2023 Team Japan (WC/JWC/4CC)

[zanadude]

Nationals isn’t the most important criteria for Worlds selection. You can finish below the top 10 and not break 190 and still be selected!

Nationals has never been the most important criteria for Worlds selection.

Getting on the podium at Nationals has been the most important criteria for Worlds selection.

 

[yume]

Koshiro, Shun and Kao

Good. They did the same with women too (except they could have added Mana instead of Rinka). I hope Mone and Hana will do well.

 

[zanadude]

And all those years, i thought they were.

Finishing first is most important. Finishing second or third is second most important. Finishing fourth means nothing, and has always meant nothing.

 

[Ichatdelune]

They should've sent Kawabe Mana to something imo

 

[zanadude]

Nothing for Shun

I hope Rinka kills it at Worlds but I think they should have let Mana go to 4CC? She gets nothing for being the third highest placing senior lady here...

Payback for her performance at Olympics and the prior Worlds?

 

[tsuyoboogie]

WC
Men: Shoma, Sota, Kazuki
Women: Kaori, Mai, Rinka
Pairs: RikuRyu
ID: KanaDai

4CC
Men: Koshiro, Shun, Kao
Women: Mone, Hana, Rinka
Pairs: RikuRyu
ID: KanaDai, KoKo

JWC
Men: Nozomu Yoshioka, Kao Miura
Women: Mao Shimada, Ami Nakai
Pairs: HaruSumi
ID: KidaMori

 

[Greengemmonster]

I'm puzzled. Why can't they send Rika to worlds if they sent the person who finished below her?

 

[tsuyoboogie]

Nothing for Shun

I hope Rinka kills it at Worlds but I think they should have let Mana go to 4CC? She gets nothing for being the third highest placing senior lady here...

Shun is assigned to 4CC

 

[cohkaix]

*The list is now updated on the OP!
(Kind of feel sorry that Mai can't defend her 4CC title this year... oh well~ )

 

[Dreamer57]

I think it's good they split the world and 4CC teams!
Delighted for Kazuki to go to home Worlds.

I kind of think Shunsuke deserved junior worlds and I'm heartbroken for Yuma. Hope he can rest...although he has the winter universiade next month!

 

[YuBluByMe]

Getting on the podium at Nationals has been the most important criteria for Worlds selection.

No it isn’t or the men’s World team would be different. You can finish as low as possible at Nationals, but as long as you’re losing to the right skaters, it’s all grand!

 

[zanadude]

I guess the fact that they are sending someone to 4CC means that they will choose someone (or some team) that does not meet requirements, but only after exhausting any other option that does.

 

[yume]

Payback for her performance at Olympics and the prior Worlds?

Payback? It's them who gave her all those assignements, they could have made other choices. All she did was to skate the best she could. She doesn't have to be punished for their bad choices.

 

[tsuyoboogie]

They should've sent Kawabe Mana to something imo

I agree
She could've been sent to 4CC had she skated a cleaner FS (what I was saying about her decision to attempt the 3A)

 

[zanadude]

No it isn’t or the men’s World team would be different.

Most important doesn't mean all important. The only guarantee for the men and women is the National title. Everything else gets you a seat at the table to wait while the JSF meets behind closed doors and does what they do.

 

[YuBluByMe]

The good thing about these assignments is that JFed exhibited common sense with the pairs team. They also split the assignments, which is something I’ve been saying all year.

 

[zanadude]

Well, mixed feelings about the picks, but again, relieved that cooler heads prevailed and the sanctity of qualification requirements were preserved.

Go Mai!

 

[yume]

I hope that Rinka is aware of the dream she is living. From a skater who was resigned to compete domestically, already competing in seniors, to a skater sent to junior worlds at 19yo, a challenger, two GPs, competed at GPF, is now sent to 4CC and worlds despite of a 12th place at nats.
All of this because of a mix of that 6th place at last years nats + a good amount of luck.

 

[zanadude]

Payback? It's them who gave her all those assignements, they could have made other choices. All she did was to skate the best she could. She doesn't have to be punished for their bad choices.

Yeah, "payback" was the wrong choice of word. She was given a chance to breakout, it didn't happen, and now it's time to give that chance to someone else until she proves that she's ready for another chance.

 

[yume]

The good thing about these assignments is that JFed exhibited common sense with the pairs team. They also split the assignments, which is something I’ve been saying all year.

Rules are made to be broken. They would have been complete idiots if they had not sent their pair to 4CC.