Thought On Worlds

Perhaps one of the best posts regarding the World Championship situation comes this week from ice-dance.com

While it may be tempting to "save" Worlds for Japan and hold the event later in the year, this would throw a huge kink into the skating season. Athletes depend on the off-season, when they have time to regroup and prepare for a new season. Without that time off, skaters won’t be able to focus on the improvements they want to make for the next year. They won’t be able to devote time for the crafting of new programs if they have to keep their old programs in top form, and most importantly, their bodies will not have time to rest.

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