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i certainly have a slightly different top 9
but this was fun to watch.. especially that they used only gala white pants for shoma 
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i certainly have a slightly different top 9
but this was fun to watch.. especially that they used only gala white pants for shoma 
That quote from Keegan breaks my heart.
I really hope he makes it in time for the individual event.
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I think, having also watched the women's version of the same video (which didn't include Kamila Valieva) and reading the comments, the Olympic channel are mainly featuring skaters they have clips of either from previous Olympics or from the Youth Olympics, which would explain why there are some fairly notable missing skaters in both videos... They've also made some rather interesting clip choices (such as showing Loena popping a jump in slow motion in their women's video), not that I have a plausible explanation for that!i certainly have a slightly different top 9
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A different article reports that Keegan has the full support of the Canadian Olympic Committee, and it also confirms that Roman will replace him in the Team Event: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/canadian-figure-skater-messing-awaiting-030419866.html
"He's training right now, he's healthy, he's ready," said Eric Myles, the COC's chief sport officer. "We have a series of plans that can go as far as coming in the night before and skating the day after. We will take it to the maximum to bring him here."
Roman Sadovsky, Canada's other men's singles entry and the national silver medallist, will replace Messing in the team event, in which Canada is the reigning Olympic champion.
"He's training right now, he's healthy, he's ready," said Eric Myles, the COC's chief sport officer. "We have a series of plans that can go as far as coming in the night before and skating the day after. We will take it to the maximum to bring him here."
Roman Sadovsky, Canada's other men's singles entry and the national silver medallist, will replace Messing in the team event, in which Canada is the reigning Olympic champion.
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i think the "we are looking at the many options available" includes the alternate option... and now I think it's okay that it's not revealed to the public... that athlete would need to get ready to compete, fly there, test negative obviously before and after the flight.... do everything as if he will compete but with the chance that it may never happen... it's a very difficult mental situation and the least possible media hype around the alternate would be the right approach at this point...
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I wonder if Wesley can't go without withdrawing Keegan?
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this is an important question for which I do not know the answer for sure... someone can help? I think that if an athlete "competes" in the team event, he cannot be replaced in the singles (remember Plushenko) At this point, Keegan will not compete in the team event, so he would need to be w/d before the deadline to submit the entries for the SP of the men's singles.. there is still time to do that, and there is still time to fly the alternate to China if there is still time to fly keegan to China
so for the COC i guess there is "still time " but how much... ???
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Just a short break from our worries...
Although "1 day" isn't on the picture, Skate Canada used the photogenic Laurence & Nikolaj once more for the final day of the countdown. I find it odd that we didn't a group photo/collage of the Olympic team.
Although "1 day" isn't on the picture, Skate Canada used the photogenic Laurence & Nikolaj once more for the final day of the countdown. I find it odd that we didn't a group photo/collage of the Olympic team.
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Looks like they won’t be sending a sub for Keegan.
“A number of contingency plans are in place for the 30-year-old figure skater to compete if cleared, including flying him into Beijing the night before the men's short program if necessary, said COC chief sport officer Eric Myles. "We will take it to the maximum to bring him here," Myles said.”
CBC
“A number of contingency plans are in place for the 30-year-old figure skater to compete if cleared, including flying him into Beijing the night before the men's short program if necessary, said COC chief sport officer Eric Myles. "We will take it to the maximum to bring him here," Myles said.”
CBC
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I’m gutted he can’t compete in the Team Event. I’m sitting here crying. It’s just so unfair. I know, I know, life is unfair. I hate this Olympics even more than regular Olympics.
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but that doesn't talk about the what ifs ... to me, that's an answer that implies they are hopeful for Keegan to get there, are looking at all possible scenarios, but it doesn't exclude the "if he cannot get there, we have an alternate ready to go"...
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I've just noticed that a Radio-Canada article ( https://ici.radio-canada.ca/jeux-ol...gan-messing-roman-sadovsky-competition-equipe ) described Roman's participation in the Team Event as his "baptême du feu" ("baptism by fire"). 
No kidding!
...le Comité olympique canadien prendra la décision de le remplacer par le jeune Roman Sadovsky, qui vivrait ainsi son baptême du feu.
No kidding!...le Comité olympique canadien prendra la décision de le remplacer par le jeune Roman Sadovsky, qui vivrait ainsi son baptême du feu.
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The "COVID jail" in the title of this article is ridiculous (and so is the mention that France is likely to qualify for the free skate 
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According to Roman himself, he wasn't officially informed that he would skate in the Team Event even after Thursday's practice.
nationalpost.com
"So I haven't been, like, officially told," the 22-year-old from Toronto said after practice on Thursday. "I've just been told to you know, be ready, and they told me that a long time ago. And so I've been kind of sticking to that strategy in practice and making sure that if I'm told 'you’re doing the short program,' I'm ready to go."
).According to Roman himself, he wasn't officially informed that he would skate in the Team Event even after Thursday's practice.
With Keegan Messing in COVID jail, Roman Sadovsky up next for Canada in Olympic figure skating team event
Messing’s viral levels must be dropping, however, as the team leadership is “hopeful” he will be able to join the other 12 athletes here at some point.
nationalpost.com
"So I haven't been, like, officially told," the 22-year-old from Toronto said after practice on Thursday. "I've just been told to you know, be ready, and they told me that a long time ago. And so I've been kind of sticking to that strategy in practice and making sure that if I'm told 'you’re doing the short program,' I'm ready to go."
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The start order has been officially released : Piper and Paul and Kirsten and Mike have good draws. Roman skates very early. If he is not clean, he will be buried in the standing. As it is the first event of the team competition, it will pretty much tell the story.
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I thought the start order was based on the ISU World Standings, at least for the men: http://www.isuresults.com/ws/ws/wsmen.htm
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quite possible and logical... doesn't change a thing though... Roman needs to nail this.
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