The limitations of the body must be respected but there is not a single athlete, let alone an elite one, which does not push their limits. That's what competitions at these levels are all about. This is not limited to sport only. You know very well that this applies to the ballet as well. The great Maya Plisetskaya would not be a prima ballerina, now, in any big ballet company, for example.
It's the same in sports. Before they did figures in FS. Later they started with singles, then doubles, now triples and quadruples. Tomorrow who knows. That is how the sport works, and let's not forget that the great developments have been made in sport medicine and especially in preventive medicine.
It doesn't mean that they are right either. In that moment perhaps, but right now I see no signs that she is somehow at a big risk. Not more than any other skater who has or have passed through this or even worse.
I don't know what happens when they are 50. We are all different but I suppose what happens to the majority of athletes. Risk is part of the sport, and unfortunately it cannot be separated. If the injuries are ignored is not good, but I don't think is Yulia's case. At least that is not what is reported here. I suppose she is in constant supervision of doctors. But above all, I believe she and her mom are wise enough to know what risk she can take and what not. I believe in them because: a) they have all the information needed. b) she is taken good care in her club. c) and this is the most important one, Yulia is very wise.
hwell:
My point is they too push the limits.
