If Tracy and Brian would be with him, maybe, but he's alone...
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Yes at least it’s another chance to get that quad out there before the Olympic season starts!!
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I don’t. I think it serves him better to focus on trying to land and fully rotate it cleanly in the FS and correct the other errors he made at Worlds. You’re right in one sense that this is a no risk competition, but in another....this is the start of his push for an Olympic spot. He doesn’t want to give USFS any reason to think he shouldn’t make the team. And since WTT scores are usually on the generous side and scoring at Worlds was somewhat stingy, I think it’s a great opportunity for him to try for two clean programs/ higher scores.
@kan01 why do you think his coaches won’t be there? They usually are, and of course Brian also coaches Hanyu. Are there different rules this year?
They aren't with him in Chicago. He's training alone for three weeks prior to the event. Minus videocalls and stuff like that I guess.
I was thinking about the two week quarantine also. Will Brian and Tracy want to travel to Japan and quarantine again after? This season is "special" and for Canadians more. That was my reasoning.
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Ah I see. Rinks are open in Illinois and Rohene is in the Chicago area so I think he’ll be fine. I think he, Brian, and Tracy would all have a 14-day quarantine if they’d returned directly to Canada (Brian & Tracy probably are quarantining right now) so he wouldn’t have trained much at all in Canada.
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I'm happy that we'll get another chance to see Jason skate this year. Does anyone know the broadcast plans? I haven't delved deep into this. I assume that he'd like to try for the quad. It doesn't seem like much of a risk after that quad attempt at World's. The more practice in competition, even a low stress competition like WTT, the better. The coaching situation is more complicated. But there are Canadian skaters lined up, so presumably Brian or Tracy could go. I would expect that either Brian or Ghislaine will be there for Yuzu. I was happy to see that Kaitlyn and JeanLuc are on the list. And Jason's buddy Karen. It will be fun even if they are in a bubble.
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It's a bit tricky if Brian & Tracy have gone back to Canada. They have to quarantine 14 days. Then fly out?
And quarantine again after reaching Japan?
Unless its Ghislain going for WTT for both Yuzuru & Jason.
Karen Preston could go for Jason. She was with him at Golden Spin of Zagreb once. She is also his jump coach.
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The competition announcement doesn’t state whether athletes are exempt from Japanese quarantine requirements, but it does say that due to the short turn around from Worlds, participants should apply for visa etc well in advance and that they will be kept apprised of entry requirements. So even if Jason was originally a “maybe” depending on outcome of Worlds, he and his coaches will have planned for this in advance. I will say that if all athletes are required to quarantine 14 days and can’t attend practices during that time period, the skating may not be great.
I doubt it. Cancellation maybe, but 14 day quarantine before event would be odd. The event is in less than three weeks, they should leave very soon if quarantine is required. Or they could get there two weeks earlier and train in the bubble. If being in a bubble counts as quarantine. Let's hope for the best!
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From something posted in the WTT thread it sounds like the skaters will have to quarantine in Japan but will be allowed to attend practices during quarantine. I’m assuming this applies to all skaters and not just Team Japan but I could be wrong. If it’s true then I expect Jason will have to leave home soon. If Tracy and Brian returned to Canada instead of going directly to Japan, it sounds like they may not be able to coach at WTT and Ghislain/Karen may go. But I may have the info wrong so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
@Bookseller, I heard it will be broadcast on Peacock and also NBC/NBCSN but haven’t seen schedule yet.
ETA USFS announcement with some broadcast info:
usfigureskatingfanzone.com
@Bookseller, I heard it will be broadcast on Peacock and also NBC/NBCSN but haven’t seen schedule yet.
ETA USFS announcement with some broadcast info:
U.S. Figure Skating Announces U.S. Team for World Team Trophy, Television Times - U.S. Figure Skating
U.S. Figure Skating has announced the athletes chosen to represent the United States at ISU World Team Trophy 2021, as well as television times on NBCSN. The competition,
usfigureskatingfanzone.com
I understood from the thread that foreign athletes are exempt. Japanese skaters will do the whole quarantine plus practices thing. But I could be wrong too.
It's all hearsay at this point.I don't see why they wouldn't, but I hope ISU will stream the event as per usual this season.
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Honestly after a whole year without much skating, I’m just thrilled we get to see Jason compete again! I know most people think of WTT as kind of a cheese fest, but this year there will be a lot of great skaters - in men’s alone, aside from Jason, we’ll see Nathan v Yuzuru again, plus Shoma, Mikhail Kolyada, Kevin Aymoz. The other guys are no slouches, either. How lucky are we!
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Just popping in to say how thrilled I am that Jason was invited to this event. I like these semi-cheesefests and the skaters take them seriously enough (that's quite a payday for them to do so), The men's field is 
I do trust the Japanese organizers to enforce protocols in a bubble, so I think I will be able to enjoy this
I do trust the Japanese organizers to enforce protocols in a bubble, so I think I will be able to enjoy this
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Jackie Wong had an IG Live with everyone's favorite broadcaster Mark Hanretty (totally OT, as someone who speaks American English I wish every single broadcaster would say sooo-cah for salchow, much more elegant than our pronunciation 
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Jackie asked him what were the first three or four things that came to his mind from Worlds. The first words out of his mouth were "Sinnerman SP".
)Jackie asked him what were the first three or four things that came to his mind from Worlds. The first words out of his mouth were "Sinnerman SP".
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Very happy that this will be broadcast and accessible. I was happy with the Peacock coverage and commentary, though wished they had covered practices. Jason has been promoting this on his Instagram account, but no actual info on his coaching situation.
I love Scent of Love. Probably SL is more emotional.
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I think that SL is more meaningful to Jason and it's also a piece that he's done with his current coaches. I doubt that there was ever any discussion of going back to pre Cricket programs. It's also a piece that resonates strongly with International judges and audiences. And in a time of Pandemic, it's not frivolous. I think it will work well. And he never got to perform it at World's. It's a stunning piece and he can make it even better. But I love Scent of Love also!
Peacock streaming was certainly better than the Olympic channel coverage. More up close shots and much better filming in general. I agree practices would have been nice. The pandemic may be why that didn’t happen.
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EEEEEEhaw - I don't know what happened. The internet fairies blessed me or something but all of a sudden I can post again on Golden Skate. I must admit I had tears in my eyes when Jason landed - or stood up - on that quad! I'm hoping this is like his issues with the 3Axel. Once he landed it it became easy for him. Now that he has that dang quad monkey off his back I expect the same thing will happen. Fingers crossed. I'll chime in on his programs - don't agree that Slaughter was not a good vehicle for him. I didn't like it as much as SL because the emotion isn't there for me and the music isn't as heart-wrenching...but, he skated the stuffin' out of that program and it showed his personality. I think the difference between Rohene and David Wilson is that Rohene "grew up" with Jason and knows where to push and where to stretch. David has had him for what, 3 years? Anyway, he could skate to The Farmer in the Dell and I would be proud of him,.
