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Here it is from IceNetwork:
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=49395&vkey=ice_news
http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080717&content_id=49395&vkey=ice_news
"I would really love to come back to one more Olympics," she adds. "The whole magnitude of it is amazing. I love the sense of purpose and challenge.
I agree that it's PR. I don't see her coming back and it sounds as if her training is for shows.
Looks like she's realizing it would be better to stick to where her talent lies: skating.
This so-called "really tough training" could just mean stepping it up a notch. It absolutely does not mean she's training at the same level of intensity as today's competitors. She said herself that she didn't train much last summer, so seems like she just wants to be in better shape for this tour. And judging by reviews of last year's tour, it's definitely something she needs to do.
This means her fans can still see her in shows and on tour on SOI, which is a good thing. She's not going to stop skating for the near future.
The two new items in this article are: no 2009 Worlds for Sasha and she will be touring again next season with SOI. I think the "summer training" Sasha mentions in this article will be for her to get ready for her upcoming season with SOI and not 2010.
Don't we hear this every few months or so? It's a broken record, and I have no real expectations.
Yes she could train to come back, but that doesn't guarantee her a spot on the Olympic team; it's a bit presumptuous of her (that is how I'm seeing it). With Flatt, Zhang, Nagasu, Meissner, Wagner...the list goes on. She'd be hard pressed to get a spot.
Forgive me, but wasn't she the one who in 2006 said it was time for Michelle Kwan to move on, that she'd had her chance? I realize it was a bit different (given that Kwan petitioned for a spot) but still. I think that applies here too.
If Sasha is enjoying herself with SOI, I think that's where she should be.
Wow. Sasha has said some things that have come back to bite her....
I'm not sure of the validity of the statements she made about Michelle, but even if she did make those comments I would totally support her in vying for another Olympic berth. I think most of us @ 1 pt. or another have said something hippocrytical or changed opinions on things as time passed, so if she's made that choice (whatever that may be,since the quote is pretty amiguous [crosses fingers]) then I say go for it!