Knock on wood, Hersh. Knock on wood. I’m not saying she won’t be nor am I saying I don’t have any hopes on Mirai. I do actually. But four years ago journalists were saying “Vancouver” to Kimmie and Emily. Neither of them are there. Four years can change a lot. The past four years we saw Kimmie win Worlds in 06, the National Championships in 07, then her and Emily battling injuries. Emily, I believe, was trying to balance school and skating (she’s going to Harvard, for Christ’s sake!) These two, along with Ashley, Alissa, and Caroline skated past them (no pun intended) to the top. Who knows what will happen leading up to Sochi? I have a feeling that kid Christina Gao will let her blades do the talking for the next four years. :)

I respect Hersh’s opinion greatly, but wouldn’t ya know, as I read this on your blog today it runs alongside a “Tweet” from one Kimmie Meissner, talking about the Olympics being a bittersweet experience (watching it from home, that is)… and I’m haunted by the way they used to say the same thing about Kimmie, 4 years back.

I guess we don’t need to get too nervous unless Mirai ends up winning Worlds in a few weeks :-P