^Maybe you are right.
But what we see - Sofia Biryukova solved that she has a chance in pairs.
I am pretty sure I am right! I mean, let's use common sense, who from the first twelve I named above she has chance beating? I would feel much more optimistic if she paired with someone who competed at reasonably high level, let's say Rogonov. But as a complete beginner to pairs, paired with a partner who is either also beginner or was not good enough to qualify to even nationals, and them together competing against pairs that either have been together for a while and successfully competing together (no matter if at junior or senior level), or against pairs that are newly created but at least one of them was pretty decent and both of them were good enough to qualify for senior nationals - she really doesn't have a chance. She would have a chance if Russia changed their rules and had 18 pairs compete at the nationals. But with 12 pairs competing and her not even qualifying to the nationals, she will disappear somewhere without us seeing her any more (except maybe at Russian internal competitions Russian cups).