I have seen a rumor that she went back to Moscow. So, she might be looking for another partner.
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I have seen a rumor that she went back to Moscow. So, she might be looking for another partner.
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29 entries in Pairs. Wow. If it stay like that, it will be 8 groups on ice competing, the most, comparing with the other disciplines (who will have 7 groups each). Just wow.
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If true, and if he finds himself another new partner - that would be his 5th, wouldn't it?
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I am a big fan of pairs and going to see both SP and FS. I feel I get value to my money now properly while seeing so much pairs. How they might share the groups? 3+3, 3+4 and the rest of groups 4 pairs in each?
Finnish pair has no pressure. But because he is not Finnish, they do not have the pressure to get in the olympics. They would like to go, but according to rules at the moment they can't. To get to free they need the skate of they lives and totally clean SP to get it does still may not be enough. In fact, the rest on Finnish team need probably theirs SB:s with clean skates in shorts to get in the free. Anyway, nice to have competitors in each category from arranging country.
Finnish pair has no pressure. But because he is not Finnish, they do not have the pressure to get in the olympics. They would like to go, but according to rules at the moment they can't. To get to free they need the skate of they lives and totally clean SP to get it does still may not be enough. In fact, the rest on Finnish team need probably theirs SB:s with clean skates in shorts to get in the free. Anyway, nice to have competitors in each category from arranging country.
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There will also be Nebelhorn Trophy, I believe, which gives countries a last chance to gain a spot for the Olympics.
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But in figure skating more than in some other sports, the olympic title is very very important, a bit too much I think. Cuz if you don't have the chance to have Olympics between your 15 and 17 years when you are a girl, you've quite no chance to win it
It would be interesting to know for the top skaters which victory was the most important for them
What about Shizuka who won at age of 24? :dev2: The other podium finishers, Irina Slutskaya and Sasha Cohen were both over twenty too. Sometimes a late bloomer wins.
Seeing the number of entries is like a Christmas for me! So many countries that gained TES minimums for first time in all disciplines
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Rakimgaliev can't go. KAZ only has 1 spot this year (Denis finished 11th in 2016).
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If they don't qualify a spot here, they can try at Nebelhorn. But if he doesn't have citizenship it could be a moot point.
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Sotskova as Russia's 3rd entry is a shocker even though she was 3rd at nationals. I really thought Radionova will go because of Sotskova's FS meltdown and a 4th place finish at Europeans. [emoji24]
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How do those citizenship rules work, anyway? Is it a decision made by individual federations?
I'm fairly certain non-citizens can represent USA at Worlds (example: Tanith Belbin) but there's generally some angst and flurry concerning citizenship as the Olympics approach (example: Tanith Belbin, again).
Is it the same everywhere?
Sorry if this has been discussed, but is there a possibility of the IOC changing that rule for pairs and dance so only one partner needs citizenship...so similar to worlds. I don't know if it has ever been discussed as a possibility.
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Nailed that.
Not happening. Otherwise bigger, more powerful countries will just offer money to the best athletes to represent their countries, and some athletes would basically become mercenaries for hire, changing country for the best money each Olympiad.
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i nail many things
but thank youwell.. you know, honestly, bigger countries are also letting athletes go all over the world to make teams... look at the number of canadian boys and girls in pairs and dance.. who are competing elsewhere.
Without Canada, there would be no Danes in dance... no Armenia in ice dance... very little Japan in pairs.... etc....
and then, you get the Russians who do the same... without Russia, pairs in Australia wouldn't be as exciting right ? ETC
So I don't think it quite works like this... For example, USA and Canada have a long history of letting teams "happen"
Tanith Belbin : Canadian
Kaitlyn Weaver : American
Piper Gilles : AMerican
Mervin Tran : Canadian but sometimes we wonder where he really is from
I think that I prefer that athletes skate for a country they truly love... for instance, if you listen to Lubov's interview, she truly already is in love with Canada and I sincerely hope they will qualify and that she will get her paperwork done....
I wonder if Victor Ahn (speed Skater) is back to his native Korea
after "being convinced" for Sochi ... (so yes, it does happen in some sports that federations get the best athletes, like in track and field for instance.... and that money runs it... but in figure skating, with the amount of big nation skaters, skating for smaller nations, it's a different thing.... BTW i have not bothered mentioning all these boys and girls who were representing Asian countries at 4CC but are actually American and Canadian... ) So yeah... i think it's slightly different with figure skating
China needs to secure the 2 spots in Olympic otherwise Zijun would have to perform 4 programmes in Olympic which is a big challenge for her in terms of her lack of stamina if China only has one spot.
Ziquan is so inconsistent in FS and technically she can not compare with Xiangning who has good flip and lutz with no edge call and 3F+3T. Also, Xiangning did much better job international competitions.
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Only if China makes it to the team finals . The last fifth spot is going to be heavily disputed between CHN, FRA and ITA imo.
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Damn. Getting the oly spot at Helsinki was kinda out of reach for them this season but I so hope they could get it at Nebelrhon. Both deserve to be olympians.
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I agree with you that 4CC is undergoing a gradual upward trajectory in prestige. In the past, some Americans skipped it and passed the "honor" on to lower ranked pairs/skaters. Of course, Ashley Wagner didn't go this year... but I think that has more to do with preserving strength for Worlds than discounting the importance of the championship. I still think an American skater would still choose to be National Champ over 4CC Champ.
I think Euro is probably more prestigious than 4CC, but that is because of the long fabled history. 4CC has a lot of ground to make up there.
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