2018-2019 GP Assignments

[moriel]

Why are we so antsy about this?

Its offseason.
We already discussed everything about Medvedeva and bagged milk. We already watched ISU congress. We now need more stuff

 

[Ross74]

Of course Friday in Japan means Thursday night or evening in California so

It's already Friday in Japan.

 

[moriel]

This is gonna sound random but If a skater announces the won’t be on the Grand Prix and have 2 spots (Mirai, Adam, Kaetlyn, etc) do their spots get given to teammates or just the next best ranked skater???

The spots are given to whatever other skaters (don't think it is necessarily best ranked, stuff can get quite complicated)

 

[AshWagsFan]

Best ranked skaters

Ok thanks! That’s what I thought but I wasn’t sure.

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Best ranked

Ok thanks! That’s what I thought but I wasn’t sure.

 

[moriel]

Looking at this thread, isu is simply stupid.
They could stream the GP announcement (even make a little show by announcing skaters one by one and so on) and charge for it.
So many people would pay.

And all you need is an ISU official and a webcam.

 

[TGee]

So I think it's still sometime today.

Uhm, while we're used to thinking of the ISU being in Europe, where it's just after 6:00 pm, it's noon Thursday in Toronto and the decision is on today's agenda.

So, unless they have work still to do at the end of today's meetings, the decision will be taken by this evening EDT...

And then it all depends on someone in the ISU secretariat on site in Toronto to support the meetings having a good remote connection to load it up before going to supper.

So for those in far eastern time zones (Sydney, Beijing, Tokyo), it would be likely around dawn Friday morning.

 

[SamuraiKike]

This is gonna sound random but If a skater announces the won’t be on the Grand Prix and have 2 spots (Mirai, Adam, Kaetlyn, etc) do their spots get given to teammates or just the next best ranked skater???

If a seedes skaters decides not to participate. The the next ranked skater moves up. So in the case of Kaetlyn Carolina will be a top 3 seed.

But once assignments are give if a skater withdraws is up to the federation to invite anyone from the list of substitutes (usually they go down the SB list but feds tend to invite non threatening skaters or someone who's not costly to travel to).

 

[Henni147]

If you ask me, there are no better pics to sum up the current mood in this thread:
https://mobile.twitter.com/shomaubergines/status/1012367324979122176

 

[1795]

Looking at this thread, isu is simply stupid.
They could stream the GP announcement (even make a little show by announcing skaters one by one and so on) and charge for it.
So many people would pay.

And all you need is an ISU official and a webcam.

thank god they aren't charging that would be heinous.

 

[Yatagarasu]

https://twitter.com/scrunchyuzu/status/1012348871018733568

 

[BillNeal]

We should give the ISU a late start violation for making us wait so long

However, even though the GP assignments are good to know at this time, they are always subject to change due to retirements, injuries, etc. Knowing the location of the new GP is nice.

 

[cathlen]

One thing I'm sure, Japan will invite Michal, and I love them for that :luv17:

 

[saphire]

Jack Gallagher says "tonight or Friday"
https://twitter.com/sportsjapan/status/1012256241538629633

Of course Friday in Japan means Thursday night or evening in California so

meaning that he doesn't have a clue

 

[yoloaxel]

https://twitter.com/scrunchyuzu/status/1012348871018733568

Omg this is so funny but also sad bc it’s so accurate

 

[andromache]

https://twitter.com/scrunchyuzu/status/1012348871018733568

I'm loling so hard at this omg

 

[Mrs. P]

This is seriously the worst waiting since I had to wait for my kid to be born. (Ironically, the GP assignments came on her due date.)

 

[moriel]

I'm loling so hard at this omg

we also need a gif of Lakernik vs USB stick

 

[xeyra]

If you ask me, there are no better pics to sum up the current mood in this thread:
https://mobile.twitter.com/shomaubergines/status/1012367324979122176

Yuzuru representing all the coffee breaks necessary before we get the assignments.

 

[s_parks]

This is all rather hilarious, crazy figure skating fans spending the day anxious about GP assignments, madly clicking the ISU site.

 

[Spirals for Miles]

This is seriously the worst waiting since I had to wait for my kid to be born. (Ironically, the GP assignments came on her due date.)

Wow, I forgot there was a time in which Nathan Chen was being considered for a host spot and Hannah Miller and Haruka Imai each had 2 spots... how fast some things change...