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Well, but this is what we‘re looking at for this season anyway. And I disagree that, at this point in time, she should try to get back to Canada for a GP.
Obviously, it‘s madness to compete in CoR vs. SCI, sure. But this is ONE GP event, without chances to earn WR points and nobody even knows about prize money or SB yet. She would have to quarantine two weeks for it and then two weeks again once she gets back to Russia for Nationals. That’s a significant disadvantage compared to the other girls. And what about the GPF? If it even goes ahead, the quarantine time would collide right with Russian Nationals, or at least disrupt the training of the girls who qualified. Who would even want to take part in a GPF like that, if it came with so much lost training process?
Besides, she will have to compete at the Cup of Russia stages this season to qualify for Russian Nationals. And realistically, it‘s going to be a National event that will qualify girls for the Olympics next year. So, instead of hoping for a relatively easy GP that might not even happen, she should compete until her feet hurt in Russia to get a favorable position with the fed and prove that she‘s stable and reliable, even if she might not outright win due to BV. It’s always good to have a experienced veteran as a sort of “security net“ on the team, especially with so many girls competing risky elements. She has to show them that she‘s the best and only one who‘d qualify for that spot. And realistically, NOW‘s the ONE and likely ONLY chance she gets to prove that. It‘s not going to be easy because she‘s already out of favor with RusFed but that‘s exactly why she has to do it in the first place if she wants as much as a chance. Sitting in Canada with Brian and Tracy and competing at SCI might be easier but it‘s - strategically - not the right thing to do. Competing in Russia with Buyanova at the boards, however... IMO at least.
