For whatever reason, the youngsters coming up from juniors haven't hit with all that big an immediate splash since V&M and D&W and C&L all came up to seniors in the same graduating class. I don't expect S&B to take over the world any more than Bates & Samuelson or Monko & Khaliavin or Sinitsina & Zhiganshin or Chock & Zuerlein or for that matter, Ilinykh & Katsalapov. They are all seeming to have to spend some time in the trenches. The Shibs debut year was great and an exception, and possibly Zhiganshin & Sinitsina will manage to edge Riazanova & Tkachenko for third at Russian Nationals, but probably not.
You just can't assume that kids that win everything in juniors will win anything in seniors the next year.
You just can't assume that kids that win everything in juniors will win anything in seniors the next year.