yourself. Cause you clearly did not.
"If Kwan chooses to withdraw, it is far from clear that the designated alternate, Emily Hughes, would be allowed to take her place in the Olympic women's competition that begins Feb. 21.
An International Olympic Committee provision allowing late replacements under "extraordinary circumstances," such as injury, illness or death in the family, may not apply in this case because Kwan's injury was pre-existing, according to U.S. Olympic Committee spokesman Darryl Seibel.
"I don't think there is much precedent here, so there is not too much to go on as to what `extraordinary circumstances' means," John Hughes, Emily's father, said Saturday from his Long Island home. "We hope Michelle is OK."
There are no plans to bring Emily Hughes to Italy on a contingency basis "because there is no place for her to train," her father said, adding that she is training full-bore for her appearance at the World Championships in mid-March."
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/13849621.htmSo, those are the rules. Because of her pre-existing condition, even if Kwan withdraws, Emily probably won't be allowed to compete. And Emily is not in Torino. She wasn't send to Torino, and she is at home training for the Worlds.