Guys, I have created a thread with some new information. Feel free to speak your thoughts there: http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/sh...-speculations-and-drama&p=1053515#post1053515
Lakernik specifically mentioned Lipnitskaya. I think if Radionova for some reason will be third, she will still go at Euros.
And I've already seen some comment this interview as 'meaningless PC stuff'. Ah well, it would possibly have been more exciting for them to see Julia sulk.
Shutting up on this point.
At this point you just can't win if she does well people will always say she's overscored (not according to the rules), her jumps aren't high enough, (revealed to be false by the data from last year's comps) she's not good enough with the PCS criteria (so untrue as she fulfills many if not all bullet points of the criteria). And if she skates a little bit badly (a top five finish at the GPF is great skating for anyone else, besides that's only 1 time out of 17 or 18 comps), she's losing her jump technique, or puberty is hitting her (completely ignoring the flawless jumps she's done that morning, or a couple of days ago, or at the last competition).
On the non-skating side one incident of missing the medal ceremony under extenuating circumstances and people are waiting to tear her to pieces, if she does an interview were she reveals just how much character she has and people will always try to turn into something negative.
Seriously what does it gain these people to post such negative things, like a thread at FSU about the GPF that has turned absolutely vicious. If you have a point to make present the evidence, they shouldn't just make comments that criticize.
Sorry, rant over.
she's losing her jump technique, or puberty is hitting her (completely ignoring the flawless jumps she's done that morning, or a couple of days ago, or at the last competition).
What I find harder to understand is that the comment was made by a Russian-speaking member of the FSU forum - she dismissed everything Julia says out of hand.
Also Yulia said that she's glad that Eteri has supported her and that she'll try not to let her down at the RCh. I'm in shock, she's a 16 years old girl and such a character, she's not afraid to speak her mind on the other hand you see grown up people but completely spineless(see Ana P. trainer and other trainers who can't protect their own students, lol).
Or the SP. I'm still waiting for somebody to explain to me, how the puberty can hit in the long but not in the short program. :think:
I think Vanishilar said he use MATLAB.
I'm curious to know if he has done something like this. :think:
Euros will be Liza/Elena +1. The third person will either be Anna/Yulia (if they finish within the top 2 at Nats + whoever of the two finishes higher) or Adelina (if neither Anna/Yulia finish top 2 at Nats and Adelina has regained fitness).
Edit:
This is how I read it. Of course the Fed can always change their minds. But I think this makes the most sense.
Barring some injury (touch wood), Liza won't be taking Euros off. She has never won gold at Euros. And even if she finishes out of the top 2 at Nationals (touch wood again), I don't think Rus Fed would dare to take her off the Euros team if Mishin wants her to go. They may say top 2 get to go to Euros but realistically, I think Liza and Elena have already booked their places for the Euros team.I think that is a pretty good prediction.
I could see Yulia gets bronze going to Euros over Adelina if the former does well and the later is less than perfect.
I actually could see Liza taking Euros off, and Yulia and Adelina going to Euros with Elena. Highest place gets the ticket to worlds.