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Shaba22

Final Flight
Joined
Nov 22, 2008
LADIES

1. Sasha Cohen
2. Alissa Czisny
3. Rachael Flatt
4. Ashley Wagner
5. Caroline Zhang
6. Mirai Nagasu
7. Beatrisa Liang
8. Emily Hughes
9. Angela Maxwell
10. Christina Gao
11. Ellie Kawamura
12. Becky Bereswill
13. Alexe Gilles
14. Melissa Bulanhagui
15. Samantha Cesario
16. Laney Diggs
17. Amanda Dobbs
18. Kristiene Gong
19. Kayla Howey
20. Tatyana Khazova
21. Chelsea Morrow
22. Blake Rosenthal
23. Christina-Maria Sperduto
24. Rebecca Stern
 

Trewyn

Medalist
Joined
Dec 10, 2008
Yay! When does the pointless predicting begin?

Quite a lot of contestants... I thought last year was less than 20? Well, there might still be some withdrawals...
 

bigsisjiejie

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 22, 2009
Yay! When does the pointless predicting begin?

Quite a lot of contestants... I thought last year was less than 20? Well, there might still be some withdrawals...

OK I'll start: I predict Sasha will withdraw. That'll leave us with 23. Next? :laugh:
 

Tinymavy15

Sinnerman for the win
Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 28, 2006
So many So Cal girls.

Dream Podium :

Sasha Cohen
Mirai Nagasu
Caroline Zhang

someday I will give my dream 1-24, but i am supposed to be writing a paper right now.
 

Nadia01

Final Flight
Joined
Nov 10, 2009
My dream podium (in no particular order):

Mirai Nagasu
Ashley Wagner
Christina Gao
 

Phoenix347

Final Flight
Joined
Oct 24, 2009
My wish list:

1. Alissa Czisny
2. Ashley Wagner
3. Mirai Nagasu
 
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Pikachuusb

On the Ice
Joined
Sep 27, 2005
Yay! When does the pointless predicting begin?

I predict that I won't pick the correct winners :laugh: I never do :p

so I will add my dream podium instead:

G: Mirai Nagasu
S: Sasha Cohen
B: Alissa Czisny
P: Caroline Zhang

my top 2 would go to the Olympics, if Sasha noshows then move everyone up a position.

In reality though, I think the 2 spots for the Olympics will go to Ashley & Rachel. My question is though: Will Rachel be a bride's maid for a 3rd time? Or will she win this year?

At any rate Nationals will be exciting :yes::rock:
 

reynycpr

On the Ice
Joined
Jul 25, 2007
Wish list:

1. Czisny :rock:
2. Cohen (until she withdraws then Wagner instead)
3. Nagasu/Wagner
 

PolymerBob

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 17, 2007
Let's see, I'll say...........

1) Caroline
2) Rachael
3) Ashley

I like Sasha, but I don't know where to put her.
 

silverlake22

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 12, 2009
I'm bored, so I'm going to predict the top 10 (assuming Sasha withdrawals)

LADIES

1. Rachael Flatt
2. Mirai Nagasu
3. Ashley Wagner
4. Christina Gao
5. Alissa Czisny
6. Angela Maxwell
7. Caroline Zhang
8. Alexe Gilles
9. Emily Hughes
10. Melissa Bulanhagui

My dream podium: 1. Mirai 2. Ashley 3. Christina 4. Rachael
 

R.D.

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
OK I'll start: I predict Sasha will withdraw. That'll leave us with 23. Next? :laugh:

:laugh: that's the easy part.

The hard part is basically everything else. The winner could be any of the Big Five, although I'd say Flatt has the edge based on her GP performances. I hope this is not a competition decided in the SP (or by a controversial result in the FS like 2009).

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I'm bored, so I'm going to predict the top 10 (assuming Sasha withdrawals)

LADIES

1. Rachael Flatt
2. Mirai Nagasu
3. Ashley Wagner
4. Christina Gao
5. Alissa Czisny
6. Angela Maxwell
7. Caroline Zhang
8. Alexe Gilles
9. Emily Hughes
10. Melissa Bulanhagui

Hmm, don't see this Christina Gao breaking top 4 in her first Nats!! I don't think her scores on the JPG were that impressive anyway. Probably would have her in the lower half of the top 10. I also think it would take a repeat of SC for Zhang to sink that far down in the standings. Czisny OTP = entirely possible, maybe probable, if she has another one of her (in)famous meltdowns.

The Oly pair of Flatt/Nagasu (or Flatt/anyone :laugh: ) is the most likely outcome.
 
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Trewyn

Medalist
Joined
Dec 10, 2008
I don't dare predict the outcome! Though based on the GP the 'likely' top 2 would be Rachael and Ashley; but that was the case last year as well, and it turned out differently. If Rachael skates remotely clean, she'll be on the Oly team. She's favorite to win this thing anyway. Is Ashley nails her triple-triple in the LP and doesn't two-foot anything, she'll be on the team as well. From the moment these two make mistakes; the field is open for Alissa, Mirai and Caroline to take it.
I'm also making my 'predictions' based on the assumption that Sasha withdraws; if she doesn't withdraw my 'dream podium' would be:
1. Ashley
2. Sasha
3. Alissa
4. Emily
Which is basically Ashley and the 'oldies'.

If Sasha withdraws it's
1. Ashley
2. Alissa
3. Emily
4. Rachael
I think Ashley and Alissa would be a great Olympic team :). However it would take a bombing Flatt to make that happen, I think.

It's going to be a thriller, I think.. I also hope it won't be decided after the SP.
 

mishieru07

On the Ice
Joined
Oct 23, 2009
Hmm my predictions are normally terrible but anyway:

1) Flatt
2) Wagner
3) Czisny
4) Nagasu
5) Zhang

Seriously, I think it's a toss-up. I will predict that Sasha withdraws (I hope she shows; I like her skating).
 

cornell08

Final Flight
Joined
May 10, 2009
Prediction:

1) Rachael
2-4) Alissa/Mirai/Ashley (tossup)

Dream podium:

1) Caroline or Alissa-with-a-Sabrina-like-performance (most likely her last chance to go to the Olympics)
2) Christina
3) Mirai
 

R.D.

Record Breaker
Joined
Jul 26, 2003
This is one of the toughest Nats to predict (last year was a trip as well)

I think Flatt will be on the team (i.e. she will win or place 2nd)

I think Nagasu will be in the top 3.

I think Wagner will be in the top 4.

I think Czisny will be in the top 8. Zhang too.

I think we'll have a Surprise Skater sneak into the top 6.

That's about the extent I'm going to be "predicting" this one...
 
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HCOSurfer

Final Flight
Joined
Feb 25, 2007
Hmm, this one's a toughie. I'm gonna go with this for the top 5:
1. Flatt
2. Wagner
3. Nagasu
4. Czisny
5. Gao
 

Tinymavy15

Sinnerman for the win
Record Breaker
Joined
Dec 28, 2006
I gave my dream podium as being
Sasha Cohen
Mirai Nagasu
Caroline Zhang

Realistically,

Rachael Flatt
Ashley Wagner
Mirai Nagasu
Alissa Cziny


(Sasha withdraws)
 
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n_halifax

Guest
Offering the benefit of the doubt as I think is only fair, I am making my top ten predictions based on a full field of 24 skaters:

1. Sasha Cohen
2. Rachael Flatt
3. Alissa Czisny
4. Ashley Wagner
5. Mirai Nagasu
6. Beatrisa Liang
7. Christina Gao
8. Caroline Zhang
9. Emily Hughes
10. Melissa Bulanhagui
 

bigsisjiejie

Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 22, 2009
This is a toughie but I'll play along. My prediction for the Top Ten is they'll end up as follows, but in each group, the positions could switch around.

#1-3: Flatt, Wagner, Czisny
#4-6: Nagasu, Zhang, Gilles
#7-10: Gao, Maxwell, Hughes, Diggs

I don't think Cohen will show up, but if she does, I'd stick her somewhere in the #4-6 group, with Gilles likely moving down a notch, and Hughes or Diggs dropping out of the top 10.
 
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skatemom1122

Final Flight
Joined
Dec 22, 2009
TOP 10:

Sasha Cohen will withdraw.

1. Rachael Flatt (finally!)
2. Ashley Wagner
3. Alissa Czisny
4. Mirai Nagasu
5. Caroline Zhang
6. Alexe Gilles
7. Christina Gao
8. Angela Maxwell
9. Emily Hughes
10. Becky Bereswill
 
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