Thanks a lot for that gallavich!
Sotnikova is out of Euros, there will be the russian skate test to determine placements at World's but Sotnikova's injury is serious and is very doubtful for this season, its best if she rests and come back for the 2015-2016 season. In likelihood the top 2 finishers at Euros will skate at Worlds, if they take the sweep of the medals I would assume the Russian Fed will send them all to Worlds. Time will tell.
Some of the skaters who reached the TES at last week's Mentor Cup are on the list : Loupolover, Ponsart, Hase/Seegert. Good to see. And the come back of Zoltan Kelemen!
But sad to see that Jorik Hendrickx, Kaat van Daele and Zlobina/Sitnikov probably still injured...
Zlobinta/Sitnikov have apparently retired, they are already doing shows.
I guess the results from the competition last week where Chafik was beat by Romain Ponsart are the reason for this.
http://ffsg.org/Controle-de-forme
How cruel for the skaters who earnt their place in Nationals....
James/Cipres won two spots for France last Europeans. Sad to see that they can't provide a second pair team. Due to lack of French male skaters? - Massot lost to Savchenko... and Bonheur not skating anymore?
On the other hand kudos to Italy. Three pairs (and a substitute)
I guess the results from the competition last week where Chafik was beat by Romain Ponsart are the reason for this.
http://ffsg.org/Controle-de-forme
How cruel for the skaters who earnt their place in Nationals....
How come Daria Popova / Andrei Novoselov (who were 2nd in French Championships) are not going to Europeans? Have they not got the minimum TES?
They haven't done any international competition for the moment, so no minimum TES for them. And it seems Daria hasn't the french citizenship for the moment, but is close to receive it (information seen on the french forum)
How come french have only one dance pair? I thought they had more then one with minimum points.
They do, but the FFSG in their infinite wisdom chose to not send Legac & partner who had the minimum points.
Oh, lord, not again?! I don't watch ice dance, so I'm not saying this as having been personally disappointed in not seeing them.... It's just... Is there any fed that is... weirder than the French fed? That seems most determined to sabotage and undermine their own skaters? What kind of message does that send to the international judges? "Yeah, even we, their own fed, don't think they are any good." I just... I don't get it. I just don't.