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In her TSL interview, Roz said that she really did not like competing. Her feelings must have been very strong for her to skip Worlds.The tone of this thread reminds me of when Rosalyn Sumners skipped the 1984 World Championships and Tiffany Chin was injured.
Future USFSA President, Claire Ferguson, forgot to list any alternates and as a result, only Elaine Zayak was able to attend.
Fortunately, she medaled and didn't leave the administration looking completely foolish.
But I do feel sorry for Katherine Adams, who would potentially have been given that coveted second spot.
Nathan may have passed over the World Championships, but we saw some terrific skates from Vincent Zhou and Camden Pulkinen instead!
Knowing some of the athletes personally, training at the elite level takes such a hit on their finances and free time, to have achieved their goals and moving on would still be a difficult decision, knowing how much they've given to the sport and to some degree, how it has defined them.
The talented Jill Frost could have also attended '84 Worlds, but was similarly robbed of that opportunity
US men have a habit (mostly) of outperforming expectations.