While those at Sr nationals may not fit the mold for a pairs skater, there are likely skaters not making it to Sr due to lack of 3A and quads, but that’s not required for pairs.
A solid 2A and one triple is enough to get minimums.
Entries/Quotas for 2026 Olympics
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A solid 2A and one triple is enough to get minimums.
Since they have two entires in both men and women it may be nice to have a skate in that type of venue under your belt if it’s your first Olympics
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Yes... It's just taxing on the dance team. At the same time, there is no guarantee that they would be top five and have the chance for them to use both men/women nor impose two programs on L/Q
This is correct, they can. Countries have participated in the team event with only three entries. I don't think any has ever progressed to the free skate with an incomplete team and don't think Korea would either, despite their possible high finishes in the singles events, but not as high in the dance event.
Can anyone remind us.... the ranking of the teams qualified will be done based on their ranking points after the GPF? And I presume the order of additional entries given to feds to field as many complete teams as possible will be determined then?
When is the deadline for national federations to confirm their entries or forfeit their spots? For example, France is missing a pairs team for the TE and their pair is the first alternate. Hopefully it cannot happen that the pair gets assigned the additional pairs spot for the team event only, and then a spot in the Pairs event opens up later? Who gets it then? And if the French pair is "bumped" from the additional entry in the TE to a regular entry for the Pairs event, does this free up the additional team event spots?
A lot of questions.
When is the deadline for national federations to confirm their entries or forfeit their spots? For example, France is missing a pairs team for the TE and their pair is the first alternate. Hopefully it cannot happen that the pair gets assigned the additional pairs spot for the team event only, and then a spot in the Pairs event opens up later? Who gets it then? And if the French pair is "bumped" from the additional entry in the TE to a regular entry for the Pairs event, does this free up the additional team event spots?
A lot of questions.
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So if the Uzbekh pair team really is splitting up, it could work out reasonably well - the Kovalevs would qualify for the main event, so France would be complete.
GBR could bring Ed Appleby (one skater), Japan and Poland could each bring their dance teams. That would fill the quota, if they really mean five people, not five entries. Nothing can really be done about Korea, unfortunately, if they don't have a pair team. They would just have to make the decision on whether it was worth it for them..
GBR could bring Ed Appleby (one skater), Japan and Poland could each bring their dance teams. That would fill the quota, if they really mean five people, not five entries. Nothing can really be done about Korea, unfortunately, if they don't have a pair team. They would just have to make the decision on whether it was worth it for them..
I think if you ask the athletes, they would choose to skate. Other than perhaps Cha, I don’t see any of their team being in medal contention, so I don’t think it would really matter that they are tired. They are still getting to skate at the Olympics.
If the Uzbekh team does not bow out, the most likely scenario is that Poland would miss out on bringing their dance team. They are way below the other countries in the qualification standings, and are likely to stay there as they have few GP entries.
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So to sum up, now the question is not "which country will qualify for the Team event?" but "which country will get additionnal quotas to complete their team?" , right ?
The only scenario in which the ten countries could possibly change would be if Sweden secured both disciplines where it is currently a reserve (1st reserve for ice dance and 3rd reserve for ladies), which seems unlikely, and ranked above Poland. I don't know if having reserve spots turn into real ones would count, or if the eligibility is now set from this point and it is just the rankings which can change.
Even if Sweden was able to pick up the reserve spots, I don't think they'd be able to pass Poland in the rankings. It'll depend on the final points after GPF. They're close in points from what I calculated after Worlds. But Poland has the advantage in having a Pairs team in the GP who will pick up points no matter where they place.
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What about Germany and Czechia ? Of course, all these scenari are very unlikely, but it would be more likely for Germany to get a spot for men as 3rd alternate, than for Sweden to get spots as 1st and 3rd alternates at the same time.... And I guess with the good results in pairs, they would ranked above Poland in the end.
In fact, Poland seems like the only country at risk for Team Event, but the risk is very moderate.
Yeah, the risk for Poland would be coming from multiple countries not using their quotas in enough disciplines to get a scenario where another country would be in a position to overtake them. I think they should be safe and it's more a question of who will need the additional athlete quotas to complete their teams.
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I want to point out that if the Usbek team has split, it is theoretically possible for one (or both) of the Uzbek pairs to form/attempt to form a new partnership.
It is a country spot after all. They would just need someone the can hit the minimum TES with, then they have punched a ticket.
Easy/likely? No, but we have seen a rather unexpected season.
It is a country spot after all. They would just need someone the can hit the minimum TES with, then they have punched a ticket.
Easy/likely? No, but we have seen a rather unexpected season.
They would need to pair up with someone who was already eligible to represent Uzbekistan. That is the bit which is challenging. It has been strongly rumoured that she has been trying out with Zandron. He would not be able to get a release from Spain in time, and would also need to gain citizenship for Uzbekistan. Realistically, the only way of avoiding issues with international releases and citizenship would be to pair up with an existing Uzbek skater. There are no other pairs skaters and it would take time for a singles skater to learn the pairs elements.
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It seems the Uzbeks have split.
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That's a shame for them. Hope Ekaterina finds a good new partner, even if it's not in time for Olympic representation.
Assuming that she can't make the Olympics, I'm glad that it's the Kovalevs next in.
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🇺🇿 Ekaterina Geynish / Dmitrii Chigirev have ended their partnership. Chigirev says he suffered with an injury all last season and cannot train due to health reasons. He is currently coaching...
bsky.app
That's a shame for them. Hope Ekaterina finds a good new partner, even if it's not in time for Olympic representation.
Assuming that she can't make the Olympics, I'm glad that it's the Kovalevs next in.
For everyone who was questioning why anyone would quit 4-5 months prior to the Olympics "he suffered with an injury all last season and cannot train due to health reasons. " That sounds like a very good reason.It seems the Uzbeks have split.
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🇺🇿 Ekaterina Geynish / Dmitrii Chigirev have ended their partnership. Chigirev says he suffered with an injury all last season and cannot train due to health reasons. He is currently coaching...
That's a shame for them. Hope Ekaterina finds a good new partner, even if it's not in time for Olympic representation.
Assuming that she can't make the Olympics, I'm glad that it's the Kovalevs next in.
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Because Tom doesn't have citizenship and there is no way for him to get it before these Olympics. Even the next ones are potentially out of reach for them (shortest route to naturalisation would require 5 years of residency and marriage to a Swiss citizen, otherwise 6 years of marriage to a Swiss citizen or 10 years of residency).
There's no use in trying for an Olympic spot if nobody can use it and it would have to be reallocated to a different country anyway.
Also, if they don't use their quotas but they wait until January before giving it back, the Team Event entries would have already been determined.
The timetable is as follows:
• October 8, 2025: NOCs having earned entries at either the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2025, and/or the ISU Skate to Milano Figure Skating Qualifier 2025 - Beijing, must confirm by October 8, 2025 if they intend to use their full quota of entries. In the case that not all NOCs use their full quota of entries, the available places will be reallocated to the stand-by NOCs. The respective stand-by NOCs will be informed by the ISU immediately after October 8, 2025.
• December 8, 2025: announcement of Teams qualified for the Team Event. Within 24h of announcement of the Teams qualified, NOC to confirm use of allocated quota place to ISU.
• January 12, 2026: Entry by Name in ORS (ISU Online Registration System) must be made by all NOCs/ISU Members which have been allocated an entry to the OWG, including those with remaining stand-by entries, no later than January 12, 2026. In the case that not all NOCs use their full quota of entries and the available entries are reallocated to NOC with remaining stand-by entries, the NOCs receiving these reallocated entries will be informed by the ISU.
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