GPF Podium Prediction

[wonderlen3000]

So now all the GP events are over, and time to make some predictions. Ladies, Dance and Pair event have very predictable clear runner, and I think men event will be the most interesting are the score are very close.

Ladies:
1.Kim
2.Rochett
3.4 ways battle between (Ando, Suzuki, Leonova and Wagner with Ando having advantage on the PCS mark).

Pair:
1. The Germen vs. S/Z
2. The Germen vs. S/Z
2. P/T

Dance:
3 way battles for podium between the 2 U.S teams and The Canadian team!

Men:
1.Oda, Lysacek??
2.Abott, Joubert, Takahashi??
3.Wier??

 

[R.D.]

Kim first, Ando and Rochette 2nd and 3rd in either order

 

[i love to skate]

Ladies:
1. Rochette
2. Kim
3. Ando

Dance:
ETA: Since B/A have withdrawn I am updating my dance predictions
1. V/M
2. D/W
3. C/L or C/P I love both of these teams and would love to see either of them on the podium. Unlikely, I know, but not impossible!

Pairs:
1. S/S
2. S/Z
3. M/T

 

[Atena]

ladies
Kim
Ando
Rochet
I prefer to see And beat Kim, her Lp this seaosn is s boring, Ando have amuch better one, but I don't think it will happen,
Pairs
S/Z
S/S
M/T

Dance
B/A I just prefer tehir FD this seosn, but all of the have chances, all have weknesses and strong poinst)
V/M
D/W

 

[Phoenix347]

Hmmmm....

I'll bite.

Ladies

1. Kim
2. Ando
3. Wagner (just being hopeful...)

AI think Ando will do very well at home and Rochette not as well. I hope Wagner does well but we'll see.

Men:

1. Joubert
2. Takahashi
3. Oda or Abbott.

I feel as if Jubert is gather steam and he did well at NHK and I remember all those Japanese girls crying his name out as he headed toward the Kiss and Cry. Taka looked real good at SC... just needs more stamina. I don't know how well Abbott will do in Tokyo... Oda is sure to get some energy from home cooking.

Pairs:

1. Shen/Zhao
2. Germans
3. Pang/Tong

Dance: This is a tough one... a lot of comp and not my field.

1. Virtue/Moir (just because I like them but need to improve from SC)
2. White/Davis
3. Belbin/Agosto

 

[silverlake22]

So I only really follow singles but

Men
1.) Abbot - love his quad!
2.) Takahashi (sp?)
3.) Joubert

Ladies
1.) Kim (duh)
2.) Ando
3.) Rochette, but if she skates like she did in her LP at Skate Canada, I think she could easily be swapped with Wagner.

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Ladies
1. Miki Ando
2. Yu-Na Kim
3. Joannie Rochette

Men
1. Nobunari Oda
2. Daisuke Takahashi
3. Brian Joubert

Pairs
1. Qing Pang & Jian Tong
2. Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy
3. Xue Shen & Hongbo Zhao

Ice Dance
1. Tanith Belbin & Benjamin Agosto
2. Meryl Davis & Charlie White
3. Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir

 

[Layfan]

Kim first, Ando and Rochette 2nd and 3rd in either order

I agree but as it's boring to predict the same outcome as 2009 worlds here is my official prediction ...

1. Kim
2. Ando
3 Rochette.

... just for the fun of it. (only because I'm too much of a coward to mix it up so much that I put Kim anywhere but 1st. Even though it COULD happen) ...

... 4, 5 and 6 is a real toss up.

Men:

1. Joubert
2. Oda
3 Lysacek.

(sorry Evan ... but I AM rooting for you to win )

Geez ... among the six men, anyone of them has the potential to take the gold. What a contrast compared to the women. Johnny Weir may be the biggest underdog. But he certainly can't be counted out.

 

[Tinymavy15]

Ladies

1. Kim
2. Rochette
3. Ando

Men (this is gonna be GOOD).
1.) Oda
2.)Joubert
3.) Evan

Pairs:
Shen and Zhao
Aliona and Robin
M/T

Dance:
Virtue and Moir
Tanith and Ben
Davis and White

 

[wonderlen3000]

Geez ... among the six men, anyone of them has the potential to take the gold. What a contrast compared to the women. Johnny Weir may be the biggest underdog. But he certainly can't be counted out.

ITA, Johnny is difinietly the underdog for a reason. If he wants to be on the podium, he really have to utilized all the COP rules, like maximizing all the jumping pass and combos ( the 2T & 2Lo). So far only Oda and Lysacek has been very consistent, but if the men have a splatfest anything could happen.

 

[*Sniper*]

Ladies
Kim
Ando
Wagner

Men
Oda
Takahashi
Joubert

Pair
Shen & Zhao
Savchenko & Szolkowy
Zhang & Zhang

Dance
Davis & White
Virtue & Moir
Belbin & Agosto

 

[schiele]

Ladies
Kim
Rochette
Ando (would love to see Leonova medalling somehow by pure magic)

Men
Oda
Joubert (please please, pretty please at least silver, if possible gold)
Lysacek (I sense him taking over Taka somehow.)

Pair
Shen & Zhao
Savchenko & Szolkowy
Smirnov & Kavaguti (more like a dream than possibility)

Dance
Davis & White (wishful thinking again)
Virtue & Moir
Belbin & Agosto

 

[Audrey19]

Pairs
Aljona & Robin
Pang & Tong
Shen & Zhao

Ladies
Yuna Kim
Miki Ando
Joannie Rochette

Gentlemen
Brian Joubert *please!*
Nobunari Oda
Johnny Weir

Dance
Tanith & Ben
Virtue & Moir
Davis & White

 

[Layfan]

Ladies
Kim
Ando
Wagner

Men
Oda
Takahashi
Joubert

Pair
Shen & Zhao
Savchenko & Szolkowy
Zhang & Zhang

Dance
Davis & White
Virtue & Moir
Belbin & Agosto

Ooooo. Bold. Yet conceivable.

 

[MK's Winter]

Ladies

1. Kim
2. Rochette
3. Ando/Wagner

Men

1. Joubert
2. Evan
3. Johnny
( a girl can dream!)

Pairs

1. S/Z
2. S/S
3. Z/Z

Dance

1. Belbin/Agosto
2. Virtue/Moir
3. Davis/White

 

[623]

Men are so unpredictable:
1. Nobunari Oda
2. Evan Lysacek
3. Daisuke Takahashi

Nobunari will make some minor mistakes, but still finish first. Daisuke will have some mistakes too. Joubert will go for a quadruple jump or even two and he will make many mistakes in the free skate. Jeremy will probably have some significant mistakes too. Johnny will need the other skaters' mistakes to have a podium finish.

Women:
1. Yuna Kim
2. Akiko Suzuki
3. Miki Ando

Yuna will have a great long programme with great triple flip. People at this board will go bonkers when they see her setting new world records. If she makes any mistakes, they will be minor ones. But I have a feeling that it will be her first completely clean long programme ina long time. Akiko will have great two programmes and finish above Miki who will make some mistakes, but not major ones. Alena will be great as always, but her sloppiness will prevent her from podium finish (she will more than make up for it winning gold at the Europeans in January). Ashley and Joannie will both make mistakes in their long programmes.

I do not know about the pairs, but I want Yuko and Alexander to finish on the podium (and be gold medalists at the Europeans and finish on the podium at the Olympics).

 

[Trewyn]

Ladies:
1. Ando (I have a feeling Yu Na's still not going to be in tip top shape at the final; so I'm going for Miki to win this though she hasn't been near perfect so far this season)
2. Kim (because even with mistakes, her scoring potential is still huge)
3. Wagner (I'm a believer )

Men:
Honestly; no idea. Maybe;
1. Oda
2. Abbott
3. Lysacek

 

[samba]

Ladies: Kim, Rochette, Ando

Men: Abbott, Oda, Lysacek

Pairs: S/Z, S/S, M/T

Icedance: V/M, D/W, P/B ( I predict that B/A will withdraw)

 

[eradoe]

Ladies:

Kim (Go Gershwin! Look forward to her clean FP. And, please, leave her alone crazy fans.)
Rochette
Ando (Quad will not work. Look for her quad practice on YouTube.)

Men:

Oda (Chaplin yay!)
Lysasek
Joubert/Daisuke

 

[MikiAndoFan#1]

Ando (Quad will not work. Look for her quad practice on YouTube.)

The only recent video of Miki landing a 4S was from practice at 2009 Worlds. And it looked fully rotated.