They'll do what they did with Liza and Evgenia in 2019. Whoever comes on top plus body of work (so they'll also look at all other competitions this year) and coaches' council (so they'll also look at reputation and PCS and international pedigree and who they like more and think has the most chance of success internationally based on what they showed here). (They'll do the same with the men too.)
That's because they went to RusNats and other stages. You had to go to at least SOMETHING this year. Plus the national team played a role and then there aren't spots for everyone..unfortunately.
It wasn't meant as a slight to Nastya, I was just typing on my phone and being lazy.
Of course I'll keep my fingers crossed for her as well!I didn't take it as suchIt wasn't meant as a slight to Nastya, I was just typing on my phone and being lazy.
I just meant he actually has three girls there and it's an important competition for all of them. They're also probably considering GP spots with it too as well as national team spots. Whereas for Mikhail it isn't as important a competition - it's essentially just practice in front of judges.
I agree. That's why I can't wrap my head around this new free program of hers. Which was not ready 2 (!) weeks before the competition. I'm excited but also worried about how things will go for Aliona next weekend.
Jason is also coached by Brian FYI. As seen in many training clips and mentioned by both in interviews. Tracy is his main coach, but Brian also works with him and has focused more on him since last year.
Nastya was the silver medalist last year in the Russian cup final why wouldn't she be invited with so many top skaters missing?Yay!
Good to see Trusova is not there. She has her Worlds spot and she needs her training to prepare.
I am soo hoping Liza will get the third spot. This is probably her last chance for Worlds.
And YAY! for seeing Talalaikina and Nugumanova again. I have loved them this season. And it will be fun to see all the others too, this definitely will be like a mini-Nationals.
A little disappointed we won't see Sinitsyna and even Gubanova. They haven't done any Cup Stages, but they could have invited them anyway.
This was the season Sinitsyna had her little chance to go to Worlds, but unfortunately with her bad luck with injuries it was not meant to be...
h I get it she didn't skate in the cup series. Like rules really matter to the Russian fed. Lol.
Agreed.
Actually P/R went to Rostelecom (not a stage) and RusNats and that’s it. But since both those events are obviously quite important and they did well (well, well in placements i’m sure they were disappointed) in both. Kseniia is also part of the National Team (hence why she was originally invited to RusNats). I assumed they would invite National Team skaters for this event but since there’s only 12 not 18 skaters i guess it makes sense why.
Oops sorry. I meant they went to SOMETHING - one of stages, RusNats, Rostelecom, Channel 1 cup - you had to go to at least one of those. Also P/R are reigning World Junior, Junior Grand Prix Final, and Young Olympic champions. (Kseniia while amazing doesn't quite have that resume.)
I don’t think injury is what physically prevented Sasha from competing here, Plushenko was likely told she would go anyway, hence they decided to rest before Worlds.
I think EVERYONE understands that's the case haha. That was always the case haha.
Mm. She has deep outside edge(on Lutz), little pre-rotation, no blade assist etc. However, she does a similar twisting jump takeoff to Kamila Valieva, which causes her axis issues in the air it seems, just like it does with Valieva.
