Predictions

[skatingfan04]

The following are the entries for the senior grand prix final:

Men
Patrick Chan CAN
Takahiko Kozuka JPN
Johnny Weir USA
Brian Joubert FRA
Jeremy Abbott USA
Tomas Verner CZE

Ladies
Yu-Na Kim KOR
Joannie Rochette CAN
Mao Asada JPN
Carolina Costner ITA
Yukari Nakano JPN
Miki Ando JPN

Pairs
Savchenko/Szolkowy GER
Zhang/Zhang CHN
Kawaguci/Smirnov RUS
Pang/Tong CHN
Voloszohar/Morozov UKR
Mukhortova/Trankov RUS

Ice Dance
Delobel/Schoenfelder FRA
Domnina/Shabalin RUS
Faiella/Scali ITA
Khoklova/Novitski RUS
Davis/White USA
Belbin/Agosto USA

What does everyone think...

[Audrey19]

Allright, here I go:

Ladies:
1. Mao Asada
2. Yuna Kim
3. Joannie Rochette since they were the strongest throughout the GP series

Men:
1. Brian Joubert
2. Johnny Weir
3. Jeremy Abott Although I would love Tomas to medal, but I don't see it happen...

Pairs:
1. Savchenko & Szolkowy
2. Zhang & Zhang
3. Pang& Tong

Dance:
very difficult to predict, but that's what I hope for:
1. Delobel & Schoenfelder
2. Belbin & Agosto
3. Davis & White

[museksk8r]

Men
1. Patrick Chan CAN
2. Takahiko Kozuka JPN
3. Brian Joubert FRA
4. Jeremy Abbott USA
5. Johnny Weir USA
6. Tomas Verner CZE

Ladies
1. Yu-Na Kim KOR
2. Joannie Rochette CAN
3. Mao Asada JPN
4. Yukari Nakano JPN
5. Carolina Kostner ITA
6. Miki Ando JPN

Pairs
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy GER
2. Zhang/Zhang CHN
3. Kawaguchi/Smirnov RUS
4. Pang/Tong CHN
5. Volosozhar/Morozov UKR
6. Mukhortova/Trankov RUS

Ice Dance
1. Delobel/Schoenfelder FRA
2. Khokhlova/Novitski RUS
3. Domnina/Shabalin RUS
4. Davis/White USA
5. Belbin/Agosto USA
6. Faiella/Scali ITA

[singerskates]

Skate Result that I think will happen.

Men
1 Patrick Chan CAN
2 Brian Joubert FRA
3 Takahiko Kozuka JPN
4 Johnny Weir USA
5 Tomas Verner CZE
6 Jeremy Abbott USA


Ladies
1 Yu-Na Kim KOR
2 Joannie Rochette CAN
3 Mao Asada JPN
4 Miki Ando JPN
5 Yukari Nakano JPN
6 Carolina Costner ITA

The Results that I Hope Will Happen

Men
1 Patrick Chan CAN
2Johnny Weir USA
3 Brian Joubert FRA
4 Takahiko Kozuka JPN
5 Tomas Verner CZE
6 Jeremy Abbott USA


Ladies
1 Joannie Rochette CAN
2 Yu-Na Kim KOR
3 Mao Asada JPN
4 Miki Ando JPN
5 Carolina Costner ITA
6 Yukari Nakano JPN

[Hsuhs]

My predictions are rarely correct, still:

Men:
1. Brian Joubert
2. Patrick Chan
3. Takahiko Kozuka
4. Johnny Weir
5. Tomas Verner
6. Jeremy Abbott

Ladies:
1. Mao Asada
2. Yu-Na Kim
3/4. Joannie Rochette
4/3. Carolina Costner
5. Miki Ando
6. Yukari Nakano

Pairs:
1. Savchenko / Szolkowy
2. Zhang / Zhang
3. Kawaguchi / Smirnov
4/5. Pang / Tong
5/4. Volosozhar / Morozov
6. Mukhortova / Trankov

Ice Dance:
1. Delobel / Schoenfelder
2. Domnina / Shabalin
3. Belbin / Agosto
4. Khokhlova / Novitski
5. Faiella / Scali
6. Davis / White

[1795]

Men:
1. Brian Joubert
2. Patrick Chan
3. Takahiko Kozuka
4. Johnny Weir
5. Jeremy Abbott
6. Tomas Verner


Ladies:
1. Yu-Na Kim
2. Mao Asada
3. Carolina Costner
4. Joannie Rochette
5. Miki Ando
6. Yukari Nakano

Pairs:
1. Savchenko / Szolkowy
2. Zhang / Zhang
3. Kawaguchi / Smirnov
4. Pang / Tong
5. Volosozhar / Morozov
6. Mukhortova / Trankov

Ice Dance:
#1. Delobel / Schoenfelder
2. Domnina / Shabalin
3. Davis / White
4. Khokhlova / Novitski
5. Belbin / Agosto
6. Faiella / Scali

[verysmuchso]

Ladies only,
Purely based on 'poetic justice (within the ISU saga)'
I would say

1. Yu-na (how can you deny it to this girl who could have got gold at the two last worlds, especially when the GF is in Korea)
2. Joannie (I sense a very good vibe from her (smell and feel of success) and she's got a lot going for her this season)
3. Mao (all her triple axel hype makes her look like a next-generation fuel-cell car which should perform far better than traditional ones, but not quite there yet)
4. Carolina (Yawn, but I respect her, and more importantly, 'they' respect her)
5. Yukari (another hugely underrated skater)
6. Miki (well, what can I say?)

[yuriyuri]

Ladies
1. Mao Asada JPN
2. Joannie Rochette CAN
3. Yu-Na Kim KOR
4. Miki Ando JPN
5. Carolina Kostner ITA
6. Yukari Nakano JPN

[Germanice]

Predictions:

Men
1. Brian Joubert FRA
2. Johnny Weir USA
3. Tomas Verner CZE
4. Takahiko Kozuka JPN
5. Jeremy Abbott USA
6. Patrick Chan CAN

Ladies
1. Yu-Na Kim KOR
2. Mao Asada JPN
3. Yukari Nakano JPN
4. Carolina Costner ITA
5. Miki Ando JPN
6. Joannie Rochette CAN

Pairs
1. Savchenko/Szolkowy GER
2. Zhang/Zhang CHN
3. Mukhortova/Trankov RUS
4. Kawaguci/Smirnov RUS
5. Pang/Tong CHN
6. Voloszohar/Morozov UKR


Ice Dance
1. Khoklova/Novitski RUS
2. Domnina/Shabalin RUS
3. Delobel/Schoenfelder FRA
4. Faiella/Scali ITA
5. Belbin/Agosto USA
6. Davis/White USA

[Bennett]

Men... I do not know. Everyone looks so good and so wonderful.....

Gold: Either Joubert (if his LP has improved) or Tomas (unless nerves get the best of him).

Silver: Either Weir (if he is nearly clean. it seems that he needs to increase base value to get Silver or Gold) or PatChan (if he suddenly becomes consistent on 3A);

Bronze: Either Kozuka or Abbott


Ladies
1./2. Yu-Na Kim KOR (she seemed to be nearly perfect at the last events).

2./1. Mao Asada JPN (she is very unpredictable, but I put her here because she did well at 4CC in Korea after skating well at Nationals in Japan last season. yet, I still believe that Yuna has a much better chance)

3. Joannie Rochette CAN (I wish she takes Gold, but it does not seem to happen unless Yuna and Mao mess up)

4. Carolina Costner ITA (I'd wish if she is on the podium, but too many more consistent competitors here. I'd love to see her clean someday, somewhere though)

5. Yukari Nakano JPN (She is consistent, but does not seem to have the quality in her techniques comparable to a clean Yuna, a clean Mao, a clean Joannie, and a clean Caro, except for her superb spins)

6. Miki Ando JPN (Her major strength is her jumps. Her recent tendency to get DG on her 3R in her combo really hurts her).

[berrycute]

MEN
1. Patrick Chan
2. Takahiko Kozuka
3. Brian Joubert
4. Johnny Weir
5. Jeremy Abbott
6. Tomas Verner

LADIES
1. Yuna Kim
2. Mao Asada
3. Joannie Rochette
4. Miki Ando
5. Carolina Kostner
6. Yukari Nakano

PAIRS
1. Zhang/Zhang
2. Savchenko/Szolkowy
3. Kawaguchi/Smirnov
4. Pang/Tong
5. Volosozhar/Morozov
6. Mukhortova/Trankov

DANCE
1. Delobel/Schoenfelder
2. Domnina/Shabalin
3. Belgin/Agosto
4. Khokhlova/Novitski
5. Davis/White
6. Faiella/Scali

[bethissoawesome]

I'm just going to put in ladies for now...

1. Yu-Na Kim
2. Mao Asada
3. Miki Ando
4. Carolina Kostner
5. Joannie Rochette
6. Yukari Nakano

I think Mao will also skate a slightly different program during the GPF, she will replace the 3T with 3Lz and then possible add a 3T to her final double axel. I highly doubt she will only skate a 6 triple program instead of a 7.

[ks777]

Ladies

1. Yuna Kim
2. Joannie Rochette
3. Mao Asada
4. Miki Ando
5. Yukari Nakano
6. Caroline Kostner


Men

1. Brian Joubert
2. Patrick Chan
3. Takahiko Kozuka

[samba]

Ladies: Kim, Asada, Rochette, Nakano, Ando, Kostner

Men: Chan, Weir, Joubert, Kozuka, Abbott, Verner

Dance: Del/Sch, K/N, B/A, D/W, Dom/Sha, F/S

Pair: Z/Z, S/S, P/T,K/S, V/M, M/T

Good luck to all

[Daena]

My predictions:
Men: Joubert, Chan, Weir, Kozuka, Abbot, Verner (Tomas hates to skate first. And he will skate first)
Ladies: Kim, Asada, Rochette, Nakano, Kostner, Ando
Pairs: Zhangs, Savchenko/Szolkowy, Pang/Tong, Kawaguchi/Smirnov, VolosozharMorozov, Mukhortova/Trankov (why, Jessica, why?)
Dance: Delobel/Schoenfelder, Domnina/Shabalin, Belgin/Agosto, Khokhlova/Novitski, Davis/White, Faiella/Scali