2014-15 Grand Prix assignments

[Jammers]

How the heck did Vanessa Lam get a GP assignment? Didn't she finish like next to last place at Nationals? Someone like Barbie Long or Hannah Miller should have gotten an invite before Lam. Heck i'd rather see someone like Mariah Bell get one before Lam.

 

[fleeting]

How the heck did Vanessa Lam get a GP assignment? Didn't she finish like next to last place at Nationals? Someone like Barbie Long or Hannah Miller should have gotten an invite before Lam. Heck i'd rather see someone like Mariah Bell get one before Lam.

That's one of the lists marked with May 8th. Maybe she was a placeholder and got switched out and that's an old copy?
She did finish next to last at Nationals, and didn't have super stellar junior results either. I don't get why top ten finishers would get passed over for her...

 

[snowflakebeautiful]

I'm very excited for Elena and Ruslan. I think the Cup of China and the Rostelecom Cup will be good events for them. I wish we got to see Nelli and Ruslan competing against each other this year though.

Very excited for the Rostelecom Showdown... There. Will. Be. Blood.
(just kidding)

Yes! I think those will be good assignments for them as well! I think that Rostelecom has an awesome line-up for dance!!!

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

Yes! I think those will be good assignments for them as well! I think that Rostelecom has an awesome line-up for dance!!!

And then a rematch at Russian Nats Can both I/Z and S/K end up at Euros too?

 

[Crystallize]

Things are starting to get really interesting.... Yay for Mirai getting a spot at Skate America! And for Nikol getting an assignment. :yay:

 

[ice coverage]

The date below the assignements is "May 8, 2014"...

The links to all four PDFs finally have been published on the ISU Grand Prix page, so that adds credibility that everything is official now (even though the links still go to Men and Ladies PDFs dated May 8).

http://www.isu.org/en/single-and-pair-skating-and-ice-dance/series/isu-grand-prix-of-figure-skating​

ETA:

And USFS has put out a press release now.
http://usfigureskating.org/Story.asp?id=50290&type=media​

 

[Sam-Skwantch]

I think we've all just gone crazy the last two months that we can't believe it's true. Something to talk about again . Thx everyone for the updates!!

 

[Jammers]

That's one of the lists marked with May 8th. Maybe she was a placeholder and got switched out and that's an old copy?
She did finish next to last at Nationals, and didn't have super stellar junior results either. I don't get why top ten finishers would get passed over for her...

Don't you have to have a top ten finish at Worlds or a top 24 score to even be eligible for the GP?

 

[sunnystars]

Does anyone know when the JGP assignment list will be posted?

 

[Mrs. P]

Don't you have to have a top ten finish at Worlds or a top 24 score to even be eligible for the GP?

Top 12 highest finishers at worlds guaranteed 2 assignments: Lipnitskaia, Pogorilaya, Gold, Wagner, Edmunds, Park, Murakami, Osmond, Weinzierl, Daleman, J. Helgesson, Meite (24 spots)

The top 24 season's best/world ranking guaranteed one (all got 2; 20 spots):
SB: Sotnikova (1), Radionova (10) Miyahara (13) Li (15), Leonova (19), Tuktamysheva (20), Imai (22)
WR: Marchei (13) Hicks (18) Gao (19)

That leaves 28 spots. There are 6 host picks that are TBD.

After that host nations can opt to invite anyone from the top 75 in SB (and/or WR?), which they did (for the most part):
Cesario (27 SB; 25 WR)
H.J. Kim (31 SB; 38 WR)
Chartrand (32 SB; 35 WR)
Cain (40 SB; 109 WR )
Mallet (43; 66 WR)
Hongo (44; 29 WR)
K. Zhang (45 SB; 45 WR)
Gosviani (46 SB; 27 WR)
Wang (47 SB; 54 WR)
V. Helgesson (50 SB; 15 WR)
Oba (52 SB ; 39WR)
Han (54 SB; 32 WR)
Gedevanishvili (55; 51 WR)
Popova (58 SB; 33 WR)
Brezinova (59 SB ;46 WR)
Ovcharova (62 SB; 70 WR)
Gjersem (64; 92 WR)
Lecavelier (73 SB; 49 WR)



Artemyeva and Lam, however do not fit either of the criteria...so I guess :headscrach:

 

[mirai4life]

Yay @ Mirai.

Russians will dominate .-.

 

[karne]

Does anyone know when the JGP assignment list will be posted?

They don't, generally. It's not like the Senior GP. Entries are announced I think 30 days before each event, so there's no fixed list.

Okay, Senior GP time.

BROOKLEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH HOORAY! I wonder if Dani and Greg could have got one too? Imagine that!!!!!

Max at Skate Canada (okay, especially without inflation this year) and Cup of Russia - YES! Quad Battle joined!

Josh at Cup of China (Yuck, what a field!) and NHK! He got his wish! :yes:

Jason at Skate America (DUH) and also Cup of Russia! This one surprised me enormously. I wonder if Plushy's little fanboying episode had something to do with this?

Artur got Skate America . Softest field of the lot, I think, so a good platform for him to relaunch his career - IF he gets scored fairly this time. He wasn't great at SkAm last year, but he deserved to beat Majorov at least.

The real shocker for me: NO KOVTUN AT COR. This really threw me for a loop. I don't know what to think about it. I thought for sure he'd get it - a little home scoring after all. But Voronov and Kolyada and one TBD. Kovtun at COC and TEB? Seems...strange! I wonder what's going on? Is Kovtun falling from favour with the fed? (Doesn't seem logical?)

Kostya at SkCan and TEB! Go Old Man Menshov! (hahaha, how hilarious would it be if he beat Kovtun again?)




...Hmm. I think I need to recalibrate my sensors. I keep looking at the fields going, "This isn't that bad for so-and-so!" and so far I've gone through four of the six assignments in that way. Oops.

But interesting that NHK, one of the toughest fields traditionally, is not looking that tough this year.

 

[Kittosuni]

Holy cow CoR has the most exciting field for sure. Kolyada over Kovtun??

 

[Isabel_O'Reilly]

Once I realized Yulia couldn't be at SA because of the seeding, I hoped she would be at SC because it's only a few hours from where I live. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to be content with watching online again.

Does anyone think we could actually get an all Russian GPF for the Ladies? I know someone joked about it, but could it actually happen?

If SA Elena 15, Eliza 13 or Gracie 15, Elena 13 Eliza 11
SC Anna 15, Aleona 13 or Katelyn 15, Anna 13, Aleona 11
COC Yulia 15, Eliza 13 or Yulia 15, Zijun 13, Eliza 11
RC Adelina 15, Anna 13 Adelina 15, So Youn 13, Anna 11
TEB Yulia 15, Elena 13 or Yulia 15, Ashley 13, Elena 11
NKH Adelina 15, Aleona 13 or Polina 15, Adelina 13, Aleona 11

Yulia 30, 30
Adelina 30, 28
Elena 26, 24
Anna 26, 24
Aleona 26, 22
Eliza 26, 22

Even if someone beats one or two of these ladies at one event as long as the same person didn't beat one of the others at another event, it seems like it could happen. It probably won't though because Eliza and Aleona will face stiff competition, especially Aleona at NKH. If it looked like it was going to happen would the judges be encouraged to stop it at NKH?

 

[YLFan]

I definitely think Canada should have picked Yulia if they had the ability to. Seems kinda short sighted to hurt ticket sales and exposure just to give Osmond a slightly better chance of winning.

 

[Mrs. P]

Because I love crunching numbers...

Skate America
Gold (USA) 205.53
Radionova (RUS) 194.29
Tuktamyseva (RUS) 176.75
Park (KOR) 176.61
Nagasu (USA) 175.37
Meite (FRA) 174.53
Imai (JPN) 174.40
J. Helgesson (SWE) 162.91
Han (AUS) 150.17
Gedevanishvili (GEO) 149.44
Poprova (UKR) 145.88
TBD

Comments: Gold should win this one on paper, however, I won't be surprised with a Radionova win. Bronze seems to be a tossup.

Skate Canada
Pogorilaya (RUS) 197.50
Wagner (USA) 194.37
Miyahara (JPN) 186.53
Leonova (RUS) 178.15
Marchei (ITA) 173.33
Osmond (CAN) 170.64
Hicks (USA) 169.99
Weinzierl (GER) 167.72
H.J. Kim (KOR) 166.84
Mallet (CAN) 159.67
Hongo (JPN) 157.88
TBD

Comments: Pogorilaya looks good to win. Wagner should finish 2nd at least. Bronze tossup between Miyahara, Leonova, Marchei, Osmond. Hicks is a dark horse.

Cup of China
Lipnitskaia (RUS) 209.72
Murakami (JPN) 196.91
Edmunds (USA) 187.50
Li (CHN) 181.56
Tuktamyseva (RUS) 176.75
Gao (USA) 173.69
Daleman (CAN) 165.78
CAIN (USA) 162.39
Zhang (CHN) 157.57
V. Helgesson (SWE) 153.27
Gjersem (NOR) 142.87
TBD

Comments: Lipnitskaia for the win, though Murakami can give a run for her money. Edmunds, Li and Tuktamyseva battle for bronze. Gao is a dark horse.

Cup of Russia
Sotnikova (RUS) 224.59
Pogorilaya (RUS) 197.50
Park (KOR) 176.61
Nagasu (USA) 175.37
Marchei (ITA) 173.33
Weinzierl (GER) 167.72
Chartrand (CAN) 165.19
J. Helgesson (SWE) 162.91
Wang (USA) 155.87
Lam (USA) 152.28 (Finlandia Senior B score)
Oba (JPN) 152.13

Comments: Sotnikova looks good for a win on paper, but won't be surprised with a Pogorilaya win. Park, Nagasu and Marchi for bronze. Weinzierl is a dark horse.

Trophee Eric Bompard
Lipnitskaia (RUS) 209.72
Wagner (USA) 194.37
Radionova (RUS) 194.29
Meite (FRA) 175.37
Cesario (USA) 172.70
Osmond (CAN) 170.64
Hicks (USA) 169.99
Artemyeva (RUS) 169.16 (Cup of Nice Senior B)
Brezinova (CZE) 145.15
Lecavelier (FRA) 139.42
TBD
Comments: Lipnitskaia should win easily here, with Wagner and Radionova on the podium. Meite, Cesario, Osmond and Hicks are dark horses.


NHK Trophy
Sotnikova (RUS) 224.59
Gold (USA) 205.53
Murakami (JPN) 196.91
Edmunds (USA) 187.50
Miyahara (JPN) 186.53
Li (CHN) 181.56
Leonova (RUS) 178.15
Gao (USA) 173.69
Daleman (CAN) 165.78
Gosviani (RUS) 157.17
Ovcharova (SWI) 143.22
TBD

Comments: On paper, Sotnikova, Gold and Murakami look good for the podium, but I see Miyahara, Edmunds and Li crashing the party.

GPF Picks: Lipnitskaia (wins both events), Pogorilaya (win SC, gets at least second in RC), Sotnikova, Radionova, Gold. I say the last spot will be a battle between Wagner, Edmunds, Murakami and Miyahara.

Men next....

 

[karne]

Is this PB, or SB?

 

[Isabel_O'Reilly]

Because I love crunching numbers...

NHK Trophy
Sotnikova (RUS) 224.59
Gold (USA) 205.53
Murakami (JPN) 196.91
Edmunds (USA) 187.50
Miyahara (JPN) 186.53
Li (CHN) 181.56
Leonova (RUS) 178.15
Gao (USA) 173.69
Daleman (CAN) 165.78
Gosviani (RUS) 157.17
Ovcharova (SWI) 143.22
TBD

There's probably no way for a Russian sweep judging from this list. Maybe 5 could make it, though.

Does anyone know what Maria Zigalova and Egor Zakroev are doing?

 

[drivingmissdaisy]

I definitely think Canada should have picked Yulia if they had the ability to. Seems kinda short sighted to hurt ticket sales and exposure just to give Osmond a slightly better chance of winning.

SC is extremely weak for the ladies, I think they're setting up Kaetlyn to win (although Ashley should get almost-home cooking scores).

 

[Isabel_O'Reilly]

SC is extremely weak for the ladies, I think they're setting up Kaetlyn to win (although Ashley should get almost-home cooking scores).

Do you think Katelyn can win against Anna? I'm Canadian but I would still bet on Anna winning.