Yu-Na's problem is probably that she is / was injured so much. When she was asked after Göteborg if she envies Mao - she said that she does, and not because of the Triple Axel but because of Mao's "physical vigour". It must be very frustrating to be in pain all the time (possibly more than other figure skaters), to be weakened by injuries etc. at such a young age. Perhaps she will be more or less healthy from now on and then rethink her decision of retiring after Vancouver (I am not a big fan of ladies figure skating and one of the reasons is that they leave the sport as teens. I was over the moon when Arakawa won in 2006, because I felt that there was a lady out there, an adult with understanding of the music, someone who had bad times and good times, someone who went to school, to university...). I would love to see Mao and Yu-Na stick around till 2014 - they will be only 23 then! Sarah Meier is currently a better skater than she ever was before, and she just turned 24.

That said - Yu-Na and Johnny were so adorable...

Loved Johnny's programs - the dance moves, the flirting, that amazing high kick after the third jump in "Feeling Good". And the Korean audience is so great, they give me the feeling that South Korea is a friendly wonderful country image.


Connaitre, ce n'est point demontrer, ni expliquer.
C'est acceder a la vision.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery