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- Jun 21, 2003
Whjy Michelle is going to win the Olympics
Michelle has the perfectly paced schedule to build to Turino. Her schedule:
October 1st (?) -- Campbell's Invitational.
October 20-23 -- Skate America
November 3-6 -- Cup of China
December 3 (?) -- Marshall's Invitational
December 16-18 -- Grand Prix Final
January 7-15 -- U.S. Nationals
February 10-26 -- Olympics
This means traveling twice to Asia and once to Europe. So what? She's young, she's adaptable, get out there and see the world!
She will have to skate three times before non-U.S. audiences. Poor baby!
Wear and tear on her body? Well, you know best, Michelle. But trust me -- at age 24 you know nothing about a worn-out body, LOL.
The only thing certain on her list is the two Invitationals (the future of figure skating, as interest in ISU events continues to decline) and U.S. Nationals.
I might be wrong, but I think Michelle is contractually locked into the Don't-Call-Us-Cheesefests cycle of Invitationals through 2007. In this case, one monkey does stop the show. I think the sponsors insist on Michelle's participation or no cigar.
As for the Olympics, she has to make the team first, so she can't make any promises about that.
If she needs a little more fine tuning after Nationals, she could also do Four Continents (it's in Colorado Springs.)
Michelle will be going for Gold. She won't be going just in the hope that she might luck onto the podium if someone else messes up. She already has a Bronze.
A string of six decisive victories in a row will give her the momentum that she needs.
That's how I see it.
Michelle has the perfectly paced schedule to build to Turino. Her schedule:
October 1st (?) -- Campbell's Invitational.
October 20-23 -- Skate America
November 3-6 -- Cup of China
December 3 (?) -- Marshall's Invitational
December 16-18 -- Grand Prix Final
January 7-15 -- U.S. Nationals
February 10-26 -- Olympics
This means traveling twice to Asia and once to Europe. So what? She's young, she's adaptable, get out there and see the world!
She will have to skate three times before non-U.S. audiences. Poor baby!
Wear and tear on her body? Well, you know best, Michelle. But trust me -- at age 24 you know nothing about a worn-out body, LOL.
The only thing certain on her list is the two Invitationals (the future of figure skating, as interest in ISU events continues to decline) and U.S. Nationals.
I might be wrong, but I think Michelle is contractually locked into the Don't-Call-Us-Cheesefests cycle of Invitationals through 2007. In this case, one monkey does stop the show. I think the sponsors insist on Michelle's participation or no cigar.
As for the Olympics, she has to make the team first, so she can't make any promises about that.
If she needs a little more fine tuning after Nationals, she could also do Four Continents (it's in Colorado Springs.)
Michelle will be going for Gold. She won't be going just in the hope that she might luck onto the podium if someone else messes up. She already has a Bronze.
A string of six decisive victories in a row will give her the momentum that she needs.
That's how I see it.