What off season changes have we seen so far, in terms of dance and pair teams, coaching changes, etc, that could impact this upcoming season?
Rumor has it that several dance teams have left Morosov, including Slattery-Lee and Gregory-Petukov. Orlova-Novikov are history. Orscher-Lucash, same, although there is a new tidbit of info that reportedly links Lucash with Brittany Vise now. Impact on national and international skating? Most likely!
Then there is official news of Arakawa going pro. (http://www.sanspo.com/sports/top/sp...2006050709.html) You have big names such as Slutskaya, Plushenko, and Cohen not fully confirming their dance card one way or the other yet, but are all seeming to lean towards at least taking this season off.
Who will take advantage of all the shifting and changes? Who should be able to and won't? And what else is brewing in the air before summer has even started?
Rumor has it that several dance teams have left Morosov, including Slattery-Lee and Gregory-Petukov. Orlova-Novikov are history. Orscher-Lucash, same, although there is a new tidbit of info that reportedly links Lucash with Brittany Vise now. Impact on national and international skating? Most likely!
Then there is official news of Arakawa going pro. (http://www.sanspo.com/sports/top/sp...2006050709.html) You have big names such as Slutskaya, Plushenko, and Cohen not fully confirming their dance card one way or the other yet, but are all seeming to lean towards at least taking this season off.
Who will take advantage of all the shifting and changes? Who should be able to and won't? And what else is brewing in the air before summer has even started?