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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]the post also had an interesting op ed about the stress that pushing for quads is putting on these girls bodies, so that they are messing up their bodies before they even hit adulthood.[/quote]

The ROC's system isn't built for longevity. The last olympic champion was 15 when she won and retired around 17-18, and the last silver medalist was 18-19 and is also retired now, too.  They don't care, and they are just going to replace them with another young teen. [/quote]

You say this like Sarah Hughes and Tara Lipinski didn't flee the skating scene as soon as they could.

Longevity in figure skating women is an exception, not the rule.

It's actually not a bad model to work super hard, score big and get out at 16 or so.  Look at Zagitova, the last Olympic gold medalist.  She is living her best life skating in shows, dabbling in TV and enjoying multiple endorsement contracts.  And she's only 19!  Set herself up for life, and can go to college or do anything she likes, really, without a grueling training schedule.  [/quote]

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