Grand prix final predictions?

[skateluvr]

With one event left before the final, who do you predict lands on podiums?

Wagner surely will take gold -your podium predictions

[koatcue]

Ladies:
1-Wagner
2-Asada/Tuk if she nails everything and Mao not
3-Tuk/Lip if they pull it together

Men:
1-Chan
2-Yuzuru can upset
3-Daisuke

Pairs:
1-V/T
2-Russians or Canadians,i.e. K/S or D/R
3-K/S or D/R

Dance:
1-D/W
2-V/M
3-B/S or Italian pair..

[Macassar88]

Wagner
Tuk
Asada

Chan
Yuzuru
Daisuke

VT
PT
BL

VM
DW
PB

[blue_idealist]

Wagner
Tuk
Asada

Chan
Yuzuru
Daisuke

VT
PT
BL

VM
DW
PB

Same, except maybe Kavaguti and Smirnov in third instead of Bazarova and Larionov. Oh, and I think that Davis and White might be able to win.

[daphna]

Wagner will win. she by far and away the best competitor right now.

[koatcue]

Tukt. If the judges give higher pcs, of course..

[pangtongfan]

Pairs:

1. Volosozhar & Trankov
2. Pang & Tong
3. Duhamel & Radford


Men:

1. Hanyu
2. Chan
3. Takahashi


Dance:

1. Virtue & Moir
2. Davis & White
3. Pechalat & Bourzat


Ladies:

1. Wagner
2. Lipnitskaya
3. Korpi

[Layfan]

Wow. Ashley going in as the one to beat! She's never been in that position before.

I don't know how to predict. But I hope Ashley, Mao and Akiko are on the podium.

[SkatingWizard]

Wagner
Asada
Tuktmysheva

Chan
Hanyu
Takahashi
(but I'm on the fence about Fernandez getting on the podium...ice is slippery)

VT
PT
DR

DW
VM
PB

[badknees]

I love Ashley and I hope she wins. But I hope she doesn't read this board. It could put way too much pressure on her.

[sky_fly20]

Men

1 Hanyu
2 Chan
3 Takahashi

Ladies

1 Wagner
2 Lipnitskaya
3 Suzuki

Pairs

1 Volosozhar/Trankov
2 Pang/Tong
3 Bazarova/Larionov

Ice Dance

1 Davis/White
2 Virtue/Moir
3 Pechalat/Bourzat

[tulosai]

I think people are really lowballing B/L in pairs based on what's happened this season. IMO if they stay on their feet (unless P/T really pull it together) they are pretty much a lock for silver. Whether they *deserve* the high scores they've been getting is a different question.

[sky_fly20]

I think people are really lowballing B/L in pairs based on what's happened this season. IMO if they stay on their feet (unless P/T really pull it together) they are pretty much a lock for silver. Whether they *deserve* the high scores they've been getting is a different question.

exactly why B/L are on my Top 3 list, I still cannot believe though they are scoring higher than Kavaguti-Smirnov
my worst nightmare would be they will be overtaking Kavaguti/Smrnov as Russian No.2 and its happening, they have been ridiculously overscored

[pangtongfan]

I think people are really lowballing B/L in pairs based on what's happened this season. IMO if they stay on their feet (unless P/T really pull it together) they are pretty much a lock for silver. Whether they *deserve* the high scores they've been getting is a different question.

Pang & Tong will definitely score higher in the short program unless they make an unusual miss, and when it comes to the LP P/T can make mistakes and still match B/L's score with a clean skate.

[pangtongfan]

exactly why B/L are on my Top 3 list, I still cannot believe though they are scoring higher than Kavaguti-Smirnov
my worst nightmare would be they will be overtaking Kavaguti/Smrnov as Russian No.2 and its happening, they have been ridiculously overscored

The Russian federation probably feel Kavaguti & Smirnov have already maxed out their potential and are now moving on to supporting others. While I would expect Voloszhar & Trankov to continue to 2018, if they win gold in Sochi (and I think there is a very good chance they will) they might just not, and if they dont they will really need Barazova & Larionov so might as well push to make them a World medal contender now.