The question is a simple one: Why would the Canadian figure skater and pairs partner Eric Radford — world champions in both 2015 and 2016 — fire their coach just eight months before the 2018 Olympics? "This will be our last competitive season," the 31-year-old Duhamel continued in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. Duhamel said she and Radford would be relocating to work out of Marcotte's singles training facility near Montreal later this month. "It's about what is the best-case scenario to get Eric and I to the Olympics and have our best skate," said Duhamel. Risk worth taking"If we didn't make these changes we'll probably find ourselves in seventh place at the Olympics," she said.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2017 15:45 UTC