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- Oct 23, 2011
^You make good points. But the facts remain that when you have one of the best coaches ever that helped you get to one Olympics, you and your family need to make the sacrifice. Maybe Mirai was offered free lodgings. People there don't need room and board. Likely the parents wanted to pay but couldn't and woul not accept what they surely, culturally would see as "charity." Pride is the deadliest sin for a good reason and father of all others. If only Mirai's parents had said to daughter. "Mirai, we have all worked years to get you to the top, and we support whatever is needed-fly a few miles from the nest-we will talk and visit when we can." Mirai made a fatal mistake-or her parents in terms of her career. She is not a victim and is done very well for herself-how many skaters wish for opportunities that she had plus the innate talent?
I bet the parents and Mirai now regret that they did not push her when they should have. Do they wish their bright daughter to skip college? Or must she enroll in a day program to stay close to them? At what age will they trust people other than Japanese relatives? Mirai was criticized a lot for her childish behavior and things she said. Skaters are famously immature and protected, but her parents did her a disservice. The world is changing rapidly. One day you have family, next day they are gone. The best parents raise independent children. Mine were not good in many ways, but at 24, without speaking a word of Spanish, I set off for Guatemala, alone. Me who was afraid of everything but adventure. I went to learn Spanish, knowing I'd be more employable as a "helper" (social worker) if I were bi lingual. And now I cant do any trip alone. So Ireally do feel for Mirai, envy this very close family with a long history of cultural differences, but when you are an elite figureskater trying to become the best in the world, two hours away with a coach you know was no big deal. Really, Mirai was always so little girlish. Is Mirai happy now that her future may be running the family restaurant? I don't think so. Look atr her gala skate. She sobbed. She skated so beautifully.
Leaving Frank was where Mirai went wrong. We see she CAN rotate her jumps. And her body was more defined. So when she trains hard, she gets results. I also think Evan Lyasacek was agreat influence on her. It is very hard to be your own master. Most skaters need a touvh coach who knows when to crack the whip. I remember hearing Frank say on Tv by the boards in 2010 that Mirai was "the best skater in the world." She was. But she did not believe him. Mirai needs to believe in herself. She never has. She has been too protected, and if she continues, Japan is the best situation to train in. She must feel like a grown up there, in charge. I have found her adorable, and her LP in Vancouver was off the hook. Everyone appreciates Mirai. But it was a case of not enough and too late. Another door will open, but she needs to look. If the parents are still making her decisions, then she should be encouraged to find something else she likes to do, and see if college is financially possible. Scholarships should be easy given her resume.
I bet the parents and Mirai now regret that they did not push her when they should have. Do they wish their bright daughter to skip college? Or must she enroll in a day program to stay close to them? At what age will they trust people other than Japanese relatives? Mirai was criticized a lot for her childish behavior and things she said. Skaters are famously immature and protected, but her parents did her a disservice. The world is changing rapidly. One day you have family, next day they are gone. The best parents raise independent children. Mine were not good in many ways, but at 24, without speaking a word of Spanish, I set off for Guatemala, alone. Me who was afraid of everything but adventure. I went to learn Spanish, knowing I'd be more employable as a "helper" (social worker) if I were bi lingual. And now I cant do any trip alone. So Ireally do feel for Mirai, envy this very close family with a long history of cultural differences, but when you are an elite figureskater trying to become the best in the world, two hours away with a coach you know was no big deal. Really, Mirai was always so little girlish. Is Mirai happy now that her future may be running the family restaurant? I don't think so. Look atr her gala skate. She sobbed. She skated so beautifully.
Leaving Frank was where Mirai went wrong. We see she CAN rotate her jumps. And her body was more defined. So when she trains hard, she gets results. I also think Evan Lyasacek was agreat influence on her. It is very hard to be your own master. Most skaters need a touvh coach who knows when to crack the whip. I remember hearing Frank say on Tv by the boards in 2010 that Mirai was "the best skater in the world." She was. But she did not believe him. Mirai needs to believe in herself. She never has. She has been too protected, and if she continues, Japan is the best situation to train in. She must feel like a grown up there, in charge. I have found her adorable, and her LP in Vancouver was off the hook. Everyone appreciates Mirai. But it was a case of not enough and too late. Another door will open, but she needs to look. If the parents are still making her decisions, then she should be encouraged to find something else she likes to do, and see if college is financially possible. Scholarships should be easy given her resume.
