Doesn't the entire team get the medal, whether or not they actually skate?
Just the ones who skate in the team event.
I wish they all got medals.
I'd be surprised if Jeremy skates the team long. His Physical Therapist isn't coming until the men's singles events. (per an interview) She has been with him at all his events this season. He has a bad back, skates in pain and needs taping, plus aftercare.
On the other hand, his ranking is so low, he'll be with the lower men in the single's short, so maybe his team thinks getting him in front of the judges is needed to get him into the top 10. Or- as this is his last shot, why not go for broke and risk further pain and injury...
Really surprised they aren't splitting the pairs. The team pairs long is very close to the pairs short
Hard to understand the team reasoning.