Even before that. I was at last season’s 4CC, where she skated kind of okay in the short, and withdrew mysteriously just before her group took the ice for the long program. No explanation was ever given, so far as I know.
It seemed strange then, and now, looking back, it seems to me that this may have been a sign of things to come.
Good question. And what is a rumor? The Koreans are die hard fans who KNOW their team members...the insiders....They were very kind to me....so I didnt spread things...but then the Skating lesson released the same info..... "The official reason, voiced by the figure skating federation, is malaise. According to The Skating Lesson (citing several sources at once), the reason for the withdrawal was that Isabeau suffered a panic attack the day before, and a similar story happened at the US Championships. Information about this was published in a closed account for sponsors (I guess the author means Patreon account), from which the fans took it to social networks."