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- Feb 19, 2006
Ashley had the best presentation at this competition and the scores did not reflect it.
One of the most interesting suggestions in the article is how Ashley had less training time because of promoting the sport specifically at the behest of the USFSA. There's a systemic problem with how the organization controls the fate of any skater. Nobody is allowed to go to competitions based upon their own merit, instead they have to be chosen. With the case of Ashley, perhaps she feels like she's in a situation where the USFSA used her in order to help line their own pockets and now have dumped her.
Good freakin point. USFSA knew that Ashley was the most marketable skater of the quad, especially off that world medal won in the good ole USA.
People suggest that it shouldn’t be an excuse because Nathan had done ads, too. Nathan is also 8 years younger, a lifetime in Figure Skating Mileage. His body probably needs less rest and recovery time, so he could balance marketing commitments and training time, whereas Ashley has to balance the training time, the recovery time, the commitments for marketing for both USFSA and her sponsors.