Who is next on the wait list for NHK spot?
I think they need to start cracking down the w/d rules. This is starting to get silly.
There needs to be a cut off to w/d from your first event and early enough that the spot can be filled. I am starting to think that if you w/d too late you should have to w/d from both... at least give the second spot time to get filled.
I understand things happen... but a few too many people have been w/d too late for spots to be filled and that is starting to bug me. If you are not up to it, that's fine, but we have to start pushing skaters to be a bit more fair about it.
I could see Petrov getting the spot in Finland since SPB is so close...I don't really care if he goes or not, but he performed fairly well at the Russian Cup so they might give it to him.
Gabby probably should have withdrawn earlier but you cannot expect most skaters to know if they are going to be well enough ahead of time. If you're injured you may be hoping to be recovered in time, or you get injured at the last moment and have to make a tough decision. I doubt these skaters are just hemming and hawing about whether they should go - obviously, they would want to compete if at all possible. What do you expect them to do if it's after some arbitrary cutoff date? Show up and withdraw at the last moment, wasting everyone's time and money?
Kailani just posted a picture of herself with the Japanese flag in the background on her insta stories and ISA just tweeted that she would be at NHK. Looks like she got Daleman's spot. Finally a GP for Kailani!
When did Erokhov withdraw?