Huh? I didn’t say I was excited or happy about it. I was just pointing out the possibility. This is a Canadian discussion group and that decision impacts the Canadian team, so it’s valid news.
You're getting Nik and Nic mixed up.
oh .. just a typoYou're getting Nik and Nic mixed up.
I miss seeing Nic's skating, so I can't wait to see him as a pairs skater.
both i blame their handsomeness 
I totally agree that Nik and Nic's handsomeness is extremely distracting!oh .. just a typo
I wouldn't call it a bromance yet... an olympic fling? maybe i could certainly imagine though, after having seen Nik's video where he cries a river, about pretty much how important it is for him to be at the games, his dream, and the journey to get there, that he would have a lot of empathy for a skater like Roman, whose olympic dream was "taken away" from him because of nerves or whatever the reason for his problems were... But to me, it looked like she was taking herself seriously. Ie, I AM good, I'm convincing, I can do this!
I think that she needs to deliver a great SP... and then her PCS boost may startWhat do y'all think is Schizas' highest potential placing? I think that the positive exposure she received from the team event (both in Canada, as well as (I think) internationally) could be the bump she needed to push her into the upper echelon. That should give her a .5 boost in PCS I would think (rightly or wrongly - that's just how things work) regardless of how she skates, and that's worth a couple places. We could see her pushing into the low 8's, which would be great for her. I also think the experience was good for her confidence. While I don't love either of her programs, she threw herself into Madame Butterfly more than I've seen her in the past. Her facial expression and passion in the last 1/4 was vastly improved, and had to have come to a degree from all the positive reviews of her 'saving' the team event - along with having completed all her jumps cleanly too, of course
I think she's a solid possibility for top 10 outside of the Russians, Japanese, Hendrix, and a couple Koreans. Of course, she could be mid to low teens as well, such is the level of competition. I could see best case of about 7-8 IF those above her make mistakes. I think top 10 would be fantastic for her, even 9-10.
Thoughts?
The issue with Canadian athletes is that their PCS boost takes forever to come compared to some others... and can be lost very quickly...
I think 8-10 is a realistic hope for her if she skates well.What do y'all think is Schizas' highest potential placing? I think that the positive exposure she received from the team event (both in Canada, as well as (I think) internationally) could be the bump she needed to push her into the upper echelon. That should give her a .5 boost in PCS I would think (rightly or wrongly - that's just how things work) regardless of how she skates, and that's worth a couple places. We could see her pushing into the low 8's, which would be great for her. I also think the experience was good for her confidence. While I don't love either of her programs, she threw herself into Madame Butterfly more than I've seen her in the past. Her facial expression and passion in the last 1/4 was vastly improved, and had to have come to a degree from all the positive reviews of her 'saving' the team event - along with having completed all her jumps cleanly too, of course
I think she's a solid possibility for top 10 outside of the Russians, Japanese, Hendrix, and a couple Koreans. Of course, she could be mid to low teens as well, such is the level of competition. I could see best case of about 7-8 IF those above her make mistakes. I think top 10 would be fantastic for her, even 9-10.
Thoughts?
I do, too, otherwise we'll go down to 2 spots for ice dance. This is our strongest discipline, yet it didn't feel that way tonight. Yet another issue to add to my growing list of worries since these cursed Olympics began...
