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| kioewen | Jan 29 2009, 09:40 PM |
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I absolutely agree with that -- I sincerely believe that weight is just a distraction. It's what skaters, coaches, and esp. fans default to as a skater's supposed problem, when the real difficulties lie elsewhere. It's just a deceptively easy faux-fix that doesn't get to the root of the problem. I read that Meissner actually injured herself not while skating, but on a treadmill (!). Talk about the wrong kind of training. The same problem apparently upended Lisa Ervin -- she was spending all of her time on a stationary bike when her skating problems began, as well as monitoring her weight, when what she really should have been doing is concentrating on skating. Even with Emily, I read somewhere last year that a coach was going to be making her do distance running, or something like that. Again, too much concentration on body-diminishment, not on skating itself. Let's not forget that Emily had an injury just before Nationals last year. It's one thing to skate while in school, another to recuperate from an injury while in school. I suspect being in school made it difficult for her to devote the time that she needed to getting better from her injury. I fully believe Emily can come back, once she has the time to devote to skating. Also, Alissa Czisny may be at college, but I'd wager anything that the rigors of Harvard are a heck of a lot greater. |
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