1000 posts on the men's thread! The men are running even with the ladies, helped by the boards crashing on Saturday.
life684, Yannick's disappointing performance was a real shame and will likely cost him his Olympic ticket. If he cannot become consistent FFSG will not risk sending him to major events. Which is really too bad, he's so talented.
I'm afraid you may be right, Buttercup. Ponsero's performance at Worlds did him no favors at all. It's a real shame too because I everything about his skating except his notorious inconsistency. I think Yannick now has to surprise everyone in the world by skating cleanly in all of his GP events and hope that he can somehow advance to the Grand Prix Final as the only Frenchman other than Joubert. Then, I think he has to hope that he can either win or place 2nd to Brian at French Nationals and then have a clean SP and another outstanding LP at 2010 Europeans as he did this year. I don't think the French federation is going to do him any favors again unless he showcases a totally remarkable turnaround and gives them complete trust that he can consistently get the job done under pressure. I'll be hoping that Yannick can achieve this level of trust and stability.