with James/Cipres out, Mishina / Galliamov have a clear path and have good chance to make the grand prix final.
I guess Boikova / Kozlovski can say goodbye to their de facto rus no.3 rank from last season ?
with James/Cipres out, Mishina / Galliamov have a clear path and have good chance to make the grand prix final.
I guess Boikova / Kozlovski can say goodbye to their de facto rus no.3 rank from last season ?
with James/Cipres out, Mishina / Galliamov have a clear path and have good chance to make the grand prix final.
I guess Boikova / Kozlovski can say goodbye to their de facto rus no.3 rank from last season ?
T and M haven't looked great so far. They have pretty good material (even not compared to Candyman) but have not really looked great technically r meshing with their music. A bit of a disappointment so far. Zueva hasn't worked magic yet at least
I hope that’s the main reason behind the somewhat lacklustre performance. Training went well over the summer and at Test Skates they looked like they are up for it. Their leading role should be in no doubt, especially with J/C not competing. I am surprised and feeling sorry for them at the same time. The glitches we saw in Salt Lake City are unusual for Zhenya and Vovan.Salt Lake City is extremely tough with the altitude for pairs. No one ever looks good. I'm sure they will be better in their next appearance.
It will be interresting to see who will Russians send to Croatia.
First two spots are probably clear:
Iuliia ARTEMEVA / Mikhail NAZARYCHEV (who will probably win)
Diana MUKHAMETZIANOVA / Ilya MIRONOV (who can be second)
But then there are two pairs who can be sent there:
Stanislava VISLOBOKOVA / Aleksei BRIUKHANOV
Anna SHCHEGLOVA / Ilia KALASHNIKOV
V/B are only sub but they have 9 points. if they will medal, they will go to JGPF, bronze would be enough.
S/K have the entry, but they have only 7 points now, they would need to win silver to get to JGPF and thëy probably aren't good enough to get over M/M. If they would go and end third, they wouldn't go to JGPF and while US pair Kate FINSTER / Balazs NAGY would go, so it wouldn't be all russian event
Polina in her Instagram said they are absolutely fine, were and are healthy, keep working on and improving. The goals for the season are set and the guys have tons of motivation.
So I don't know why they skipped JGP.