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Yan Han is not entered. He better go to Senior Worlds.
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Yan Han is not entered. He better go to Senior Worlds.
Note that Madame Piseev (Alla Shekhovtseva) is the technical controller for ice dance.
IMO, the wife of the head of the Russian federation should not be in a position to influence the outcome of a competition. Referee might be OK, but technical controller is not.
There is a Korean Ice Dance team!! Is this the first time at an ISU Championship?
Piseev is the head of the Russian Figure Skating Federation. It doesn't seem right that his wife is in a position to influence the outcome of this competition.
Shekhovtseva is not exactly a disinterested party....
There is a Korean Ice Dance team!! Is this the first time at an ISU Championship?
I think it is possible for the American boys to take all the medals but there are others who could step up to the plate. I'd like to see Nam Nguyen do well.
Boyang Jin has 4T.Anyone think the American guys could sweep the podium? With no Yan and Kovtun, the field just opened up a whole lot.