davison is injured. pairs is wide open - quite the opportunity for some of these teams. so from the canadian teams, 3 of the top 4 are out; D/D, V/M and Joannie.
davison is injured. pairs is wide open - quite the opportunity for some of these teams. so from the canadian teams, 3 of the top 4 are out; D/D, V/M and Joannie.
Last edited by Scout; 10-25-2010 at 06:30 PM.
Ladies -
1.) Makarova
2.) Phanuef
3.) Zawadzki
4.) Czisny
Men -
1.) Chan
2.) Rippon
3.) Oda
4.) Gachinski
Alessandrini/Vaturi have been scratched off both events (Skate Canada and Skate America)
My dream podiums:
Ladies
1. Alissa
2. Fumie
3. Cynthia
Men
1. Nobunari
2. Adam
3. Javier
Pairs
1. Lubov & Nodari
2. Meagan & Eric
3. I have no idea
Ice Dance
1. Sinead & John
2. Vanessa & Paul
3. Pernelle & Lloyd
Good luck to everyone!
Don't think Crone and Poirier are going to beat Kerr and KerrOriginally Posted by fairly4
Ladies:
Alissa Czisny
Ksenia Makarova
Cynthia Phaneuf
Agnes Zawadski
Fume Suguri
Alexe Gilles
Sara Meier
I'm not sure what do so with Agnes. It's going to be quite a big test for her, no? She could surprise and medal, maybe even win the whole thing. But she's a bit slow and slightly sloppy so I think if skaters like Alissa and Cynthia skate their best their PCS will carry them over Agnes's likely higher difficulty content.
Pretty unpredictable ladies field, no? Bunch of die-hard, unreliable vets and newcomers nobody knows what to expect from. I guess it's in not a strong field but there are some skaters here I always like watching and some I'm curious about.
Men:
Patrick Chan
Nobunari Oda
Adam Rippon
... who knows on the rest. Maybe Keven Reynold or Javier Fernandez fourth ...
The Toronto Star is reporting that Canadians fans are all disappointed in the line up at Skate Canada. But I'm kinda looking forward to the singles especially to see Chan, Oda and Rippon. And Alissa of course.
Last edited by Layfan; 10-26-2010 at 12:07 PM.
Funny, I don't think Agnes is neither slow nor sloppy.
I didn't mean to sound as negative about Agnes as I came across... Sloppy's defintely too strong a word. She could use a little more finesse, that's all, and it's almost there. She's not Caroline Zhang slow by any means but I definitely think she could work on her speed, which I'm sure she is doing.
Anyway. Her jumps are big. Her layback is nice and her ice presence is very fun. Very watchable skater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rkjdRcOpvI
As I say, she could suprise and she is one of those I'm looking forward to watch this weekend and I'm curious how she'll do at a Nats. Go Agnes!
Men
Chan
Rippon
Oda
Gachinski
Fernandez
Preaubert
Ladies
I see Phaneuf for the gold, but then I find it quite unpredictable
On the podium could be Makarova, Marchei (scored about 164 at Coupe de Nice), Czisny, I don't really know
Pairs
No idea...
Dance
Kerrs
Crone/Poirier
...
I am not going to make any predictions because this one is so unpredictable. I would like to see the Kerrs finally win a grand prix.
The level of disrespect thrown at the skaters in this post is really quite startling.
Laura Lepisto has withdrawn from both Skate Canada and Skate America.
I think fairly is dissing the sytem- the ISU and the powers that be - rather than the individual skaters or teams.
I could be wrong (not the first time)
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