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The OGM is Chan's to lose. If he can skate reasonably clean its in the bag. Same goes for Yu-na. Hanyu will probably be the closest challanger for gold, but i don't think Sochi will be his time yet, and Takahashi's best chance was in 2010. But I seriously hope he can prove me wrong. I know he can.
I disagree that either Kostner nor Asada are locks for medals. Both and capable of having serious jump issues and a fall with a << on the triple axel in the short for Mao would be disastrous. the russian girls might actually get it together with home country pressure.
For dance, it could go either way. I still feel that Virtue and Moir are in many ways "the ones to beat" but we basically don't know anything until we see how both teams start next season. Now Tessa and Scott are the ones doing the chasing so they might have the fire in their belly that Meryl and Charlie had last summer. bronze is kind of a guessing game, but I'll put my money on the Russians.
V/T are the favorites in dance, they have come a long way, I just hope they get two programs that show off their strengths. I hope S/S can prove us wrong...they certainly have the goods its just a matter of being reasonably clean.
I disagree that either Kostner nor Asada are locks for medals. Both and capable of having serious jump issues and a fall with a << on the triple axel in the short for Mao would be disastrous. the russian girls might actually get it together with home country pressure.
For dance, it could go either way. I still feel that Virtue and Moir are in many ways "the ones to beat" but we basically don't know anything until we see how both teams start next season. Now Tessa and Scott are the ones doing the chasing so they might have the fire in their belly that Meryl and Charlie had last summer. bronze is kind of a guessing game, but I'll put my money on the Russians.
V/T are the favorites in dance, they have come a long way, I just hope they get two programs that show off their strengths. I hope S/S can prove us wrong...they certainly have the goods its just a matter of being reasonably clean.