep going instead of complaining - you know how twisted the fed thinks and the Russian masculinity model. I bet that the federation knew, they were not so acid toward him like in the past when he didn't delivered at Rosstelecom. Just because Mika and his team doesn't speak about his health issues in the press, it doesn't mean that he doesn't speak with the fed, or better put that the fed didn't try to find out why the golden hen is not delivering this season. As for loosing good will with the fed.... i also think not. He still has the best points from all the men, he beat Samarin just two weeks before - and this while being already pretty unwell and out of shape. If Voronov would have had the possibility to score higher, Mika might have lost some good will, but Voronov is limited, Samarin is limited, Aliev seems injured or not so well this season as well, Kovtun might deliver-might not. They still need Mika and Mika is loved by the international judges (compared with Kovtun which they let very easy to fall as soon as the federation didn't supported him).
Now for Mika and his health: an athlete is used to hurt, he is the last person to decide to stop (see Yuzuru, see Plushenko); he is young, he has no idea how these problems can turn in a big ball of problems (some thinks come with age and/or experience). Let's hope that he learns from it and will be more careful from now on. Mika is a smart person, but also a stubborn one, I can understand that he put a LOT of work into this season, he was already very prepared at the beginning of the season. Naturally after so much investment is hard to let go and say "next year". An athlete never knows what will come net year, if they will be still healthy, or they will get bigger concurrence. It is normal that it is very difficult to give up a whole season, while they are still on their feet. For bystanders is easy to say "take a season out", for them is their day job, a job who doesn't wait, doesn't give you many chances and will be finished in a couple of years.
I still think that it would be possible for him to recuperate and be ready for worlds, if he doesn't compete now to the Russian Nats and take time to gain his strength. For this he will need a bye and the Fed would be mighty stupid to don't give him one in the actual situation of the Russian Men.
Now for Mika and his health: an athlete is used to hurt, he is the last person to decide to stop (see Yuzuru, see Plushenko); he is young, he has no idea how these problems can turn in a big ball of problems (some thinks come with age and/or experience). Let's hope that he learns from it and will be more careful from now on. Mika is a smart person, but also a stubborn one, I can understand that he put a LOT of work into this season, he was already very prepared at the beginning of the season. Naturally after so much investment is hard to let go and say "next year". An athlete never knows what will come net year, if they will be still healthy, or they will get bigger concurrence. It is normal that it is very difficult to give up a whole season, while they are still on their feet. For bystanders is easy to say "take a season out", for them is their day job, a job who doesn't wait, doesn't give you many chances and will be finished in a couple of years.
I still think that it would be possible for him to recuperate and be ready for worlds, if he doesn't compete now to the Russian Nats and take time to gain his strength. For this he will need a bye and the Fed would be mighty stupid to don't give him one in the actual situation of the Russian Men.
