Grand Prix Predictions Game 2014-2015 Round 3: Cup of China

[malif]

Men

1 Yuzuru HANYU JPN
2 Han YAN CHN
3 Maxim KOVTUN RUS
4 Nam NGUYEN CAN
5 Richard DORNBUSH USA

6 Keiji TANAKA JPN



Ladies

1 Julia LIPNITSKAIA RUS
2 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS
3 Polina EDMUNDS USA
4 Zijun LI CHN
5 Kanako MURAKAMI JPN

6 Gabrielle DALEMAN CAN


Pairs

1 Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG CHN
2 Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN CHN
3 Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE ITA
4 Vera BAZAROVA / Andrei DEPUTAT RUS
5 Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU USA

6 Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG CHN


Ice Dance

1 Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE ITA
2 Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI USA
3 Elena ILINYKH / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN RUS
4 Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON FRA
5 Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM CAN

6 ----

 

[rosacotton]

Cup of China

Men
1. HANYU
2. YAN
3. NGUYEN
4. KOVTUN
5. DORNBUSH
6. GE

Ladies
1. LIPNITSKAIA
2. TUKTAMYSHEVA
3. EDMUNDS
4. LI
5. MURAKAMI
6. HELGESSON

Pairs
1. PENG/ZHANG
2. WANG/WANG
3. YU/JIN
4. BAZAROVA/DEPUTAT
5. PURICH/WOLFE
6. CALALANG/SIDHU

Ice Dance
1. CAPPELLINI/LANOTTE
2. SHIBUTANIS
3. PAPADAKIS/CIZERON
4. ILINYKH/ZHIGANSHIN
5. PAUL/ISLAM
6. ZHANG/WU

 

[NYscorp6]

My Cup of China picks:

Ladies
1. Lipnitskaia
2. Edmunds
3. Tuktamysheva
4. Murakami
5. Gao
6. Cain

Men
1. Hanyu
2. Kovtun
3. Dornbush
4. Nguyen
5. Yan
6. Tanaka

Ice Dance
1. Cappellini/Lanotte
2. Shibutani/Shibutani
3. Papadakis/Cixeron
4. Ilinykh/Zhiganshin
5. Paul/Islam
6. Zhang/Wu

Pairs
1. Peng/Zhang
2. Wang/Wang
3. Yu/Jin
4. Calalang/Sidhu
5. Cherniavskaia/Souza-Kordyeru
6. Purich/Wolfe

 

[Mentalopes]

Men
1. HANYU
2. KOVTUN
3. NGUYEN
4. YAN
5. DORNBUSH

6. KIM

Ladies
1. LIPNITSKAIA
2. TUKTAMISHEVA
3. EDMUNDS
4. MURAKAMI
5. GAO

6. DALEMAN

Pairs
1. PENG/ZHANG
2. YU/JIN
3. WANG/WANG
4. CALALANG/SIDHU
5. DELLA MONICA/GUARISE

6. BAZAROVA/DEPUTAT


Ice Dance
1. CAPPELLINI/LANOTTE
2. SHIBUTANIS
3. PAPADAKIS/CIZERON
4. ILINYKH/ZHIGANSHIN
5. PAUL/ISLAM

6. WANG/LIU

 

[GF2445]

Ok. I really choked last round. I probably won't make the top 10 anymore but oh well

Men- There are so many skaters in this list who I can't count on to deliver 100%
1. Yuzuru Hanyu JPN
2. Nam Nguyen CAN
3. Maxim Kovtun RUS
4. Han Yan CHN
5. Richard Dornbush USA
ALT. Jin Seo Kim KOR

Ladies'-I hope the Tuk-meister still has steam. Have no idea how Lipnitskaia is going to go this season but I am confident that Edmunds will be consistant.
1. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva RUS
2. Polina Edmunds USA
3. Julia Lipnitskaia RUS
4. Kanako Murakami JPN
5. Ashley Cain USA
ALT. Christina Gao USA

Pairs- It's odd for me to keep the Russians off the pairs list but the top 5 teams have always scored better than the two russian teams who are competing. Is it going to be a clean sweep for China??
1. Cheng Peng & Hao Zhang CHN
2. Xuehan Wang & Lei Wang CHN
3. Xiaoyu Yu & Yang Jin CHN
4. Jessica Calalang & Zack Sidhu USA
5. Nicole Della Monica & Matteo Guarise ITA
ALT. Natasha Purich & Andrew Wolfe CAN

Ice Dance- World Champs have their debut outing. The Shib Sibs and our new favourite french team need to move up. Also, the state of Russian Ice Dance will be seen in it's full entirety this weekend.
1. Anna Cappellini & Luca Lanotte ITA
2. Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani USA
3. Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron FRA
4. Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin RUS
5. Alexandra Paul & Mitchell Islam CAN
ALT. Shiyue Wang & Xinyu Liu RUS

 

[Sandpiper]

Men:

1. Yuzuru Hanyu
2. Han Yan
3. Maxim Kovtun
4. Nam Nguyen
5. Richard Dornbush
--
6. Keiji Tanaka

Ladies:

1. Yulia Lipnitskaya
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Polina Edmunds
4. Kanako Murakami
5. Zijun Li
--
6. Gabrielle Daleman

Pairs:

1. Peng/Zhang
2. Yu/Jin
3. Wang/Wang
4. Calalang/Sidhu
5. Bazarova/Deputat
--
6. Purich/Wolfe

Ice Dance:

1. Capellini/Lanotte
2. Shibutani/Shibutani
3. Ilinykh/Zhiganshin
4. Papadakis/Cizeron
5. Paul/Islam
--
6. Zhang/Wu

 

[Alba]

Ice Dance:

1. Capellini/Lanotte
2. Shibutani/Shibutani
3. Ilinykh/Zhiganshin
4. Papadakis/Cizeron
5. Paul/Islam
--
6. Zhang/Wu

That's optimistic.

I would be glad of course, but I think it's too early for them.
I think the french will get the bronze.

 

[StitchMonkey]

Men
1. Yuzuru HANYU
2. Han YAN
3. Richard DORNBUSH
4. Maxim KOVTUN
5. Nam NGUYEN
--
6. Misha GE
7. Jin Seo KIM


Ladies
1. Julia LIPNITSKAIA
2. Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA
3. Polina EDMUNDS
4. Kanako MURAKAMI
5. Zijun LI
--
6. Ashley CAIN
7. Gabrielle DALEMAN

Pairs
1. Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG
2. Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN
3. Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG
4. Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU
5. Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE
--
6. Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU
7. Natasha PURICH / Andrew WOLFE


Dance
1. Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI
2. Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE
3. Elena ILINYKH / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN
4. Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM
5. Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON
--
6. Yiyi ZHANG / Nan WU
7. Elena ILINYKH / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN

Though at the slightest hint of problems from HANYU or surprised strength from someone else and this may change. I have want to vote for someone else just to be the weird wildcard.

I may switch my ladies one and two as well.

 

[demarinis5]

MEN:

Yuzuru Hanyu
Richard Dornbush
Han Yan
Maxim Kovtun
Nam Nguyen
Misha Ge

LADIES:

Polina Edmunds
Julia Lipnitskaia
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
Kanako Murakami
Ashley Cain
Christina Gao

PAIRS:

Peng/ Zhang
Wang/Wang
Bazarova/Deputat
Yu/Jin
Calalang/Sidhu
Monica/Guarise

DANCE:

Cappellini/Lanote
Shibutanis
Papadakis/Cizeron
Ililinyka/Zhiganshin
Paul/Islam
Zhang/Wu

 

[Isabel_O'Reilly]

COC - Ladies

Yulia
Elizaveta
Polina
Zijun
Kanako
Ashley Cain

Men
Yuzuru
Han
Nam
Maxim
Richard
Misha

Dance
Capellini/Lanotte
Elena/Ruslan (I am not going to try to type their names from memory)
Maia/Alex
Papadakis/Cizeron
Paul/Islam
Zhang/Wu

Pairs
Cheng PENG/Hao ZHANG
Xiaoyu YU/Yang JIN
Vera BAZAROVA/Andrei DEPUTAT
Xuehan WANG/Lei WANG
Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA/Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU
Nicole DELLA MONICA/Matteo GUARISE

 

[Skategmt]

Ladies

1- Lipnitskaya
2-Tuk
3-Edmunds
4- Murakami
5- Cain
6- Li

MEN
1-Hanyu
2- Yan
3- kovtun
4- Nguyen
5- Dornbush
6- Ge

Pairs
1-Peng Zhang
2-Yu Jin
3-Calalang Sidhu
4-wang wang
5-Monica Guarise
6-c&sk

Dance
1-Cappellini LaNotte
2-Shibs
3-Ililinyka Zhiganshin
4- Paul Islam
5 - Papadakis Cizeron

 

[Sandpiper]

That's optimistic.

I would be glad of course, but I think it's too early for them.
I think the french will get the bronze.

I'm not alone in my optimism though. But great, now you're making me doubt my predictions! Last time that happened, I moved Adam Rippon into my top 5, and look what happened there...

 

[Alba]

I'm not alone in my optimism though. But great, now you're making me doubt my predictions! Last time that happened, I moved Adam Rippon into my top 5, and look what happened there...

Sorry.
No leave it. Maybe coming from you it's going to be a good omen.

 

[Sandpiper]

Sorry.
No leave it. Maybe coming from you it's going to be a good omen.

Well, fingers crossed for them... Not only do I want them to succeed, I'm now invested because I staked my points on it.

 

[Mrs. P]

Well, fingers crossed for them... Not only do I want them to succeed, I'm now invested because I staked my points on it.

Always stick to your gut feeling. I had a gut feeling Stephen Carriere would do well, but somehow I went with my brain.....regret!

 

[Alba]

Mrs.P is right. Always stick to your guts.

I don't know who said this but he/she was right: Your brain can play tricks, and your heart can be blind, but your gut is always right.

 

[fleeting]

MEN
1. Yuzuru Hanyu
2. Maxim Kovtun
3. Han Yan
4. Richard Dornbush
5. Nam Nguyen
-
6. Misha Ge

LADIES
1. Yulia Lipnitskaya (/any other spelling that may be applicable)
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Polina Edmunds
4. Zijun Li
5. Christina Gao
-
6. Anne Line Gjersem

PAIRS
1. Peng/Zhang
2. Wang/Wang
3. Bazarova/Deputat
4. Calalang/Sidhu
5. Della Monica/Guarise
-
5. Yu/Jin

DANCE
1. Cappellini/Lanotte
2. Shibutani/Shibutani
3. Ilinykh/Zhiganshin
4. Papadakis/Cizeron
5. Paul/Islam
-
6. Zhang/Wu

And I also predict that I/Z and P/C will be the closest margin of podium to non-podium in the entire competition.

Crossing my fingers - I've got so many favorites debuting or facing stiff competition. But I definitely followed my gut this time (go Anne Line, go!)

 

[Sandpiper]

Always stick to your gut feeling. I had a gut feeling Stephen Carriere would do well, but somehow I went with my brain.....regret!

Unfortunately, my gut also told me Kozuka would medal at Skate Canada. Granted, my ultimate "brain" prediction, with Rippon in the top 5, panned out just as badly.

 

[lightsout]

Men:
1) Yuzuru Hanyu
2) Han Yan
3) Richard Dornbush
4) Maxim Kovtun
5) Nam Nguyen
6) Keiji Tanaka


Ladies:
1) Julia Lipnitskaya
2) Polina Edmunds
3) Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
4) Kanako Murakami
5) Ashley Cain
6) Zijun Li


Pairs:
1) Peng / Zhang
2) Yu / Jin
3) Bazarova / Deputat
4) Wang / Wang
5) Calalang / Sidhu
6) Della Monica / Guarise


Ice Dance:
1) Cappellini / Lanotte
2) Shibutani / Shibutani
3) Ilinykh / Zhiganshin
4) Papadakis / Cizeron
5) Paul / Islam
6) Zhang / Wu

 

[Lydia1703]

Ah I need to do this before my sister's visit =.=

Men
1. Yuzuru Hanyu
2. Han Yan
3. Maxim Kovtun
4. Nam Nguyen
5. Richard Dornbush
6. Keiji Tanaka
7. Jin Seo Kim
8. Misha Ge

Ladies
1. Yulia Lipnitskaia
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Polina Edmunds
4. Kanako Murakami (please less URs this time baby )
5. Zijun Li
6. Christina Gao
7. Ashley Cain
8. Gabrielle Daleman

Ice Dance
1. Anna CAPPELLINI / Luca LANOTTE
2. Maia SHIBUTANI / Alex SHIBUTANI
3. Elena ILINYKH / Ruslan ZHIGANSHIN
4. Alexandra PAUL / Mitchell ISLAM
5. Gabriella PAPADAKIS / Guillaume CIZERON
6. Yiyi ZHANG / Nan WU
7. Yue ZHAO / Xun ZHENG

Pairs
1. Cheng PENG / Hao ZHANG
2. Xiaoyu YU / Yang JIN
3. Vera BAZAROVA / Andrei DEPUTAT
4. Xuehan WANG / Lei WANG
5. Arina CHERNIAVSKAIA / Antonino SOUZA-KORDYERU
6. Nicole DELLA MONICA / Matteo GUARISE
7. Jessica CALALANG / Zack SIDHU