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- Dec 21, 2011
Hmm... well, I won't say Pechalat/Bourzat are washed up but I personally never found them very interesting to begin with. I don't know if Schpilband can save them but I don't think he can hurt them. They were always a distant 3rd in my mind and now there are several teams that can challenge for 3rd so the heat is on.
And I agree with several of you--I will be utterly shocked if D/W and V/M don't finish 1-2 in some fashion but my 3rd place bias is Cappellini/Lanotte. Assuming D/W and V/M both retire after Sochi, I'll be interested to hear who's moving to Zoueva's camp.
I think V/M are done for sure after Sochi. D/W I do not see retiring but I could be wrong. They don't have any injuries that we know of (at least not serious ones) and for some reason I get the vibe that they are not ready to be done. If an OGM would change that is open for debate, I suppose.