Fiero425
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When would it have been "timely" for Michelle to stop competing? Up until 2005 Worlds, she had been on the World podium for 9 years straight and been national champion for 8 years straight. It seems to me she retired at the right time.
Being on the podium was no special feat since the ladies have been lame for quite a while! Irina Slutskaya was even off the ice for a while with health issues! It was the same for the men with Plushenko owning it; leaving for a while, but still won events upon his return just in time for the Olympics of 2014! I personally thought he was a necessary evil, but he still took their lone male spot and broke down after the team event! MK wasn't doing much but taking up a spot from an "up and comer!" Just something personal I feel about it! The same thing is going on in tennis with old man Roger Federer hogging the spotlight! It's not that he's the best, it's because he's well liked/loved! He was able to succeed only because the top echelon was crippled and weren't able to compete! It's easier to win when Djokovic, Raonic, Murray, and Nishikori are out with injuries for prolonged periods of time!




