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Good grief... yes, with them in your corner, you really don't need enemies, do you?
Well, I suppose it's a relief that he isn't injured.... ? (shakes head)
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Good grief... yes, with them in your corner, you really don't need enemies, do you?
Well, I suppose it's a relief that he isn't injured.... ? (shakes head)
Andrei ROGOZINE (CAN) is #3 on the replacement list, so if he and USFS are willing, he could replace Joubert. He does have SC next week.
French Masters was last week. If Gailhaguet wanted to sanction Joubert, he could have done so in time enough for USFS to have more than enough time for a replacement. Is he not giving the finger also to Russia (Joubert's second event is CoR), or did he not save his bile only for the US?
French Masters was last week. If Gailhaguet wanted to sanction Joubert, he could have done so in time enough for USFS to have more than enough time for a replacement. Is he not giving the finger also to Russia (Joubert's second event is CoR), or did he not save his bile only for the US?
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Who knows? I suppose we won't know until a few days before that either... ? It would be nice if he had bothered to inform the athlete he was sanctioning? "You were prepared to go - waiting for your tickets, were you? Ha! - Surprise! - You're not going at all! So there!" Such responsible, mature behaviour... If he's willing to treat one of his most decorated skaters that way, what does he care about foreign federations or replacements or other skaters?
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I believe a replacement would be unlikely.
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Um, Joubert didn't enter French Masters. His reasoning was that he wasn't prepared.
If he wasn't prepared for a tiny little domestic comp, how the hell did he expect to be ready for a Senior GP?
IMO, I'm with the French fed on this one. And surely Joubert's fans didn't want to see him underdone?
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What I said was that the person sanctioned ought to have been informed. As of Saturday, Brian was not. I presume that Gaillaghuet did not just wake up on Monday and decide to have him sanctioned. Presumably this had been in the works for some time. Or should have been. But your mileage may vary. Whatever.
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I don't agree with the sanction (it's not like Masters was mandatory and clearly Joubert didn't know it was) but if it had to happen, I agree with LRK that Brian should have been informed sooner. In fact, everyone should have been informed sooner...another skater could have taken his place, since it doesn't seem likely that they will send some someone else so close to the competition. It's just a wasted spot. (The French federation doesn't necessarily do things that make a lot of sense though - they had three men's spots at the last Worlds and only sent two, so that spot was also wasted.)
For what it's worth, Joubert was just allowed to start training in the new rink in Poitiers from mid-September, and construction hasn't even completely finished yet. Before that, he and his coach had been commuting an hour away, and it's very likely that he just wanted some more time in a stable training situation before competing.
For what it's worth, Joubert was just allowed to start training in the new rink in Poitiers from mid-September, and construction hasn't even completely finished yet. Before that, he and his coach had been commuting an hour away, and it's very likely that he just wanted some more time in a stable training situation before competing.
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I just saw TSL posting on Facebook that Denis Ten may be out as well 
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I just saw TSL posting on Facebook that Denis Ten may be out as well
What? Why? Drat!
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I just saw TSL posting on Facebook that Denis Ten may be out as well
@USFigureSkating just now tweeted, "We have not heard anything," regarding Denis Ten rumors.
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Thanks, golden411 - Hopefully it will turn out to be nothing, and he's perfectly fine.
He's got twitter, too, I think? Does anyone know if he uses it much, and if he does, has he said anything about being unwell?
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Not jumping to any conclusions, but the GS post above citing TSL's Facebook page as a source of the rumor is a little troubling.
I have not looked at TSL's FB page, so I don't know whether TSL itself posted the rumor or whether a random third party posted it there as a comment.
If TSL itself posted the rumor, I have some concern that it might prove to be true. They do have a track record of knowing inside scoop re Frank Carroll and his skaters [and/or prospective skaters
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I have not looked at TSL's FB page, so I don't know whether TSL itself posted the rumor or whether a random third party posted it there as a comment.
If TSL itself posted the rumor, I have some concern that it might prove to be true. They do have a track record of knowing inside scoop re Frank Carroll and his skaters [and/or prospective skaters
] ...
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Good point, golden411 - So I went to their FB page (haven't been there before), and it is apparently TSL themselves who wrote:
The Skating Lesson
för 6 timmar sedan via mobil.
Hearing Denis Ten will be out of Skate America.
(Sorry about the Swedish - I copy/pasted - it says: 6 hours ago via mobile/cell phone.)
The Skating Lesson
för 6 timmar sedan via mobil.
Hearing Denis Ten will be out of Skate America.
(Sorry about the Swedish - I copy/pasted - it says: 6 hours ago via mobile/cell phone.)
Not jumping to any conclusions, but the GS post above citing TSL's Facebook page as a source of the rumor is a little troubling.
I have not looked at TSL's FB page, so I don't know whether TSL itself posted the rumor or whether a random third party posted it there as a comment.
If TSL itself posted the rumor, I have some concern that it might prove to be true. They do have a track record of knowing inside scoop re Frank Carroll and his skaters [and/or prospective skaters
TSL posted it on his FB page: https://www.facebook.com/TheSkatingLesson/posts/416215461833761
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About Joubert, any conspiracy theorists out there? What if Brian found himself unready for Skate America and needed a way to back out without backing out. So Gailhaguet steps in and "sanctions" him for skipping an event that he didn't even know he was supposed to do, deflecting criticism off Joubert.
Would Gailhaguet be so sneaky?
Would Gailhaguet be so sneaky?
About Joubert, any conspiracy theorists out there? What if Brian found himself unready for Skate America and needed a way to back out without backing out. So Gailhaguet steps in and "sanctions" him for skipping an event that he didn't even know he was supposed to do, deflecting criticism off Joubert.
Would Gailhaguet be so sneaky?
I doubt he's teaming up with Gailhaguet. In a recent interview, he acknowledged that the federation's favor is now on Amodio and away from him.
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Meanwhile Chafik Besseghier beat Amodio in the SP at French Masters. Unfortunately, Chafik broke his ankle in the warmup or practice for the LP.
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Ugh! Poor Chafik!
So, did he beat Florent because he was that good - or was Florent that bad? Just curious.
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