Joannie Rochette's Mother passes away

[jschick88]

I could not imagine trying to compete after someone you love passes away. Very sad. She said she is still going to compete. What a great story it would be if she won gold.

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/figure-ska...tml?cid=rsstsn

[Smell My Finger]

What unbelievabe courage to continue to skate. I can't imagine how she must feel.

[ricoFlame]

that's pretty friggen awful. gotta be tough.

[MRCboicgy]

That was so sad this morning. I teared up a bit when I heard that. Just awful.

Whatever her results, it doesn't matter in times like this.

[Joborule]

That really sad to hear, especially since her mother just came into the city yesterday.

A fighter for going to practice and still perform for Tuesday though.

[jschick88]

Among watching the hockey game tonight, I am excited to see Joannie skate tonight. She released a statement last night.

http://www.ctvolympics.ca/figure-ska...tml?cid=rsstsn

Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette and her coach Manon Perron released their first public statement, Monday, since the death of Rochette's mother - Therese Rochette - early on Sunday morning.
Rochette and Perron had said previously that they would not make any public statements until of the conclusion of the ladies' figure skating free skate on Thursday, but an outpouring of support through email and texts prompted them to issue a statement early.
"We both want to thank all the people here and across Canada for their support. We have received so many emails and texts, and we wanted tpeople to know that we read everything that you are sending. We also want everyone to know that these messages are helping us to get through this. We are going to do it with (Rochette's mother, Therese). Even though we aren't able to respond to everyone, please keep them coming for both of us," the statement read.
"Thank you for understanding that we're not doing any interviews because we want to keep the energy and focus for the competition and we both plan to talk to the media when the competition is all over."
Therese Rochette died Sunday of a sudden heart attack shortly after arriving in Vancouver to watch her daughter skate.

[Flames89]

So what time does she skate tonight?

[ericschand]

Doesn't matter what she does or what her score is.

She should get standing ovation and an anthem sung just for showing up.

And yeah, MRCboicgy, the air must be unusually dusty for winter, I teared up too.

ers