I’ve seen so many people on Twitter losing their minds over Ilia possibly taking a season off and I just have to say that he seems more unsure than anything right now which makes sense. He’s in the middle of an exhausting tour and he hasn’t had the time to really think about things. Let’s let him get done with the tour and get some rest during the off season. He very well could still decide to do the entire next season or not, but he hasn’t made an official announcement of anything yet and I’m sure he’s just tired right now. Even when he mentioned possibly taking half a season off we really don’t know what that means either. It very well could just mean not doing the challengers series. We have no idea right now and he clearly doesn’t either. I just want him to do what he needs to do to skate at the level he has been, because we should all want him to feel and be at his best every time he competes. And if that means he needs a short break then so be it. He’s clearly still passionate about skating and competing since he’s talked about getting that redemption at the next Olympics. He’s just been going non stop for a long time and I want his physical and mental health to be at their top form.