2019-20 GP Series: Entries announced

[Nirti]

Possible alternates for Zhou at Cup of China
01 (27) 230.84 Vladimir LITVINTSEV (AZE) – GP RUS
02 (28) 230.54 Daniel SAMOHIN (ISR) – GP FRA
03 (35) 224.44 Brendan KERRY (AUS) – GP CAN
04 (39) 220.57 Paul FENTZ (GER) – GP CAN
05 (44) 217.78 Irakli MAYSURADZE (GEO)
06 (46) 214.59 Aleksei EROKHOV (RUS)
07 (47) 213.40 Sota YAMAMOTO (JPN) – GP JPN
08 (48) 212.94 Conrad ORZEL (CAN) – GP JPN
09 (50) 210.31 Mitsuki SUMOTO (JPN)
10 (51) 209.58 Slavik HAYRAPETYAN (ARM)
(11 (54) 208.19 Bennet TOMAN (CAN))

And for Cup of Russia
01 (28) 230.54 Daniel SAMOHIN (ISR) – GP FRA
02 (35) 224.44 Brendan KERRY (AUS) – GP CAN
03 (39) 220.57 Paul FENTZ (GER) – GP CAN
04 (44) 217.78 Irakli MAYSURADZE (GEO)
05 (47) 213.40 Sota YAMAMOTO (JPN) – GP JPN
06 (48) 212.94 Conrad ORZEL (CAN) – GP JPN
07 (50) 210.31 Mitsuki SUMOTO (JPN)
08 (51) 209.58 Slavik HAYRAPETYAN (ARM)
09 (54) 208.19 Bennet TOMAN (CAN)
10 (55) 207.51 Zhi Jie YEE (MAS) - GP CAN
(11 (56) 206.76 Lukas BRITSCHGI (SUI))

No US skaters in the top10 alts, but some "neighbour" possibilities (Yamamoto in China, Maysuradze or Hayrapetyan in Russia...)

 

[TallyT]

Possible alternates for Zhou at Cup of China
01 (27) 230.84 Vladimir LITVINTSEV (AZE) – GP RUS
02 (28) 230.54 Daniel SAMOHIN (ISR) – GP FRA
03 (35) 224.44 Brendan KERRY (AUS) – GP CAN
04 (39) 220.57 Paul FENTZ (GER) – GP CAN
05 (44) 217.78 Irakli MAYSURADZE (GEO)
06 (46) 214.59 Aleksei EROKHOV (RUS)
07 (47) 213.40 Sota YAMAMOTO (JPN) – GP JPN
08 (48) 212.94 Conrad ORZEL (CAN) – GP JPN
09 (50) 210.31 Mitsuki SUMOTO (JPN)
10 (51) 209.58 Slavik HAYRAPETYAN (ARM)
(11 (54) 208.19 Bennet TOMAN (CAN))

And for Cup of Russia
01 (28) 230.54 Daniel SAMOHIN (ISR) – GP FRA
02 (35) 224.44 Brendan KERRY (AUS) – GP CAN
03 (39) 220.57 Paul FENTZ (GER) – GP CAN
04 (44) 217.78 Irakli MAYSURADZE (GEO)
05 (47) 213.40 Sota YAMAMOTO (JPN) – GP JPN
06 (48) 212.94 Conrad ORZEL (CAN) – GP JPN
07 (50) 210.31 Mitsuki SUMOTO (JPN)
08 (51) 209.58 Slavik HAYRAPETYAN (ARM)
09 (54) 208.19 Bennet TOMAN (CAN)
10 (55) 207.51 Zhi Jie YEE (MAS) - GP CAN
(11 (56) 206.76 Lukas BRITSCHGI (SUI))

No US skaters in the top10 alts, but some "neighbour" possibilities (Yamamoto in China, Maysuradze or Hayrapetyan in Russia...)

Oooh, crossing my fingers for Brendan to get one of them....

 

[theharleyquinn]

Withdrawing from both events seems pretty extreme. I wonder what's going on.

 

[Harriet]

Oooh, crossing my fingers for Brendan to get one of them....

He trains in Russia, doesn't he, at least part time? In with a good chance for Rostelecom then.

 

[Dreamer57]

I think Mitsuki has a good chance of getting a first GP assignment.

 

[Lunalovesskating]

Vincent has withdrawn in order to focus on his studies. He has midterms coming up.
https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1186770260118163457?s=20

 

[Bluediamonds09]

Perhaps Team LilBet thinks that she’ll be healed enough to attend her second GP event in China? Maybe that’s why she hasn’t withdrawn yet. I just hope that LilBet doesn’t withdraw at the last minute, meaning it would be too late to replace her with another skater.

 

[chuckm]

Vincent has withdrawn in order to focus on his studies. He has midterms coming up.
https://twitter.com/rockerskating/status/1186770260118163457?s=20

I thought from the start that giving Vincent two events back-to-back was a huge mistake. What college student can be away from classes for two full weeks plus travel time? And since most colleges start late August / early September, that time period would be around midterms.

 

[Colonel Green]

I thought from the start that giving Vincent two events back-to-back was a huge mistake.

As the third seed, he got whatever was left over after Chen and Hanyu made their choices.

 

[zebobes]

And Daniel Samohin has been added to Rostelecom Cup. China hasn't listed a replacement yet.

 

[Harriet]

Per the FFSG, Adrian Tesson is out of Internationaux de France and not (as yet) replaced. The official lists haven't been updated though.

 

[Winnie_20]

I remarked at some point that by the time IdF actually starts, every single skater from the original assignments lists would have been replaced.
Only a minor exaggeration at this point.... ;-)

 

[Nirti]

Per the FFSG, Adrian Tesson is out of Internationaux de France and not (as yet) replaced. The official lists haven't been updated though.

I hope it's not related to his results in Minsk last week.

 

[jg212]

to replace Mai Mihara (JPN) at GP CHN

01 (24) 196.34 Yelim KIM (KOR) GP CAN
02 (34) 183.98 Young YOU (KOR) GP CAN
03 (39) 180.55 Marina PIREDDA (ITA)
04 (42) 179.88 Ekaterina RYABOVA (AZE) GP RUS
05 (45) 178.07 Courtney HICKS (USA)
06 (56) 172.02 Emmi PELTONEN (FIN) GP RUS
07 (57) 170.68 Veronik MALLET (CAN) - GP USA
08 (58) 170.56 Nicole SCHOTT (GER) GP FRA
09 (60) 170.33 Megan WESSENBERG (USA) - GP JPN
10 (61) 169.03 Nicole RAJICOVA (SVK)
11 (62) 167.84 Kailani CRAINE (AUS)
12 (63) 166.77 Eliska BREZINOVA (CZE)

almost all girls trained quite far away from China (Yelim and You trained in US), probably Ryabova is the closest since she trained in Russia.

Also i wonder if Tursynbaeva will skate at CoC or will she withdraw

Kailani Craine has got the spot. Source is COC official weibo

 

[ruga]

Kailani Craine has got the spot. Source is COC official weibo

I think they should make those replacements lists much stricter. So many skips over You and Kim seem ridiculous at this point.

 

[Nirti]

With Mallet replacing Cotop at the last minute at Skate Canada, Craine moved in the top10 list and is chosen... Good for her but one more time frustrating for the Koreans.

Eunsoo Lim had a similar problem last year, but finally got a last-minute invitation...
At least with the World Standings points they got in challenger and will get in their GP and probably 4CC and maybe Worlds, Young You and Yelim Kim have good chance to have 2GP next year.

 

[Ichatdelune]

With Mallet replacing Cotop at the last minute at Skate Canada, Craine moved in the top10 list and is chosen... Good for her but one more time frustrating for the Koreans.

Eunsoo Lim had a similar problem last year, but finally got a last-minute invitation...
At least with the World Standings points they got in challenger and will get in their GP and probably 4CC and maybe Worlds, Young You and Yelim Kim have good chance to have 2GP next year.

Might I just add that Eunsoo's NHK spot was originally Dabin's spot...

 

[Lunalovesskating]

Elizabet Tursynbayeva has withdrawn from Cup of China
https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1187779180391473154?s=20

 

[Ichatdelune]

Elizabet Tursynbayeva has withdrawn from Cup of China
https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE/status/1187779180391473154?s=20

Huh, wonder who they're going to choose over Young and Yelim

 

[Colonel Green]

With Tursynbaeva out and Daleman nowhere near her best, the "Worlds medal but no Grand Prix medal" club will likely retain its full membership for another season.