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- Jun 21, 2003
So, how is the Olympic team thing shaping up? Five teams make the cut for the long program, which will be Russia, Canada, USA, Japan and probably Italy or China (or France?). The way the scoring goes, the teams that have at least an OK skater in every discipline will have an advantage over teams that are trying to ride a three-legged horse.
Here is my preliminary prediction for the LP only.
Canada
Chan (1)
Osmond (5)
Virtue and Moir (2)
Duhamel and Radford (2)
Total 10
Russia
Plushenko (3)
Lipnitskaia (4)
Bobrova and Soloviev (3)
Volosozhar and Trankov (1)
Total 11
USA
Rippon? (4)
Wagner (3)
Davis and White (1)
Denney and Coughlin (4)
Total 12
Japan
Takahashi (2)
Asada (1)
Reed and Reed (5)
Pair? (5)
Total 13
Italy
Man? (5)
Kostner (2)
Capellini and Lanotte (4)
Berton and Hotarek (3)
Total 14
Potential heros: Lipnitskaia could beat Kostner and Wagner and win for Russia.
Zijun Li could skate well enough in the short program for China to beat Italy for the fifth spot.
Here is my preliminary prediction for the LP only.
Canada
Chan (1)
Osmond (5)
Virtue and Moir (2)
Duhamel and Radford (2)
Total 10
Russia
Plushenko (3)
Lipnitskaia (4)
Bobrova and Soloviev (3)
Volosozhar and Trankov (1)
Total 11
USA
Rippon? (4)
Wagner (3)
Davis and White (1)
Denney and Coughlin (4)
Total 12
Japan
Takahashi (2)
Asada (1)
Reed and Reed (5)
Pair? (5)
Total 13
Italy
Man? (5)
Kostner (2)
Capellini and Lanotte (4)
Berton and Hotarek (3)
Total 14
Potential heros: Lipnitskaia could beat Kostner and Wagner and win for Russia.
Zijun Li could skate well enough in the short program for China to beat Italy for the fifth spot.