denali2001 wrote:
I'm not Canadian but I completely agree! Way too talented to see her fade away.
Also 2 years from now to Rio if Siri can keep her healthy and keep building on this. I feel she is with the right coach now for her needs. Someone who herself has been through the ringer of elite women's ITU racing. All these male coaches may be great, but sometimes for the girls to have someone who has gone through all the same types of ups and down is a real benefit in terms of someone they can lean on. I also feel that no matter how much they try, most male coaches cant know exactly what it is like to be an elite female athlete. Siri can relate at that level physiologically, mentally and emotionally (now, I better back away from this thread because people will be all over me pointing to countless examples of male coaches who have success with women)....but from the outside, I feel that Paula needs as much of a mentor and role model as she does a technical coach, which Siri, by all account can be.
