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Hope they win it all! 
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Could this be Kavaguti/Smirnov's last competition? If so, I hope it'll be a magnificent one for them 
And, even if I'm not a big fan, I hope Elena and Ruslan will be finally able to skate their FD well in a major competition after the diasters at Euros and Worlds :yes:
And, even if I'm not a big fan, I hope Elena and Ruslan will be finally able to skate their FD well in a major competition after the diasters at Euros and Worlds :yes:
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Could this be Kavaguti/Smirnov's last competition? If so, I hope it'll be a magnificent one for them
And, even if I'm not a big fan, I hope Elena and Ruslan will be finally able to skate their FD well in a major competition after the diasters at Euros and Worlds :yes:
I believe they have said that they mean to continue.
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Sergei will do fine if he isn't in pain still. Maxim might be better here since it's less pressure, but we'll see.
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Will we see a 3A from Liza?
Will they cut to a reaction shot of Mao at that exact moment?
Will they cut to a reaction shot of Mao at that exact moment?
Interesting how Russia never medalled at WTT (yet some people say their team gold was predestined no matter what happened?).
Hopefully they can go straight to gold this year.
But that's because wtt is so skewed to singles. 2009 for example Russia had no men or ladies! Zero. Well maybe leonova. It only had pairs and dance which matter less than at Olympics. Even 2012 ans 2013 no men really. Sotnikova was at wtt and always bombed her long programs.
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Time to change history! Go and get a medal
True. At the Olympics, Russia was able to keep one consistent skater for the singles events, and switch out pairs/dance instead. They also had a much stronger team than they ever fielded at WTTs (Yulia, Plushy, on-form I/K and B/S, 2014 form S/K), and everyone delivered. Their teams at WTTs were not only weaker, but people also didn't deliver (e.g. Liza in 2013). I was only pointing out that the "didn't deliver" part could've happened at the Olympics too, though thank goodness it didn't.
They could medal/win this year, but it's still not quite the team they fielded at the Olympics. My optimistic scenario has Liza/Lena placing top two (12+11), K/S placing 2nd (11), I/Z fourth (9). 43 points in the bank. I have no idea what will happen with the men, but even if they only earn ~5 points between them, that could be enough for bronze. (Of course, Liza and Lena could be exhausted and not do so well, and K/S could place 3rd if China and Canada both send strong pairs that skate well, but things don't look so bad this year).
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Go Lena, Liza, Maxim, Sergei, Yuko and Sasha, and of course Other Lena and Ruslan!!!!
Smirnov is captain of Team Russia.
ETA, Russian fed's press release re Smirnov, etc.:
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Go Lenas! 
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