I guess I implied that, sorry. I just meant that Rochette's laying the groundwork this season for what she wants to do now that she's gone to the Olympics and brought home a medal. She seems to be exploring all her options, which is smart. She has to retire from competitive skating at some point, so it's good that she takes the time to think it through.
She's probably also in mourning, so the stress of competition would be overwhelming for her, especially given her mother's involvement with skating and tremendous support for so many years. My cousin lost her mom earlier this year and she posts a weekly prayer or wish that she could talk/hug/visit to her mother just one more time. I can only imagine that going to a big competition in a city that she had visited earlier with her mother would make Joannie very sad.