- Joined
- Aug 2, 2011
Wasn't there a rule that would not let Lipnitskaya go to senior grand prix? I'm assuming nothing ever came of it. Does anyone know details?
How the hell did Flatt get Skate America over Gracie?
Why Kexin Zhang did not get 2 Grand Prix assignment ? :confused2:
It's time that the US look to the future. Johnny is not it. If Jason or Joshua wants to have a shot at the Olympic team they needed to get out there this year. With the US men rather average Josh and Jason could have set themselves up nicely in 2014. Except for Jeremy Abbot Brown and Farris could conceivably pass up the other men who haven't showed they are ready to take the next step. Except for maybe Dornbush i don't see any younger Senior man who's championship material.
Since this year's NHK trophy is in Sendai, the JSF could have some commitments. It's quite apparent they had planned to use this occasion to "encourage" tsunami stricken people in Tohoku region. Hanyu is indispensable as the local star. But putting Takahashi aside for the sake of Hanyu is a little problematic. Doing so could give the impression that the JSF is ready to favor Hanyu over Takahashi. They are still reluctant to embrace the idea after Takahashi's "win" over Patrick Chan. The best case is to assign both of them to NHK trophy. I think ticket sales and TV ratings were not the major concerns this time.
FWIW: In its new Facebook post about the GP assignments, the ISU seems to think this is the headline: "There are two possible comebacks for this season! Keep your eyes open for Johnny Weir and Miki Ando." No other skaters are singled out for mention in the brief post, which otherwise just gives a link to the ISU's own website.
I still think USFS should either left a TBA open for SA, or given Nagasu a 2nd event over Gao.
--Very glad that Ross Miner got two assignments. This could be his year to break out and challenge for the national title. ...
No surprize there. Czisny's down to one assignment.