2014 Worlds: Which Skaters are not going?
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It was posted on another site that Madison Hubbell is having hip surgery this week...
Why? Lots of great skaters. If they (or at least some) perform their best I will be happy. Men's olympic FS was horrible to watch. World's can only be better and more exciting... I hope
hwell:I think the official entrants list will be here.
Why? Lots of great skaters. If they (or at least some) perform their best I will be happy. Men's olympic FS was horrible to watch. World's can only be better and more exciting... I hope
I think the official entrants list will be here.
Very true about the men's olympic FS, and the talent is so deep in that division that if they skate well at worlds it could be a great event.
Any word on the US men's team--whether Abbott will go, or could the team end up being Aaron and Brown? The chance of US men being able to get a 3rd team member for next year would be slim with either combo, but just based on Aaron's World results last year and Jason's Olympic performance (especially the SP but his 9th place final standing as well), Aaron and Brown would seem to have a somewhat better chance of getting it done.
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i know dwts pays very nicely but is it really that big of an opportunity and worth missing another world title over? it didn't do much for evan
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According to Jeremy's FB, he's going...
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Why? Lots of great skaters. If they (or at least some) perform their best I will be happy. Men's olympic FS was horrible to watch. World's can only be better and more exciting... I hope
I think the official entrants list will be here.
I know, I'm just nostalgic because some of the best won't be there. And about men's FS I agree it was awful :disapp: so I have high expectations about what's going to happen, oh well my excitement just increased
Evan did really well, he just had the misfortune to have to compete against a professional dancer (she was a Pussycat Doll, I can't remember her name) who was partnered with Derek Hough.
Per this post from semogal at FSU.
The gold medal from Worlds that same year was $67,500 for both of them. The contract above is per person.
So even if they don't last beyond the first two weeks, they will already get more than they would have if they went to Worlds.
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i only watched a couple of episodes with evan, but i mean like long term big picture view, it's not like it did anything big for his career or reputation or anything? unless meryl and charlie are just doing it for the $$$ in which case get money yall, figure skating aint cheap. if i were in their shoes though, i'd take another world title over a reality tv show...especially if i was tied with my biggest rivals in no. of world titles and olympic medals and they were retiring. just for, yknow, history purposes
i know dwts has a nicer paycheck...
...but another world championship > winning dancing with the stars as far as legacy goes
Or maybe they just want to do something different. Competition can be grueling.
As for long-term, both seem intent on finishing school (they have been college juniors for like four years) and pursuing careers outside of skating. Certainly $125k would help pay for that!
As for legacy, I suppose it would be nice if they could have one more title than Tessa and Scott, but they already have plenty to be proud of -- first U.S. world/Olympic champion, six u.s. titles (most ever and unlikely to be surpassed any time soon), six GPF titles, three undefeated seasons....I mean there's plenty to look back on!
that's an interesting thought about treating this WC like a "rubber match" to break the tie
other considerations: DWTS would give them ten weeks of tv exposure on one of tv's most watched shows, while otoh we're all trying to figure out where we're even going to be able to watch the WCs, so staying in the public eye might bring them more opportunities and endorsements.
and the fact that D/W have all the most recent wins in the rivalry may decide the tie in their thinking.
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Have they announced their retirement from competitively skating then?
Well, there's nothing can be done about that, then. He won nationals so it's his slot. Would have loved to see them make a push for that third team member in the first competition of the new Olympic cycle, though.
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U.S. Entries
Ladies
Gracie, Polina, Ashley
Men
Jeremy, Max
Pair
Marissa and Simon, John and Cayde
Dance
Madison and Evan, Maia and Alex, Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton
Madison Hubbell is getting her torn hip labrum repaired.
Meryl and Charlie have not ruled out competing next year.
U.S. Entries
Ladies
Gracie, Polina, Ashley
Men
Jeremy, Max
Pair
Marissa and Simon, John and Cayde
Dance
Madison and Evan, Maia and Alex, Alexandra Aldridge and Daniel Eaton
Madison Hubbell is getting her torn hip labrum repaired.
Meryl and Charlie have not ruled out competing next year.
thanks for posting this. a question--if Jeremy matched his highest finish at Worlds, which was a 5th, and Max duplicated his 7th place finish of last year, we'd get the third team member, is that right?
Patrick and Jason are the only ones from the top 10 not competing. So we got from the Olympics (in placement order)
Hanyu
Ten
Fernandez
Machida
Takahashi
Yan
Liebers
Brezina
Abbott
Majorov
Reynolds
Hendrixx
Ge
Amodio
Here are the season's best for everyone + Aaron/Kovtun
Hanyu: 293.25
Takahashi: 268.31
Fernandez: 267.11
Machida: 265.38
Ten: 255.10
Yan: 246.20
Kovtun: 240.34
Liebers: 238.87
Aaron: 238.36
Abbott: 237.41
Brezina: 236.98
Majorov: 224.86
Reynolds: 222.23
Hendrickx: 214.24
Amodio: 213.39
Max and Jeremy are 9th and 10th in SB.
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