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- Nov 10, 2011
honestly, the idea of 'peaking' in sports has always seemed a little crazy to me. i used to play tennis very competitively and the idea of 'peaking' was prevalent there too, but practicing too much was never an issue for me. it wasn't like i'd reach a point of diminishing returns and i'd hit a place where i'd inevitably decline in quality even though i was putting in solid, productive training hours.
Yeah, I'm skeptical of the "peaking" thing myself. I can see how it might be difficult mentally for a skater to have an absolutely mind-blowing performance on the Grand Prix or at nationals and have the sense there's nowhere to go 'upward' from there and wonder "how am I ever going to do that at the Olympics"...but there's no reason it can't happen.
I do think it's important to keep in mind that V/M tend to really hit their stride later in the season, though, so the fact that they haven't beaten D/W yet this season doesn't mean they won't.
I guess I'm greedy, but I'd like to see both V/M and Yu Na repeat. Nothing against D/W or Mao; I just prefer the defending champions in this case.