millie said:If she doesn't skate at all this season, how can she still go to the Olympics? If she does isn't this unfair to the other skaters that skate in most of the competitions.(Now that would be a Scandel)
Well- In order to qualify for the OLYs Kwan just needs to show up at Nats and skate. As long as she does this she's going to the Olympics. If she pulls out, then that's tough for her- I don't think they'll let her go without competing at Nats (or will they really chack the 3rd place finisher just to make room for her!?).
I personally think it's up to Kwan as to what competitions she wants to do. She just has to understand the pros and cons of not doing any competitions. Maybe it was justifiable in 2003 but once the new scoring system came out, that's when she drew most criticism.