2016-2017 Grand Prix selections

[Layback11]

Sima Sakhanovich and Pogrebinsky/Benoit both got a spot?

Tobias and Tkachenko at SA?

And WHY THE SALCHOW are Sui/Han on the GP? Is the Chinese Fed actually trying to sabotage their skaters?

 

[cheerknithanson]

OMG!!!! Deniss Vasiljevs is doing seniors!!!!

 

[Jammers]

Gracie and Ashley both at SA? Looks like the USFSA realizes that competition between top skaters will push them just look at the Russian girls going against each other at COR.

 

[tulosai]

And WHY THE SALCHOW are Sui/Han on the GP? Is the Chinese Fed actually trying to sabotage their skaters?

I definitely expected them to be listed at this point. It's not like they can get the slots back later if they do feel up to doing it. Of course I hope the Fed is not pressuring or forcing them if they don't feel up to it.

 

[mcq]

Nathan Sota and Daniel all got 2 spots.
Also Mao not at NHK what a time...

 

[Layback11]

OMG, Tyler got one! And Wakaba and Masha both got two! And Sima got one! And more new seniors...Yura Matsuda and Mai Mihara got spots? THIS IS GONNA BE SO GOOOOOOD

 

[Chris_E]

Gracie vs Ashley at Skate America !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gracie vs Ashley vs Mao! They better show up with their A game!

 

[Crossover]

Can anyone get the link for pairs and dance assignments?

 

[cheerknithanson]

Can anyone get the link for pairs and dance assignments?

Dance http://static.isu.org/media/345768/gp_dance.pdf

 

[tulosai]

Can anyone get the link for pairs and dance assignments?

They aren't up yet. I am sure someone is refreshing like mad currently and will post them as soon as they are.

 

[burntBREAD]

Rostelecom is definitely the weakest of the ladies' fields and even then it's pretty decent :lol: -- the rest are absolute bloodbaths.

 

[Crossover]

The ladies' assignment at Skate America looks a bloody battle field again. Wow..(how exciting!)

 

[StitchMonkey]

Dance is up

http://static.isu.org/media/345768/gp_dance.pdf

Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS and Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT up from junior each got one.

 

[tulosai]

Know what I was a little bummed because France is the only one I could possibly go to this year and it was looking disappointing but OMG Elena and Ruslan are there my life is made I don't even care who else is there ticket purchased that is all.

 

[cathlen]

I knew they wouldn't put it at midnight for Europe! Ok, now I need to check out the lists calmly before the match starts.

 

[Mohacz]

I knew they wouldn't put it at midnight for Europe! Ok, now I need to check out the lists calmly before the match starts.

And you will be very happy as the Polish couple will go to China and Japan

 

[Jammers]

Dance is up

http://static.isu.org/media/345768/gp_dance.pdf

Anastasia CANNUSCIO / Colin MCMANUS and Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT up from junior each got one.

M/C really should be embarrassed that a vastly inferior US Junior team like Elliana POGREBINSKY / Alex BENOIT at least had the guts to go to the next level and challenge themselves on the GP against the Senior teams. M/C will gain nothing by domination another season on the JGP. And how many years will it be them skating as Juniors at Nationals again? A decade?

 

[RemyRose]

From USFS:
http://usfigureskating.org/story?id=89774&type=media


TEAM USA ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2016 ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING SERIES

2016 Skate America — Hoffman Estates, Illinois — Oct. 21-23
Ladies: Gracie Gold; Ashley Wagner; TBA**
Men: Jason Brown; Adam Rippon; TBA**
Pairs: Tarah Kayne & Daniel O'Shea; Madeline Aaron & Max Settlage; TBA**
Ice dance: Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue; Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani; TBA**

Skate Canada International — Mississauga, Ontario — Oct. 28-30
Ladies: Mirai Nagasu
Men: Grant Hochstein; Ross Miner
Pairs: Haven Denney & Brandon Frazier
Ice dance: Madison Chock & Evan Bates; Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker

Rostelecom Cup — Moscow — Nov. 4-6
Ladies: Polina Edmunds; Courtney Hicks
Men: Max Aaron
Pairs: Alexa Scimeca Knierim & Chris Knierim
Ice dance: Madison Chock & Evan Bates; Elliana Pogrebinsky & Alex Benoit*

Trophée de France — Paris — Nov. 11-13
Ladies: Gracie Gold; Tyler Pierce*
Men: Nathan Chen*; Adam Rippon
Pairs: Marissa Castelli & Mervin Tran
Ice dance: Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue

Cup of China — Beijing — Nov. 18-20
Ladies: Karen Chen; Courtney Hicks; Ashley Wagner
Men: Max Aaron; Ross Miner
Pairs: Alexa Scimeca Knierim & Chris Knierim
Ice dance: Anastasia Cannuscio & Colin McManus; Maia Shibutani & Alex Shibutani

NHK Trophy — Sapporo, Japan — Nov. 25-27
Ladies: Karen Chen; Polina Edmunds; Mirai Nagasu
Men: Jason Brown; Nathan Chen; Grant Hochstein
Pairs: Tarah Kayne & Daniel O'Shea
Ice dance: Kaitlin Hawayek & Jean-Luc Baker

*making Grand Prix Series debut
**to be announced at a later date

2016 SKATE AMERICA INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES

Ladies: Gabrielle Daleman (CAN); Roberta Rodeghiero (ITA); Mao Asada (JPN); Mai Mihara (JPN); Kanako Murakami (JPN); So Youn Park (KOR); Angelina Kuchvalska (LAT); Julia Lipnitskaia (RUS); Serafima Sakhanovich (RUS)

Men: Brendan Kerry (AUS); Jorik Hendrickx (BEL); Nam Nguyen (CAN); Boyang Jin (CHN); Daisuke Murakami (JPN); Shoma Uno (JPN); Denis Ten (KAZ); Maxim Kovtun (RUS); Sergei Voronov (RUS)

Pairs: Julianne Seguin & Charlie Bilodeau (CAN); Wenjing Sui & Cong Han (CHN); Vanessa James & Morgan Cipres (FRA); Kristina Astakhova & Alexei Rogonov (RUS); Evgenia Tarasova & Vladimir Morozov (RUS)

Ice dance: Charlene Guignard & Marco Fabbri (ITA); Isabella Tobias & Ilia Tkachenko (ISR); Kana Muramoto & Chris Reed (JPN); Rebeka Kim & Kirill Minov (KOR); Ekaterina Bobrova & Dmitri Soloviev (RUS); Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin (RUS)

Well I finally get to see Bobrova and Soloviev And Serafima and Boyang :luv17:

 

[ice coverage]

PAIRS

http://static.isu.org/media/345777/gp_pairs.pdf

 

[burntBREAD]

Two spots for Peng/Jin! Back-to-back but it's China and Japan so not too much travel involved.

One spot for Denney/Frazier! Excited to see them back. I assume it's between them and Castelli/Tran (depending on summer performances) for the SA TBD spot -- expecting it to go to Castelli/Tran but maybe a third team could even sneak in (Pfund/Santillan?).