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- May 15, 2009
Watching Mao going back to last season it has become clear that something is effecting her skating.
Some have suggested she has grown, another said she is too old.
Has Mao grown so much in the last year or two? Maybe an inch is all I would say.
As to her age, she still appears quite healthy and energetic to me.
Some have suggested Tat, the coach of so many champions over the years has ruined Mao. That just sounds like an excuse to me.
We also hear that the meddling of the JSF is to blame for Mao's decline. Somehow I doubt if the JSF is doing anything but supporting Mao to the best of their ability.
The most obvious conclusion seems to be that the recent CoP rule changes have hurt Mao badly, enough at this point to have shaken her confidence.
Shouldn't we be wondering and worried that one the most talented skaters in the history of the sport has lost so much and so quickly?
Anybody care to explain how the decline of one of skating's greatest and most marketable stars is good for figure skating?
And will Mao bounce back in time for Vancouver?
Some have suggested she has grown, another said she is too old.
Has Mao grown so much in the last year or two? Maybe an inch is all I would say.
As to her age, she still appears quite healthy and energetic to me.
Some have suggested Tat, the coach of so many champions over the years has ruined Mao. That just sounds like an excuse to me.
We also hear that the meddling of the JSF is to blame for Mao's decline. Somehow I doubt if the JSF is doing anything but supporting Mao to the best of their ability.
The most obvious conclusion seems to be that the recent CoP rule changes have hurt Mao badly, enough at this point to have shaken her confidence.
Shouldn't we be wondering and worried that one the most talented skaters in the history of the sport has lost so much and so quickly?
Anybody care to explain how the decline of one of skating's greatest and most marketable stars is good for figure skating?
And will Mao bounce back in time for Vancouver?
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