Tinami Amori
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Miyahara, Tuk, Med, Chen...... are all competing...Sorry, but this about not embarrassing themselves! Who are we kidding? These past champions might get humiliated with these new kids jumping like BEANS!
And not everyone stops competing because of "new generation".... Some people chose education and a different life... Or just burned-out, it is a full-time job to be an elite skater, and some want to "change jobs" or take a sabbatical.. 
And Alina was not worried about "jumping beans"... Her situation is different.
Read Tanka's translation in Russian thread. Alina was not sure if she wanted to continue to skate right after the Olympics (1.5 years ago), before the Trus-Shcher-Kost were even in the picture as prospective competitors.
Alina had to be motivated by her team to skate at the last Worlds, and these 3 were not there.
She chose to compete in 2019 WC against Kihira who had 3A.
This season she also in spite of doubts and "don't wants" chose to compete with Trus-Shcher-Kost present.
Also....... there were no "jumping beans" around when Witt, Cohen, Asada, Wagner and other world and olympic medalists through time, realized that they can't keep up with younger skaters and left.. That's what happens. Young replace older, in all aspects of life.
"Older" should not be kept around artificially for "past accomplishments" and "Old World Seniority" principles.
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