Team China will care about this event. None of them looked good at these World Champs (even S/H were below their level), and yet they were there to try for spots. I don't know about the rest of the teams.Do skaters care that much about the team event...I feel like a lot of skaters treat it as a "3rd grade" event...
Those who actually have a chance to win medals care. US skaters care a lot.Do skaters care that much about the team event...I feel like a lot of skaters treat it as a "3rd grade" event...
1 | Russia | 4387 | Clinched qualification, qualified men, ladies, pairs, dance |
2 | United States | 3793 | Clinched qualification, qualified men, ladies, pairs, dance |
3 | Canada | 2729 | Qualified men, ladies, pairs, dance |
4 | Japan | 2434 | Qualified men, ladies, pairs, dance |
5 | China | 1904 | Qualified men, ladies, pairs, dance |
6 | Italy | 1701 | Qualified men, pairs, dance |
7 | Austria | 992 | Qualified only ladies, pairs |
8 | South Korea | 930 | Qualified only men, ladies |
9 | France | 926 | Qualified only men, dance |
10 | Belgium | 787 | Qualified only ladies |
11 | Great Britain | 756 | Qualified only ladies, dance |
12 | Germany | 739 | Qualified ladies, pairs, dance |
13 | Georgia | 714 | Qualified only men, ladies |
14 | Czech Republic | 586 | Qualified men, ladies, pairs |
15 | Estonia | 552 | Qualified only men, ladies |
16 | Belarus | 422 | Qualified only men |
P/C competing doesn't help out any country with weaker ice dance. P/C will either finish 1st in the SD, which means the relative placements of the other countries is unchanged, or they will finish below Russia or maybe even USA if they make a strange mistake, which means China/Japan become 1 point worse off in comparison to Russia/USA (if they had any chance to place ahead of them anyway; likely not).
The only real impact of P/C competing would be if they place 2nd behind Russia, which gives Russia 1 extra point over USA (or vice versa).
Man, have you ever seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1cCQtYs9ncMuramoto/Takahashi will rise up!!
Men's LP: (reminder, Nathan Chen must compete here or else he is a disgraceful coward)
The issue Chock/Bates is that with the US they've got one discipline that we know for sure they will use split entries in (men, since Nathan will not do the free) and one that we can be pretty sure they won't (pairs; Knierim/Frazier are on track to do both). That leaves them choosing between two dance teams and two ladies.I’d really love to see Chock and Bates in the team competition, and hopefully get a medal that way. Sadly, it’s looking like their chances of an individual medal are slim. They’ve had an amazing career and lots of great medal-winning performances.They just couldn’t quite reach the top, which is ok.
Hubbell and Donohue have a much better shot in the individual, so if they want to do the team, I hope they split with Chock and Bates.
The issue Chock/Bates is that with the US they've got one discipline that we know for sure they will use split entries in (men, since Nathan will not do the free)
I'm sure he'll take that chance.Nathan WILL do the free, unless he wants to become a National villain and selfishly ruin his teammate's chances.
OK, after these Worlds I'll give Russia the slight favorites. US still have the advantage in Men which is the most volatile event.I trust American men more than Russian men and that's the event with the largest potential of point swings so I personally have Russia and the USA to be essentially even.
If Kneirim and Frazier turn out to be consistent, then I might have the USA as the smidge favorites.
Well, Bobrova just gave an interview where she states she receives a little less than $700 a month from the Russian government for being a gold medalist... and her gold medal was just in the team event.Do skaters care that much about the team event...I feel like a lot of skaters treat it as a "3rd grade" event...
Is that $700.00 a month forever?OK, after these Worlds I'll give Russia the slight favorites. US still have the advantage in Men which is the most volatile event.
Well, Bobrova just gave an interview where she states she receives a little less than $700 a month from the Russian government for being a gold medalist... and her gold medal was just in the team event.
Skaters who don't have a chance at an individual but can win an olympic medal really really think it is immportant ie in the past Mirai Nagasu, Adam rippon, Patrick Chan et al.I mean Jeremy Abbott can say he got the US the oly bronze medal in Russia (okay double entendre on purpose) It's a medalThose who actually have a chance to win medals care. US skaters care a lot.