Maxim Trankov is hilarious I barely recognized him. Team Russia is having fun this year
But, what is the craic with having your team-mates acting the eejit in the background anyway? It's different to the seriousness that we are used to at competitions. But I like it that the skaters are more relaxed now that it is coming near the end of the season.
Also, why were Kovtun AND Menshov both in the first group, while Reynolds AND Chan are both in the 2nd group? Would it not have made more sense to have one representative from each team in each group?
You should check out team France last year in K&C. They were AMAZING. It's really a more fun and relaxed event and since it's a team competition I like the idea of having the skaters in the K&C.
The placement in the groups is decided by the world ranking.