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Skater Rochette's mother dies of heart attack
Therese Rochette had arrived in Vancouver just the day before
Joannie Rochette's Winter Olympic hopes have taken a tragic turn.
Therese Rochette, 55, mother of the Canadian figure skater, died early Sunday, two days before her daughter is to take the ice in the women's singles competition.
Rochette’s mother had arrived in Vancouver on Saturday with her husband, Normand, according to information from a Skate Canada news conference at the Vancouver Games on Sunday.
She apparently passed away suddenly of a heart attack.
Rochette learned of her mother's death from her father, who came to Olympic Village. The skater is with her father, Skate Canada officials said.
The Canadian national champion will stay in the competition Tuesday and Thursday, officials said, but she will not speak to the media until it is over.
Rochette is considered a strong medal threat.
Unimaginable
Pj Kwong, one of Canada’s leading figure skating analysts and herself a coach, said the news was taking a while to sink in.
“For any young person, and certainly for any young woman here at the Olympic Games when this is supposed to be her moment, this is just incomprehensible,” she said.
Kwong, who is working as the official rink announcer for figure skating at the Olympic Games, said Rochette had spoken about her mother to her on many occasions.
“[Joannie] is a child who was clearly adored by her parents, her mother was at the centre of everything in her eyes,” said the commentator.
“Her dad put her on the ice first of all, but her mom was there all the way.”
As for Rochette staying in the competition, Kwong said it doesn’t surprise her.
“My experience with high performance athletes is they are able to set aside everything and just focus on the physical, and that’s what makes them high performance athletes.
“My thinking is she wants to pay tribute to her mother’s sacrifices and what it took the Rochette family to get to this point. This is the best way to honour her memory and do that.”
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