I think they will let Anna do the free, if she wants. She is after all 3 times Russian national champ and current World champ and she scored basically the same free programme score as Kamila at last Euro. I also think they will give free to Stepanova/Bukin in dance or to Tarasova/Morozov in pairs.
They won't. Like Rusfed which didn't ban a "journalist" who called their olympic champion a w**re and threatened to beat her. Instead, they gave her a job.
What do you mean "ban" them? They are just two completely random adult men that film youtube videos from their sofas. They are neither athletes nor journalists nor anything official, as far as I know one of them is literally an Opera singer or sth of the sorts
Of course the ISU shouldn't care about them. I was trying to be sarcastic, but failed...What do you mean "ban" them? They are just two completely random adult men that film youtube videos from their sofas. They are neither athletes nor journalists nor anything official, as far as I know one of them is literally an Opera singer or sth of the sorts
The ISU, the official international representation of Figure Skating, has no business neither knowing nor caring who they are imo.
It all depends on how the points go on the third day. If they have a comfortable lead I can see Davis/Smolkin in the free dance (and yes, it would be a nice early birthday present for Eteri). Anna and Mishina/Galliamov I think are a lock for the free skate. And as always that medal will depend on how well Kondratiuk can do.that was the easy part, the second event team selection will be much more juicy
They are the fans of Medvedeva and company who are still frustrated because they can't get over the fact that there is only one legitimate Olympic champion and her name is Alina Zagitova (the same ones who fill their publications, tiktoks and others with hate, "the second fan base")
Which was expected from the start, I just don't understand why they were making so much ado about saying nothing
Might be, of course, I was also thinking that it could be the tactics in the sense "if we won't need a sure victory form a lady in the SP, we might take more risk by appointing Anna or Sasha, who both can win the SP as well but might have some difficulties, and spare Kami from the duty to skate four programs, while we will name Kami for the SP only if we would need celar 10 points from the SP". But maybe it's just a try to find a reasonable explanation whre nothing is reasonable.
The empty arena is sad, even though it doesn't look that depressive as it did in Stockholm.
I don’t think they will change the team but whoever girl will skate in the free will certainly win since no other competitors can land a quad
I heard someone said that Kamila had made clear that she is not interested in skating the both team segments. If that is true, it's highly likely that Anna will do it.
So sad for Kami and Anna they deserve that medal of gold.It's not what Kami wants. If there is a strategic replacement, it should be in the women's FS event. Anna will beat Wakaba/Mana/Kaori/Mariah/Karen whoever does the event for Japan and USA. That's 10 points for Russia and a potential 9/8 for the USA. Katsalapov/Sinitsina and Mishina/Galliamov must make the free program to secure 10 points (if Nikita doesn't mess it up again). Under these assumptions, it will all depend on the men's event, expecting Kondratiuk to finish third which would be 8 points for Russia. Is it possible that they only replace the ladies or should there be replacement in two disciplines? At this point Katsalapov/Sinitsina should focus on the team event because I can see a dance podium from: 1. Papadakis/Cizeron, 2. Hubell/Donohue. 3. Chock/Bates.
