Podium Predictions

[Layfan]

Caroline will need to finish as top U.S. lady here ( which she has done twice ) to regain some credibility. I figure most ISU judges haven't seen a 3loop/3loop in over a decade, so she might just squeek into the final freeskate group. That will provide a slight psychological boost with the judges over the lower ladies.

I don't think so necessarily! If Caroline has a decent skate and Ashely and Agnes also have decent skates and finish above Caroline it's not something to be ashamed of. I am sure she will be disappointed but all three ladies are talented and if they skate decently they will not have lost credibility, win or lose, IMO. Of course, if all three American ladies skate well it's hard not to see at least one of them on the podium, given their competition here.

[SkateFiguring]

Jackie Wong's take on the 4CC Men:

Four Continents preview (men): We play by quad rules

[icellist]

Ladies:
Asada
Wagner
Zhang
(Hoping Imai/Kwak to do well!)

Men:
Chan
Takahashi
Rippon
(Hoping J10/D10 to do well!)

Dance:
D/W
V/M
S/S
(Hoping W/P and H/D to do well!)

Pairs:
D/R
E/L
T/T
(Hoping M/B and L/S to do well!)

[Pikachuusb]

I always suck at these things LOL

LADIES

Gold - Mao Asada Japan
Silver - Kanako Murakami Japan
Bronze - Caroline Zhang USA (sing along now: Wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin' Plannin' and dreamin' each night)

MEN

Gold - Patrick Chan Canada
Silver - Daisuke Takahasti Japan
Bronze - Adam Rippon USA


PAIRS actually more wishing than predicting for this batch

Gold - Wenjing Sui/Cong Han China
Silver - Narumi Takahashi/Mervin Tran Japan
Bronze - Mary Beth Marley/Rockne Brubaker USA

ICE DANCE

Gold - Meryl Davis/Charlie White USA
Silver - Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir Canada
Bronze - Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani USA

[coolboogie22]

Ladies

Gold- Ashley Wagner
Silver- Mao Asada
Bronze- Amélie Lacoste

Men
Gold- Patrick Chan
Silver- Daisuke Takahashi
Bronze- Kevin Reynolds

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Ladies
1. Mao
2. Ashley
3. Caroline

Men
1. Patrick
2. Daisuke
3. Nan

Pairs
1. Duhamel & Radford
2. Takahashi & Tran
3. Sui & Han

Ice Dance
1. Davis & White
2. Virtue & Moir
3. Weaver & Poje

[RUS84]

Ladies
1. Mao
2. Ashley
3. Caroline

Men
1.Daisuke
2. Chan
3. Nan

Pairs
1. Duhamel & Radford
2. Takahashi & Tran
3. Sui & Han

Ice Dance
1. Davis & White
2. Virtue & Moir
3. Weaver & Poje

[kwanatic]

For the ladies,

Obviously, this is Mao's competition to lose. Unless she has a major implosion, I can't see anyone else on top of the podium.

Silver and bronze is another story. My gut says Ashley, but Kanako (if she performs like she did at nationals) has a good shot as well. If Kanako can put in her 3t-3t or 3f-3t, she'll give herself an edge BUT Ashely mentioned adding a 3-3 to her programs going forward with the rest of the season too, so it will come down to execution there. Also, Agnes has a shot if she can pull off a clean SP and follow it up with a decent LP...but therein lies her problem.

I'd love to see Caroline medal here but the field may be a little too deep. Her rep points with the international judges are way down, so she's in a rebuilding phase. All she needs to do is have a strong showing here like she did at nationals, especially if she throws that 3l-3l in the SP. It's such a rarely attempted combo and I don't care what that damn tech caller said at nationals, that was a clean combo. If Caroline can execute that here, she'll undoubtedly find herself in that final group. I'd love to see her make top 5.

[RUS84]

[sky_fly20]

^
its Caroline Zhang not Kostner since this is 4CC

[RUS84]

^
its Caroline Zhang not Kostner since this is 4CC

Yes, I corrected ... not written in the subject)))

[aemeraldrainc]

Back on topic:

Ladies:
Mao
Ashley W.
Murakami or another US lady could play spoiler

Men:
Chan
Takahashi( even though I wish he would beat Chan)
Abbott

Pairs:
A Canadian pair
An American pair
Either another Canadian or American pair or Sui/Han

Dance:
Davis/White
Virtue/Moir
The Shibs

[jettasian]

Oh no, PJ Kwong has her pick. She's a jinxer, wrong most of the time.

[Ravensque]

Oh no, PJ Kwong has her pick. She's a jinxer, wrong most of the time.

I agree, I don't even want to go there. :(.

[SkateFiguring]

Oh no, PJ Kwong has her pick. She's a jinxer, wrong most of the time.

I don't think she's a jinxer in the sense that a sure winner she picks would usually end up losing or every pick of hers would lose. What I see from her is she chooses the obvious but favours the Canadian when the race is tight, in which case of course the outcome could just as easily come out for the other competitor or team.