Thanks so much, DianaSelene. I don't know the surname patterns well enough.
Golden411, thanks for the news of Alissa. Glad her surgery is over with.
Czisny: FB Post and Hip surgery
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Thanks so much, DianaSelene. I don't know the surname patterns well enough.
Golden411, thanks for the news of Alissa. Glad her surgery is over with.
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Doesn't sound like she will be competing before nationals. Hopefully she comes back as strong as before!
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Sweet tweet yesterday from Adam Rippon @Adaripp:
So nice talking with #AlissaCzisny today.. Resting up and doing really well after her surgery. And pretty cute from all the meds, hahaha
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I assume you mean stronger than before lol. She wasn't so strong at least lately.
Pop quiz. Here is the ladies podium for what 2002 event? (I saw it live. Elena and Ann Patrice had a big collision in warm-up, but they shook it off and both made the podium.)
http://www.iceskatingintnl.com/images/sk8usa/sk8usa 2002 ladies medlas.jpg
Skate America. Michelle wasn't planning on skating in the Grand Prix that year, but Sarah Hughes withdrew and Michelle agreed to step in and won, naturally!
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I'm 99% sure that the constant 3Lutz-3Toe and 2Axel-3Toe practices she tried to do all last season are what caused the injury. Her body type simply doesn't allow her to fully-rotate a 3Toe on the end of another Triple and when you don't fully rotate and come down short, your hip is grinding from the pressure of the blade turning on the ice as you complete the landing. In the case of the labrum, it's probably because she falls a lot on those jump attempts and landing on your shoulder is common when you're not in control and coming down sideways. She needs to stop trying to do those moves.
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Thanks Blades for explanation. Is it even possible she will be back for Nationals? I just don't want to see her re-injure herself at this point-for what? I'll be happy to see a very easy skate from Alissa at Nationals. I don't think her fans care if she is remotely competitive. How many nationals has she graced? I will just be glad to see her skating nice basics with easy simpler jumps, looking happy and beautiful.
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She shouldn't give up on trying to get to Sochi, absolutely not.
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Really Blades? Do you think she will re-injure herself? I think Alissa is done, and I expect a nice swan song at Nationals so she can feel the love. With 4 months off the ice plus her nerves, what can we expect? I think she will retire after saying 'goodbye' to her fans at Nationals. I think she won't stand a chance against the other top 3 US ladies. Sadly, that, I think, was her last WC.
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Well I think it will be hard for her to make the world team with Ashley and then probably either a resurgent Mirai or Caroline or Gracie or one of the other Potential champs in the wings. She won't have a lot of time to practice. If Ashley and whoever earn three spots she might try for Sochi but with her past performances maybe it is time to show skate and go to school. To see her happy would be nice - well within reason it may not mean an OGM. It really looks like sochi will crown a lady who might just be on the rise (Gracie Gold or the Russian baby ballerinas)or who gets lucky after inconsistency problems ie. Kostner, Asada, Czisny, Nagasu,suzuki, nakano...Yuna and Joannie you might want to come back. You might still have a chance for a medal.
Alissa already has a bachelor's degree, so she might not feel the need for any more school.
That's right! In fact, she skated in college-level games and was the national champion, wasn't she? I always was impressed that she had gotten her degree. There's no faulting her self-discipline. Knowing that she has a BA as well as her skating career makes me hope that she'll have a great second act after she finishes skating.
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I was just watching Track and Field and US 100M sprinter Tyler Gay had the identical injury as Alissa, surgery last July, and won his heat today with a 10.00 time. With sprinting you really have no margin for racing with an injury, so I'm optimistic for Alissa to come back 100%. However, this was Gay's first meet since his surgery (50 weeks ago) and Alissa does not have the luxury of being out a year if she wants to compete at 2013 Worlds.
at least it would enable her to make a run for Sochi. She might be able to use the comeback clause to get 2 GP events if necessary.
I think she is best taking next season off- seriously. If she re-injures herself next season she is out for good.
Not to mention having her out of the running for the pre-Olympic worlds which determine critical Oly spots- you know, it can only help...
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the clock would be ticking and unlike Tyson Gay ( I think that is who you mean) how you skate and land things or do things counts a lot. Yes, Tyson has to work on technique to run but Alyssa has to look good n o matter how she takes off on that jump etc. I hope it works out for her - didn't Michelle and Tara have issues and they never really came back (similar injuries)
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Alyssa is a beautiful young woman - graceful, gracious, etc. but I have always white-knuckled the armchair watching her. It seems like she's had a good skate about every 5th time out (this isn't factual -just guessing) and in between she self-destructs. I don't know whether it's a lack of focus, her nerves, or what, but I've never found it enjoyable to watch her. I'm always waiting for her to fall. I really hope that she retires and gets on with her life. It's hard enough to come back from hip surgery but she would be coming back to a history of less than stellar performances. Seeing her "live" in San Jose this year just was almost painful.
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