Finlandia Trophy Predictions

It may be too soon to predict because so many of these secondary competitions have last minute changes, but thanks to Jaana, we have the provisional list. In this connection I predict:

Ladies

Elena Sokolova
Angela Nikidinov
Alisa Drei
Jenna McCorkle as the one who may upset

Men

Ilia Klimkin
Johnny Weir
Silvio Smalin
Derrick Delmore as the one who may upset


Dance

Bulgaria
Canada
Don't know any others

Pairs

Other than Aaron Parchun, don't know them.

Jaana - Keep us posted, please.

Joe

Men

1. Klimkin
2. Weir
3. Andreev
4. Shubin
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   Ladies
   1. Sokolova
   2. Drei
   3. Nikodinov
   4. Pöykiö
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      Dance
      1. Denkova & Staviyski
      2. Domnina & Shbalin
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         Pairs
         1. Wakamatsu & Fecteau
         2. Bergeron & Davidson
         3. Hinzmann & Parchem
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MEN
Ilia Klimkin RUS
Alexander Shubin RUS
Johnny Weir USA
Derrick Delmore USA

Klimkin will win of course, and I thought Shubin was pretty good at Jr. Worlds, so I put him above Weir.

LADIES
Elena Sokolova RUS
Elina Kettunen FIN
Alisa Drei FIN
Susanna Pöykiö FIN
Angela Nikodinov USA

Elena will also win of course, and I enjoy Elina best of the Finnish.
I don't think Angela can do it though.

ICE DANCE

Don't follow.

PAIRS
Marcy Hinzmann/Aaron Parchem USA

The only team I ever heard of.

I don't really think Angela has a great chance of medaling in this. I would love to see her do well, but theres a lot of good ladies competing and she will really have to preform well.

Ladies:
Sokolova
McCorkle
Any of the Finnish Ladies
But Sokolova has just as good of a chance to win as she does to come in third or fourth, I think. It should be interesting to see

Men:
Kilmkin
Weir/Delmore
Andreev

Dance:
Denkova/Skaviski
I don't know any of the others who are competing, Same with pairs.

Laura