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Predictions for Russian Nationals 2016

The Finn

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 27, 2015
This is not part of any official prediction game but the same rules apply, although I am not sure if I ever read them. Anyway, even though the competition is still a month away it is never too early to start predicting things.

Men
1. Adian Pitkeev
2. Mikhail Kolyada
3. Sergei Voronov
4. Maxim Kovtun
5. Artur Dmitriev
6. Dmitri Aliev
7. Konstantin Menshov
8. Gordei Gorshkov

Ladies
1. Evgenia Medvedeva
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Elena Radionova
4. Adelina Sotnikova
5. Polina Tsurskaya
6. Yulia Lipnitskaya
7. Anna Pogorilaya
8. Maria Sotskova
9. Alisa Fedichkina
10. Alena Leonova
11. Serafima Sakhanovich
12. Maria Artemieva

Pairs
1. Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
2. Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
3. Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
4. Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert
5. Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov
6. Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat
7. Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin
8. Anastasia Gubanova / Alexei Sintsov

Ice Dance
1. Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
3. Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
4. Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
5. Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
6. Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
7. Liudmila Sosnitskaia / Pavel Golovishnikov
8. Anastasia Safronova / Ilia Zimin
 
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sabinfire

Doing the needful
Record Breaker
Joined
Nov 30, 2014
This will be even better than last year! :luv17: Rostelecom Cup x10! Clear your schedules! :hap57:
 

witcher

Match Penalty
Joined
Jan 12, 2015
This will be even better than last year! :luv17: Rostelecom Cup x10! Clear your schedules! :hap57:
:yahoo::dance:
I wrote it on this forum 1,5 year ago - wait till 2016 Russian Nationals, when the "Fantastic Four" will be seniors eligible, it will be the moment hunger games start for real (f.i. Pogorilaya was safe last year, despite losing to Medvedeva). I didn't foresee Sakhanovich and Proklova situations though.

Now I expect level raising or at least being sustained every single year, until kids brought to skating schools after Sochi's boom (3-5yo in 2014) will be senior eligible. Heck, who knows - maybe another duo like Sotni-Lipni in 2018 or 2022 will grab young mom's attention and things gonna grow even bigger! :biggrin:
 
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Azoriano

Spectator
Joined
Dec 18, 2014
Men
1. Maxim Kovtun
2. Adian Pitkeev
3. Mikhail Kolyada
4. Artur Dmitriev Jr.
5. Sergei Voronov
6. Konstantin Menshov
7. Alexander Petrov
8. Moris Kvitelashvili

Ladies
1. Evgenia Medvedeva
2. Anna Pogorilaya
3. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
4. Elena Radionova
5. Yulia Lipnitskaya
6. Adelina Sotnikova
7. Maria Artemieva
8. Maria Sotskova
9. Serafima Sakhanovich
10. Alena Leonova

Pairs
1. Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
2. Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
3. Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
4. Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov
6. Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
5. Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert
7. Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat
8. Alisa Efimova / Alexander Korovin

Ice Dance
1. Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
3. Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
4. Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
5. Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
6. Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
7. Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
8. Liudmila Sosnitskaia / Pavel Golovishnikov
 
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invisiblespiral

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 20, 2013
I'm here to guess.

Ladies:

1. Medvedeva
2. Radionova
3. Tuktamysheva
4. Sotnikova
5. Tsurskaya
6. Lipnitskaya
7. Sotskova
8. Pogorilaya
9. Fedichikina
10. Leonova
11. Sakhanovich
12. Pervushina
13. Artemieva

Dance:

1. B/S
2. S/K
3. I/Z
4. S/B
5. M/K
6. Y/M
7. Z/G

I don't want to pairs and I have no idea for men.
 

paulusfr

On the Ice
Joined
Jan 1, 2015
Maybe it's a bit early, but ok, that's my preliminary prediction.

Men
1. Maxim Kovtun
2. Adian Pitkeev
3. Mikhail Kolyada
4. Sergei Voronov
5. Artur Dmitriev
6. Konstantin Menshov
7. Dmitri ALiev
8. Alexander Petrov
9. Gordei Gorshkov
10. Anton Shulepov

Ladies
1. Evgenia Medvedeva
2. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
3. Elena Radionova
4. Anna Pogorilaya
5. Adelina Sotnikova
6. Polina Tsurskaya
7. Maria Sotskova
8. Yulia Lipnitskaya
9. Alena Leonova
10. Maria Artemieva

Pairs
1. Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
2. Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
3. Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
4. Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
5. Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov
6. Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert
7. Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat

Ice Dance
1. Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
3. Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
4. Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
5. Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
6. Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
7. Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
 

Jombi

On the Ice
Joined
Feb 28, 2014
Does the russian fed usually adhere to the results in term of who's going to euro/world? Or is it possible to have exceptions (sort of Takahashi and Wagner at the Oly)?
 

witcher

Match Penalty
Joined
Jan 12, 2015
Does the russian fed usually adhere to the results in term of who's going to euro/world? Or is it possible to have exceptions (sort of Takahashi and Wagner at the Oly)?
As I learned last year, the rules for ladies and men are: Nationals golden and silver medalists are going automatically, 3rd spot is decided by coaches committee.
 
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molihua

Rinkside
Joined
Jun 18, 2014
Actually first three medalists are going to the Euro and the World, Medvedeva was out because of her age
 

voolfee

On the Ice
Joined
Nov 6, 2014
Men
1. Mikhail Kolyada
2. Adian Pitkeev
3. Artur Dmitriev
4. Sergei Voronov
5. Maxim Kovtun
6. Gordei Gorshkov
7. Konstantin Menshov
8. Dmitri Aliev
9. Alexander Petrov
10. Anton Shulepov

Ladies
1. Elena Radionova
2. Evgenia Medvedeva
3. Adelina Sotnikova
4. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
5. Maria Sotskova
6. Polina Tsurskaya
7. Anna Pogorilaya
8. Alisa Fedichkina
9. Yulia Lipnitskaya
10. Serafima Sakhanovich

Pairs
1. Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov
2. Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov
3. Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander Smirnov
4. Evgenia Tarasova / Vladimir Morozov
5. Natalja Zabijako / Alexander Enbert
6. Kristina Astakhova / Alexei Rogonov
7. Vera Bazarova / Andrei Deputat

Ice Dance
1. Ekaterina Bobrova / Dmitri Soloviev
2. Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
3. Elena Ilinykh / Ruslan Zhiganshin
4. Alexandra Stepanova / Ivan Bukin
5. Ksenia Monko / Kirill Khaliavin
6. Anna Yanovskaya / Sergey Mozgov
7. Tiffany Zahorski / Jonathan Guerreiro
 

Watermelondrea

Final Flight
Joined
Dec 26, 2014
Tsurskaya on the podium!!!

For sure, if Liza doesn't get it together.

Note: All Junior that make it passed there sectional competition are eligible for Senior Nationals.

Juniors who will be at Senior Nationals:

Alisa Fedichkina
Polina Tsurskaya
Ekaterina Mitrofanova
Valeriya Mikhailova
Daniela Purvushkina
Maria Sotskova

Any others?
 

Watermelondrea

Final Flight
Joined
Dec 26, 2014
Also will Russia make the World's and Euro's team two separate teams? Or will that be next year because I don't feel that Russia's depth in seniors is good enough.

Also who will represent Russia at Junior Olympics? If Medvedeva, then I say Sotnikova or even Sotskova replaces her in Euros...
 

The Finn

Record Breaker
Joined
Feb 27, 2015
Also who will represent Russia at Junior Olympics? If Medvedeva, then I say Sotnikova or even Sotskova replaces her in Euros...

It looks like a sure bet that Medvedeva will make it to the Euros and that means we will not see her at the Youth Olympics.

Tsurskaya will surely be at the Youth olympics. The other one will most likely be Sotskova.
 
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