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The article in this thread tells the Chan family situation in nurturing and supporting a young world champion, which is very different from what the public assumes. Why do the anti-Chan members have to turn it into the family crying poor and do all kinds of comparisons to show that the Chans are whining and undeserving of any understanding?
Many accomplished young skaters have strong support and even sacrifices from their families, contributing to their success. Yuna and Mao both had devoted mothers. Christna Gao's father moved to live with her in Toronto. Kozuka spent two weeks in Canada at age 22 as the first time living on his own, regarded as a first step in his independence. It's extremely hard, if not impossible, to achieve so much on one's own at a tender young age. High level training in itself is more demanding than most people of any age can handle.
Many accomplished young skaters have strong support and even sacrifices from their families, contributing to their success. Yuna and Mao both had devoted mothers. Christna Gao's father moved to live with her in Toronto. Kozuka spent two weeks in Canada at age 22 as the first time living on his own, regarded as a first step in his independence. It's extremely hard, if not impossible, to achieve so much on one's own at a tender young age. High level training in itself is more demanding than most people of any age can handle.