It should be calling nationals and politicsAnd this is called grand prix.
I would imagine if they want it, it’s theirs. That said, I got the impression they have decided to do no gp events. I think Rostelecom and RC events 4 and 5 would all be on consecutive weeks.It would be pretty certain, then, that Tarasova/Morozov will get the last TBD spot for Rostelecom? thanks for putting Trankov's announcement in this thread.
It could be called doing the best we can to let skaters compete and fans benefit. If you read the protocols for what they considered in who is selected and in what order, they are trying to be fair. Of course, I don't automatically kick into the mode of looking for the politics of it. Thank goodness.It should be calling nationals and politics
Rika’s been training in Switzerland for a while now, hence why she’s at IDF. Others like Jason Brown and Satoko (both in Canada) and Shoma Uno (also at IDF) are in the same boat.I'm lost ... If France doesn't impose quarantine ... why not more strangers skaters and they accept Khira
The country who lost the most is russia ... so please don't kill me if I think it's more politics than covid
Sorry but this is just funny ... because a skater don't go out when he is training .. and Rika is trainning in France .. but the korean skaters can't participate ...It could be called doing the best we can to let skaters compete and fans benefit. If you read the protocols for what they considered in who is selected and in what order, they are trying to be fair. Of course, I don't automatically kick into the mode of looking for the politics of it. Thank goodness.
Sorry but Switzerland isn't France! It's another country !Rika’s been training in Switzerland for a while now, hence why she’s at IDF. Others like Jason Brown and Satoko (both in Canada) and Shoma Uno (also at IDF) are in the same boat.
Everyone’s split up by either where they live or where they train to limit the amount of traveling during the pandemic. Since the Russian ladies all live and train in Russia they don’t have any options. If Evgenia had stayed in Canada she could’ve been assigned Skate Canada, but alas.
Rika’s been training in Switzerland for a while now, hence why she’s at IDF. Others like Jason Brown and Satoko (both in Canada) and Shoma Uno (also at IDF) are in the same boat.
Everyone’s split up by either where they live or where they train to limit the amount of traveling during the pandemic. Since the Russian ladies all live and train in Russia they don’t have any options. If Evgenia had stayed in Canada she could’ve been assigned Skate Canada, but alas.
Sorry but Switzerland isn't France! It's another country !
From the ISU document:Sorry but Switzerland isn't France! It's another country !
I am dissapointed. Instead of korea top skaters we will see skaters whos standing in world ranking is 175. Previous years it was prestigious...but now...And this is called grand prix.
No one's going to kill you. But it's COVID.I'm lost ... If France doesn't impose quarantine ... why not more strangers skaters and they accept Khira
The country who lost the most is russia ... so please don't kill me if I think it's more politics than covid
I know for things like professional basketball in the US, they've figured out quarantine and "bubble" situations that allowed the season to happen, and I bet it's similar for Tour de France. I'm hopeful ISU could figure out something similar for Worlds...Sorry but this is just funny ... because a skater don't go out when he is training .. and Rika is trainning in France .. but the korean skaters can't participate ...
And people can organize a tour the France (because in cycling they don't train together .. they train in there home country.. ) .. but in skaters everything is like a snowball and a skater and a coach can't travel to anywhere to skate ..
Same, the assignments are about what I was expecting (the biggest question I had was whether they’d send Rika back to Japan for NHK or have her do IDF since she’s been in Switzerland for a while now). The most surprising part is no Korean ladies and the fact that they want all the Ice Dance teams training in Canada to go home. People have been expecting Rostelecom to end up as a bloodbath (because lbr that’s where the disappointment is coming from) since they announced how they were going determine assignments. Yes it’s going to be difficult for the Russian ladies but we’re in the middle of a pandemic and the safety of the athletes and spectators should be the biggest priority and that means trying to limit traveling.I don't understand all the disappointed reactions in this thread. Like...what were you expecting? It's COVID times and different countries all have different restrictions (which probably has something to do with why the Korean women aren't going anywhere? I'd be curious if someone familiar with Korea, Japan, or China's restrictions could chime in).
https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/events/grand-prix-of-figure-skatingWhere are the lists of competitors for each assignment?