I hope Michelle does the Grand Prix next year, too. Everybody is speculating that she will want to try out the CoP in preparation for Torino. But as usual, only Michelle knows what she is going to do, and she's not telling!
Dewet - Absolutely. If MK has any idea of skating the Olys, it would be best for her to get a taste of the CoP, just for feed back as how she can garner more points. Winning Skate America will be less important than the experience gained.
Brenda, I hope you go no matter who is skating. My favorite thing when I went to Skate America two years ago was getting to see and meet skaters that I had never heard of before. It was a lot of fun.