china and italy... the other contenders... with kostner back... italy is also getting there...
Kostner makes a huge difference for Italy.... but I don't see the same potential in pairs, and they are further back in mens...So, my instinct is that Italy is behind France now...
On the other hand, with LI Zijun moving to train with Team Mishin in Moscow, China may soon be competitive in women's singles to the degree that they are ahead of France. Certainly, they are individual event podium contenders in pairs and mens singles, but they are so far back in ice dance that their SP ranking in that will seed them behind France as well.
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