Kwan Cut Practice Short
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Any news of the withdrawl rumor?
A summary from the collection of articles that I found on MKF: Her first practice was, apparently, very poor. Some articles said her groin injury was flaring up again; others thought it might be due to jet lag/opening ceremonies. She has not ruled out the possiblity that she will drop out, but there is another practice tomorrow (today, now, I think)
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attyfan said:
Uh oh. It might be better to skip the practice or go easy for a day or so.
Good luck Michelle!
Michelle just a had a press conference on CBC news. No withdrawl. Jist of the conference-- Having a injury that do not go away, she was very stiff, strange ice, difficult because her coach wasn't there and noone to consult with. She is ready for the next practice. Good luck to Michelle.:chorus:
Michelle had a very extended plane trip, then a long walk and several hours standing outside in the cold. No wonder she got up feeling stiff and had a rocky practice!
The media is still down on her because she replaced Emily and will be dogging her about withdrawing. It must be very hard for Michelle having every move covered by the media and exaggerated all out of proportion.
The media is still down on her because she replaced Emily and will be dogging her about withdrawing. It must be very hard for Michelle having every move covered by the media and exaggerated all out of proportion.
euterpe said:
Well Michelle brought it all on herself. Fans have been saying that now Michelle will have an easier time skating b/c she's not the favorite, I think that her method of making the team will put even more pressure on her. Michelle has been known to have bad practices at events but skates well in the main event. How much pressure is she under that she has to hold a press conference for every bad practice?
Say it ain't so!
Here's the link to an article entitled: "Kwan won't rule out dropping off US team."
http://www.nbcolympics.com/figureskating/5099486/detail.html
A few outtakes and quotes from the article will give you an idea of the content:
I'm just really rooting for the skate gods to bring good vibes to Michelle's body. I know it's awful, but I can't help but think of Elvis Stojko in Nagano, '98. He tore his already torn and healing groin muscle again during the men's Free Skate, and the agony on his face when he finished his program--it just made you want to cry. It did me, anyway.
However, Elvis's initial groin pull had ocurred much closer to the Olys than Michelle's. Elvis tore his at Canadian Nationals, plus he had to do a quad and two 3Axels to be competitive. He won the silver, but literally could barely limp off the ice.
My heart goes out to Michelle so much! I'm tellin' ya, a groin pull--which is a tear of one or more of the hip adductor muscles, the muscles that snap the legs together for jumps--is one of the toughest injuries, if not the toughest, for a skater to recover from. The thing is, after rest and physical therapy, the skater will feel good, like she can jump full-out again. But groin pulls are soooo nasty in the way they fool you. Really, more than any other muscle group, people with groin pulls are the most likely to reinjure it--in my experience. I have my theories on why that is, but the point is, Michelle is really skating on a tightrope with this injury, trying to train, and compete full out.
It's just heartbreaking.
I wish her ALL the best of luck, healing, and anything else that will help. Man, this girl just cannot get a break when it comes to the Olympics. At least she's not alone. Kurt Browning and Todd Eldredge never even won any kind of Olympic medal. Not to mention Randy Gardner, who pulled his groin in the warm-up before he and Tai Babilonia were about to skate in their Olympics. And I'm sure there are other awful hard-luck stories about injuries at the worst time at the Olympics and great skaters with either no Olympic gold or no Olympic medal at all, eg, Janet Lynn comes to mind and I'll let others fill in the rest.
I know. Michelle is in a class by herself and for her not to have an OGM seems so wrong--though it ain't over yet. Only the fat man has sung so far--
--with love to Pavarotti. 
And to Michelle.
Rgirl
Here's the link to an article entitled: "Kwan won't rule out dropping off US team."
http://www.nbcolympics.com/figureskating/5099486/detail.html
A few outtakes and quotes from the article will give you an idea of the content:
Oh, Michelle! Say it ain't so!
I'm just really rooting for the skate gods to bring good vibes to Michelle's body. I know it's awful, but I can't help but think of Elvis Stojko in Nagano, '98. He tore his already torn and healing groin muscle again during the men's Free Skate, and the agony on his face when he finished his program--it just made you want to cry. It did me, anyway.
However, Elvis's initial groin pull had ocurred much closer to the Olys than Michelle's. Elvis tore his at Canadian Nationals, plus he had to do a quad and two 3Axels to be competitive. He won the silver, but literally could barely limp off the ice.
My heart goes out to Michelle so much! I'm tellin' ya, a groin pull--which is a tear of one or more of the hip adductor muscles, the muscles that snap the legs together for jumps--is one of the toughest injuries, if not the toughest, for a skater to recover from. The thing is, after rest and physical therapy, the skater will feel good, like she can jump full-out again. But groin pulls are soooo nasty in the way they fool you. Really, more than any other muscle group, people with groin pulls are the most likely to reinjure it--in my experience. I have my theories on why that is, but the point is, Michelle is really skating on a tightrope with this injury, trying to train, and compete full out.
It's just heartbreaking.
I wish her ALL the best of luck, healing, and anything else that will help. Man, this girl just cannot get a break when it comes to the Olympics. At least she's not alone. Kurt Browning and Todd Eldredge never even won any kind of Olympic medal. Not to mention Randy Gardner, who pulled his groin in the warm-up before he and Tai Babilonia were about to skate in their Olympics. And I'm sure there are other awful hard-luck stories about injuries at the worst time at the Olympics and great skaters with either no Olympic gold or no Olympic medal at all, eg, Janet Lynn comes to mind and I'll let others fill in the rest.I know. Michelle is in a class by herself and for her not to have an OGM seems so wrong--though it ain't over yet. Only the fat man has sung so far--
--with love to Pavarotti. And to Michelle. Rgirl
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Kati said:
If you think that it's agonizing for Emily, just imagine how agonizing it is for Michelle. To be in Turin and your first practice to turn out the way it did with the eyes of the world on you to perform at top notch. I wonder if the decision to go to the Olympics was hers or if she was compeled to go by higher ups.
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She should have skipped the opening cermonies. It was not like she had never been in them before. Why isn't her coach with her?
