dirac Posted October 28, 2002 Share Posted October 28, 2002 Hip problems may end Alexei Yagudin's career. Amy Shipley reports for the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...-2002Oct27.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew Posted November 4, 2002 Share Posted November 4, 2002 I watched the ABC coverage and mentally applauded the classy (and, if you will, professional) way Yagudin took his farewell bow after withdrawing. And, although Brian Joubert has caught my attention, my figure-skating interests are a lot spottier than my ballet interests and, for my taste, men's figure skating has temporarily become a lot less compelling... One question that lingers for me is whether (as some of the quotes in the Post suggested) only certain body types are subject to these kinds of long-term hip injuries from skating or if the sport really is pushing the limit on what MOST bodies can handle without developing serious degenerative problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirac Posted November 4, 2002 Author Share Posted November 4, 2002 Sigh. He's a class act. He was never my favorite skater, but I'll miss him. I don't think we just don't have enough solid data to make a judgment, and as far as I know no systematic study of the matter has been undertaken. I wouldn't jump to conclusions, no pun intended. The article mentions Lipinski's problems, but I recall reading that Lipinski may have overtrained in spite of cautions from her coach(es). One factor that occurs to me is the increased workload that skaters face today. When I first started watching skating, there were relatively few events on the calendar, and the amount of exhibition skating that Olympic division skaters could do was carefully limited. Yagudin mentions the city by city slog that Champions on Ice has turned into. I'm not too happy with the skating of either sex right now, grumble grumble. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that nothing will happen to Plushenko. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirac Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 Kathleen Bangs talks to Yagudin for the Salt Lake Tribune, and discusses the efficacy of cortisone treatments for his hip: http://www.sltrib.com/11052002/sports/13628.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Johnson Posted November 6, 2002 Share Posted November 6, 2002 Please excuse my ignorance, but is Alexei Yagudin any kin to Shamil Yagudin, the great former character dancer with the Bolshoi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirac Posted November 6, 2002 Author Share Posted November 6, 2002 I'm not 100% certain but I don't believe they are related. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirac Posted November 7, 2002 Author Share Posted November 7, 2002 With rest and treatment, he can still compete, doctors say. Report for AP by Barry Wilner: http://sports.excite.com/news/11072002/v6432.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashioned Posted November 8, 2002 Share Posted November 8, 2002 Originally posted by dirac Sigh. He's a class act. He was never my favorite skater, but I'll miss him. I'm not too happy with the skating of either sex right now, grumble grumble. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and hoping that nothing will happen to Plushenko. I feel the same way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirac Posted November 14, 2002 Author Share Posted November 14, 2002 Yagudin and Sarah Hughes plan to compete in December in the Hallmark Skaters Championship. Yagudin will face Honda, Weiss, and Eldredge; Hughes, Yuka Sato and Nicole Bobek. Gosh, I'm just biting my nails in suspense : http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?...1404EST0194.DTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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