Kevin Reynolds withdraws from Grand Prix

Kevin Reynolds si ritira dal Grand Prix
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Kevin Reynolds withdraws from Grand Prix

There seems to be just peace for the Canadian Kevin Reynolds, who, even at this season, will & agrave; have to cancel the Grand Prix of Figure Skating.

For over a year, twenty-four Vancouver & egrave ;, in fact, dealing with a series of physical problems, related in particular to shoes shoes do not fit. For the same reason, the winner dell''edizione of the Four Continents Championships in 2012 & egrave; was forced to boycott the Grand Prix last year. & nbsp; "Obviously, as an athlete, I am always proud to defend the colors of Canada on the world stage," said Reynolds, "but I want to & ograve; to be able to express myself better and compete more & ugrave; highest possible level. The decision to give up the Grand Prix & egrave; came after I did my best to try to prepare myself for the better, going so far as to defy the pain. Now my purpose & egrave; to solve the current physical problems and find a solution that will allow me to skate no pain from the national championships in January. I would like to thank all of those are supporting me during this difficult time of my career. " Reynolds did not take & agrave; part at Skate Canada, where he will & agrave; replaced by compatriot Andrei Rogozine, and the NHK Trophy in Osaka. However, today, & egrave; came the message that the place left vacant by the American Joshua Farris in the Cup of China will remain & agrave; vacant and the race will see & agrave; at the start only eleven skaters. Regarding the Japanese leg, the eligible candidates for substitution are the following athletes: 214.04 (BEL) - Hendrickx (gi & agrave; writing at Skate America) 205.19 (CAN) - Balde (gi & agrave; writing at Skate Canada) 203.26 (UZB) & ndash; Ge (gi & agrave; joined the Cup of China) 201.80 (RUS) - Dmitriev201,26 (RUS) & ndash; Kolyada (gi & agrave; joined the Rostelecom Cup, but injured)
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