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Huh? Y’all really hate Samodurova that much? If she goes clean (which she essentially has since the GP started) she should get a score in the 210’s which should put her at the very least in the top 8 unless everyone goes super clean and has the performances of their life. Honestly she probably is the safest pick out of Medvedeva, Zagitova, and her. Zagitova should also place (at worst) in the top 10 even if she has a super terrible skate. And if she doesn’t...well she’s a lock for a medal. But Samodurova is almost a guaranteed top 8 spot at World. Now it’s up to one of Med/Zagitova to place in the top 5. One of them has to go clean. (Watch now that I say that Evgenia and Alina go 1 and 2 and Samodurova places out of the top 15.)
Agree that Sofia is unlikely to place lower than 7th/8th. If she is the top Russian and everyone else (aside from Zhenya and Alina) is clean (and let's say Tursynbaeva has no clean quad) then I imagine Sofia coming in 6th - behind all of the Japanese, Bradie, and Eunsoo. 7th if Tursynbaeva places over her, which depends on the quad.
If Sofia places lower than 7th, it means there is at least one other Russian ahead of her.

