2014 Olympics Pairs SP Group 4 & 5 Full Version. Vera & Yuri at 41min 45s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hWA6DjIfnM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hWA6DjIfnM
I agree, very disappointing for Vera and Andrei. They skated well at Nationals (should have been ahead Z/E) and had a strong finish to the season but the fact is they are the 6th ranked Russian couple. The depth in Russian is crazy now. I hope they are training well and skate well in some Senior B's and have a good showing at Skate Canada.
It's a bummer but the federation chose to give the host spot to Z/E and that's that... as others have said there is crazy depth in Russia and the fact is they are the #6 team there.
Well, Z/E were held up at the nationals, so not sure how can you say they were better. Getting Mozer's bonus points doesn't make them automatically better. I know Vera has problem with her jumps generally, but she landed everything at the nationals.It is a bummer indeed. They would have deserved 2 GP spots but personally I would have picked Z/E before them also.
By the way, they were the 7th best Russian pair last season - V/T, S/K, K/S, T/M, A/R and Z/E were all better than B/D last season.
It is a bummer indeed. They would have deserved 2 GP spots but personally I would have picked Z/E before them also.
By the way, they were the 7th best Russian pair last season - V/T, S/K, K/S, T/M, A/R and Z/E were all better than B/D last season.
Well, Z/E were held up at the nationals
Actually Z/E probably should have been above A/R not behind them.
There are open spot at the CoR and also at the NHK Trophy since Stolbova/Klimov withdrew from GP series. So, basically it is given that Vera & Andrei will get the CoR spot if they don't get the NHK spot.
Hopefully they are OK since they were supposed to skate at the 2nd stage of Russian Cup but they didn't.
They have withdrawn again. This was the 3rd competition this season. According to fsrussia.ru she is ill but one has to wonder if they are about to split up.