I hope Adelina get very angry and pours it into her individual performance.
She should be very angry.
She's Russian champion and doesn't even get a team event entry.
Although, it's pretty apparent that being Russian champion means nothing to the federation these days.
seniorita said:It is as unfair to or Bazarova/Larionov, Murakami or Daisuke someone would have been left out anyway.
I'm angry for Sotnikova but like I eluded to earlier it might be to promote competition between the two. I still think Julia won Nationals and because they propped up Adelina instead, Julia came to the Euros with fire in her eye and nearly duplicated her Nationals score. That's tough to do in front of an international panel.
@antilopa
What does the weakness of BS's FD have to do with Julia and Adelina's selection? Excuse my ignorance but this event is new to me and I really only follow the ladies .
Is there a limit to how many can enter the event?
Is there a limit to how many can enter the event?
It is as unfair to or Bazarova/Larionov, Murakami or Daisuke someone would have been left out anyway.
Yes. Teams are just allowed to change entries in up to 2 disciplines. So if they already switch in pairs, they can't switch in both Ladies and Ice dance.
I still think switching in Ladies would have made more sense. B/S have a horrible FD, but it didn't keep them from getting high marks.
Bazarova/Larionov and Takahashi did not win Nationals. It is hardly *as* unfair. Arguably Murakami was jipped over Mao, but Mao has had a stellar season other than Japanese nationals and is a sensible choice for the team event.
Julia and Adelina are essentially evenly matched (with edge going to Julia at this point), so it wouldn't have been a particularly risky thing to split the team event, particularly with Adelina performing strong SPs in her past few competitions.
I want Julia to perform well in the team event, but between Sotnikova and Kovtun both getting shafted out of competing for a guaranteed medal, I'm so put off by the Russian fed's selections that I'm hoping it all blows up in their face.
CanadianSkaterGuy said:I want Julia to perform well in the team event, but between Sotnikova and Kovtun both getting shafted out of competing for a guaranteed medal, I'm so put off by the Russian fed's selections that I'm hoping it all blows up in their face.