Was sad, now hopeful

I was possibly planning a trip to Turin, Italy to go to the Figure Skating World Championships but then found out that Stéphane Lambiel isn't planning to go. In fact, he's not sure if he'll continue competitive skating :( I know he's retired before but I was never really fan of his back when he retired for the first time so I was rather sad when I found out the news. However, it seems that he'll do the rounds to quite a few skating exhibitions and I hopefully going to attend the one in Lausanne, Switzerland (his home town!). That's if I can get my act together and plan something in time. Was thinking of killing a few birds with one stone and visiting Lyon, and the area around Thollon-les-Bains to go to ski and Evian-les-Bains (yes, home to the famous water!). But planning trips is such a pain, especially when, like me, you don't know what you're doing. Hours ploughing through travel guide books and internet pages will surely ensue.