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- Feb 24, 2012
Injjuries are part of any sport. In an olympic season everyone is really giving their best to go to the Olympics and win a medal. Maybe it is just me but there are some major injuries that probably will have a huge impact on the olympics and this season results.
Men
Yuzuru Hanyu going for his third Oly title and has a shot but dropping out of a GP event concerns me that the ankle injury is serious One wonders about the 4A if that had any influence
Women
Rika Khira - the great threat to the Russian dominance is injured and still isn't competing. According to reports she does not have her repertoire of triple let alone I am concerned that time may be running out. I really thought she could be the one to win gold this oly cycle but I am not so confident now.
Anna S our world champion I thought was still recovering but she seems to be healing/recovering fairly well despite a shaky SP in Italy. Not sure she has enough ammunition to challenge Kamila. But I will be watching her carefully.
Bradie Tennell at once an outside shot for a medal or darkhorse the hope seems to be dwindling. She has been out of competition for a while and time is running out. Just making the American team will be a challenge. She was the workhore/ the rock for the US ladies and now that seems to be Liu.
Some skaters have even taken themselves out already. ET and her mother sadly succombed to injuries. And the same arguably can be said about Evgenia M.
DANCE
The world champions and favorites for silver are in trouble with Nikita' back. The lack of training and competitive sharpness I think ends the hope of OGM - not ot mention the French are so good and by far the faves. I really hope SK don't pull a D/S from 2010 where they Domina and Shabalin seemed to be surviving on a prayer due to injury.
PAIRS
Not sure if there is any major injury. Some skaters always have ailments too.
I just hope in an olympic year everyone was at their best and skated their best but that is not likely.
INteresting that Russia's third dance team is injured too. One wonders if Diana Davis and Gleb will go to the olympics as some people are saying.
I wonder if there was an injury to H and B - I haven't heard from them in a while.
Men
Yuzuru Hanyu going for his third Oly title and has a shot but dropping out of a GP event concerns me that the ankle injury is serious One wonders about the 4A if that had any influence
Women
Rika Khira - the great threat to the Russian dominance is injured and still isn't competing. According to reports she does not have her repertoire of triple let alone I am concerned that time may be running out. I really thought she could be the one to win gold this oly cycle but I am not so confident now.
Anna S our world champion I thought was still recovering but she seems to be healing/recovering fairly well despite a shaky SP in Italy. Not sure she has enough ammunition to challenge Kamila. But I will be watching her carefully.
Bradie Tennell at once an outside shot for a medal or darkhorse the hope seems to be dwindling. She has been out of competition for a while and time is running out. Just making the American team will be a challenge. She was the workhore/ the rock for the US ladies and now that seems to be Liu.
Some skaters have even taken themselves out already. ET and her mother sadly succombed to injuries. And the same arguably can be said about Evgenia M.
DANCE
The world champions and favorites for silver are in trouble with Nikita' back. The lack of training and competitive sharpness I think ends the hope of OGM - not ot mention the French are so good and by far the faves. I really hope SK don't pull a D/S from 2010 where they Domina and Shabalin seemed to be surviving on a prayer due to injury.
PAIRS
Not sure if there is any major injury. Some skaters always have ailments too.
I just hope in an olympic year everyone was at their best and skated their best but that is not likely.
INteresting that Russia's third dance team is injured too. One wonders if Diana Davis and Gleb will go to the olympics as some people are saying.
I wonder if there was an injury to H and B - I haven't heard from them in a while.