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Really? How cool if it's true!
Yup. Nothing definite yet but at least the talk is present enough for him to mention it. I'd love, love for it to happen so I'm crossing everything!
Really? How cool if it's true!
I thought Mako is guaranteed 2? She's WJC medalist and she's on SB top 24.
Satoko barely lands her poor 2A. What on earth....
It's hardly the end of the world but let's be realistic?!
I've seen poorer 2A than hers. "Barely lands" is an exaggeration. I'm not holding my breath for a 3A so don't get me wrong. All I said is that nobody practices something that is impossible. She was asked a question and she gave a honest answer. That's all.
Sure there are, no doubt, but I wouldn't say they should go for the 3A either.
Did I dream that, or did she once do a 2A-3Lo? Though granted, that's hard on the hips so may be an issue. But with the rule changes happening, it's going to benefit her. Next season she's in the clear anyway, as Rika even if she moves up cannot touch her just yet. At the intl senior level she won't be any worse off than she was this season, with her PCS even rising. Seems futile to tinker with the 3A then especially as the 3A is not an ordinary triple.
And by the time Trusova and Kostoraya show up, provided they've kept their jumps, everyone's in the same sinking boat anyway.
Main questions for next season:
Will satoko still dominate in Japan and win a 5th title?
Who will fight for the 3 spots?
Who will move up to seniors, and slay?
Who can fight for a medal against Eteristan in juniors?
Can anyone challenge Eteristan in seniors?
How many girls will attempt 3A and land it successfully?
Will Rika Kihira attempt a quad?
Can JSF have a better politicking?
Yes she did 2A-3Lo in practice
I've seen poorer 2A than hers. "Barely lands" is an exaggeration. I'm not holding my breath for a 3A so don't get me wrong. All I said is that nobody practices something that is impossible. She was asked a question and she gave a honest answer. That's all.
I'm not sure World Junior medalists have guaranteed GP spots anymore. The 2017 World Junior pairs champions didn't even get one spot this season. So Mako only has 1 guaranteed due to the Top 24 SB.
I assume that they are still guaranteed. The Pair is in the very different situation due to the much fewer spots. Ladies and Men got 12X6=72 spots, but the Pairs got 8X6=only 48 spots.
In addition to that, in the past all skaters who were in the top 24 SB list got 2 spots, on the other hand, skaters on WS list not always so, therefore Mako will get two spots for the next season definitely.
Since some people on this thread do not seem to understand the system fully, I post this one here too. GPS spots are supposed to be earned by skaters, not picked for skaters by the federation.
As for Japanese ladies,
2 spots guaranteed from Worlds
Higuchi
Miyahara
Not top 12 at Worlds but top 24 Season Best
Sakamoto
Mihara
Honda
Matsuda
Yamashita
So these seven ladies get 2 spots each, which means 7X2=14 spots. (Top 24 SB list guarantees only one spot, but skaters on that list always got 2 spots in the past)
Also Rika Hongo's WS is still within Top 24, so one spot is guaranteed for her. However, unlike SB list, skaters on WS lists not always got two spots in the past.
Has one country ever gotten all 18 spots though? I feel like I've never seen it happen just from other hosts wanting to protect their own skaters.:think:
They aren't. The rule changed a couple of years ago. The rule was the same for all disciplines.
Will it still be after the 2015-16 points are dropped?
They aren't. The rule changed a couple of years ago. The rule was the same for all disciplines.
IF the rumor of Marin goes to USA (and Wakaba goes to Canada) is true, it is going to be huge challenge for their lives. Ganbatte :agree:
I just checked ISU site on this matter.
Please read the second section from the bottom on the the Page 3.
https://www.isu.org/docman-document...gure-skating-4/2017-18-6/gp-6/series-files-10
Medallists from the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships 2017 and the gold medallists from
the ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2016/17 will be included in the selection process.
Skaters/Couples who have stated their intention to skate as Senior in the season 2017/18 might be
included in the Grand Prix event(s) if they fulfil the requirements of the minimum Grand Prix score.
Though it depends on how you interpret this, it seems to me that they are not guaranteed any spot but possibly they will get one. So just like I stated originally, since the spots are much more limited for the pairs, even the winning pair at JW could not be included on the next season's senior GPS. On the other hand, for singles, most of the time, they do have extra spots even for skaters did not meet the criteria, more likely they do have spots for JW medalist. Am I wrong? How do you read this?