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Yay!!! Congrats to Amanda & Mark!!!
I disagree, sending a team that has not delievered on the international stage and that has never gone to worlds, is a mistake. I/B should file a motion objecting to the ruling.
I feel the same way. Despite Keauna's and Rockne's 5th place finish, I think they should've been named to the Olympic team. They have good results internationally and have more potencial on reaching the top 10. Again, this is just my opinion.
Olympic team just announced. Order of finish from the event.
Deneey & Barrett
Evora & Ladwig
M/B are on all of the ads and coca-cola cans. Big mistake on the USFSA's part.
this situation is only going to get worse considering M/B are on all of the ads and coca-cola cans. Big mistake on the USFSA's part.
I think Coca-cola will survive,,,,,,,,
Olympic team just announced. Order of finish from the event.
Deneey & Barrett
Evora & Ladwig
ETA- according to an Icenetwork article John said: "We're not interested in going to that," he said. "We've done so much for U.S. Figure Skating. We've been the top-ranked team internationally for seven years. We're not looking [for Four Continents] as a consolation prize."
The Olympic selection was order of finish, as most everyone in U.S. Figure skating expected it would be. Some of the media tried to draw the skaters out into controversy about the selection process asking them what they would do (before the decision was announced). Mark Ladwig was a paragon of diplomacy and pointed out the decision is made by a committee, and it would never be just his decision.
Rena and John was more pointed in their comments. John said he felt the Olympic team should be chosen by order of finish. When pressed he said that when it came to making the decision, the judges did so when they judged the event. Rena made a key observation when she added that the Olympic selections should always be order of finish.
The US had two spots in pairs. Denney and Barrett got first and Evora and Ladwig got second. The end.
and that's the persona that bugs me... as if the USFSA owes him something.