Michelle Kwan woke up yesterday and realized she is almost 26 years old, and therefore she rightly left the Olympic figure skating competition to the youth of today. It's just a fact; Olympic caliber figure skating, especially at today's level of technical requirement, is simply too physically challenging for those entering their late 20's; even the guys start to sputter. Don't bother trying to tell me how old the last winner was in the Hawaiian Ironman. This is a completely different sport. Look at gymnastics; you may as well be dead if you're 18. It's just too bad she stole the chance for one of those youths to walk the Olympic opening ceremonies (Emily Hughes), in what will likely be her one and only Olympic games. Oh the irony that it was probably this walk that rendered Kwan unable to compete!