It’s actually so surpassable and easy that you figure it’s a common occurrence.Sure, being 3 times Russian champion in a row and what she did at Olympics, it's very easily surpassable...
You're still arguing against a cherry picked straw man absolutely not a single person ever claimed.
Well, she's been performing at the highest level for many years, rest might do her well, there's no need to rush anywhere this season...
Better happen this season. Winning nats is a big achievement and she already did it. There is nothing more for this season. She should let her foot heal completely.
Well, I expected this...I mean, if she was recovering well, we probably would have seen clips of her on the ice. Hopefully she does take the rest of the season off and allows her foot the time it needs to heal properly.
If it's that serious it's almost certainly the end of her career. Even if it heals it will flare up once she goes back to normal loads for any extended period.
oof...well, I kinda agree with skating91. This sounds like the beginning of the end for Akatieva. 3 months is the minimum, and even if she does rest it for that long, she is still very likely to experience flare ups if it's that serious. Not to mention she'll be spending so much time off ice, so she'll have to completely restore her jumps, and her body will experience changes in the meantime, especially now that she won't be training so intensely...
It is like after the Olympics when Valieva, Trusova, Shcherbakova relaxed, basically their bodies changed and Trusova especially could never recover (Shcherbakova had no intention of competing again, Valieva still at a high level). This will happen to Akatieva now, has to almost relearn how to skate it will be so much different to what she remembers.
I suspected that would be the case. But this is a good year to do just that if she needs to heal completely. Others are also injured and healing, (Veronika) and assuming Russian participation in the Olympics down the road, this is a good year to lay off, heal and regroup-there is nothing at stake except team funding, and the Russian Fed isn't going to cut Akatieva off.
I think Zhilina will be fine. I have trust that Plushenko treats his athlete well enough. And theres no news about how long she is out for, we might see her still in the finals. What Injury does she have exactly?
Trusova didnt change much after the Olympics. She was already mature there and looked like she does now in regards to body structure. Its just normal weight she gained from not training now. I think she just didnt want to compete after Olympics either.
I don't think getting injured at 13 and getting injured at 16 are quite the same. Of course, it is still possible for her to recover if she rests it properly, but stress fractures are serious and can very much become a chronic problem. One need only look at Rika to see how they can ruin a career. Hopefully her parents and coaches will understand the seriousness and care for her properly.
I don't think it was ever specified, just said that she had a shoulder injury
Yea you're right about that first part for sure. But still, a fracture ending a career? Thats not normal. If they let her eat and rest as required she can recover fully. Yes it will be hard for her to regain everything but with patience I think its doable for next season.
I wonder if her injury is more like Medvedeva's or Rika's. If it's like Medvedeva's, maybe just a little worse, i say good news. Because Medvedeva spent no more than 5-6 weeks off ice and she was adding 3T to each jump in official practices when she came back to comp. Like someone who wasn't badly injured and had to go easy. Radionova said she also skated with the same injury. So maybe Akatieva can recover if she really stay off ice for three months.
Well I'm pretty sure Akateva has a stress fracture, not traumatic. I think most likely forcing herself into test skates and also that exhibition just delayed her recovery a lot. The fact that she participated in those to begin with demonstrates her stubborn mentality and so she presumably trained too ambitiously as well hence prolonging the recovery even more. I think if she can relax and discipline herself all will be fine. She needs to stay off the ice and just do basic, safe resistance training to keep her stability and flexibility, and not let her cardio get too messed up. If she at least maintains the important intricacies of her athleticism, the technical side of things shouldn't be impossible to recover through muscle memory after only 3 months. Otherwise just stop worrying about her weight and let herself get all the nutrients she needs to recover.
