Yes!! My prayers have been answered
!!! Maybe, they saw how amazing his skating skills are with his SP at Sectionals 
I do wonder about this
I'm not surprised about Roman being assigned there, but really... when they have tracking the number of athletes achieving the minimum TES across all disciplines as part of their strategic plan, and they have only one woman with the TES minimums...
If they want depth in all the disciplines (also part of their strategic plan!), how is this achieving that goal? They're doing good work in other areas, like with the changes in definitions for pairs/ice dance to allow for same-gender teams and having every competition be streamed for free, right down to the individual sections. Then I look at how singles is going, and it's frustrating. What exactly is their plan?
Well.. so why give two challengers in Europe to Roman and Justine and Kaiya got ACI? Is Skate Canada not backing their women? Not interested in spending money on them? With how sectionals went, women should be given more and more opportunities. There is WAY more depth in women than in men in Canadian skating. Seriously. I like Roman, though I have to say that I am not the most confident fan in his ability to deliver regularly under pressure. I wish him the best as he is truly a fabulous skater with perhaps the best or some of the best spins in the world.I do wonder about this
When I see a European skater have a bad performance, I think to myself, it doesn’t matter as this athlete will be skating in 6-8 events this season. Plenty of opportunity to achieve TES minimums and a good world ranking.
I was seeing the results of a Bulgarian event, this past weekend, and for the woman, Feign won with a score of 170+ with Nina getting bronze at exactly just 160. I thought to myself, Kaiya, Fiona, Justine or Sara-M could have all contended for a podium spot in this field.
I wonder if it is a cost issue. I just hate the fact we see our athletes mostly just domestically instead of internationally.
I’m shocked that Canada only has one entry. Like, that’s all they are sending.
; Those two withdrawals are so late. Something tells me they will be taken by European skaters instead. 
for Conrad; After Conrad’s interview about not knowing whether he has to prepare for another event or not, it seems like if a spot was available, he would surely take it, as it sounds like he is anxious to skate at another international event.I was wonder about Corey Circelli. He’s showing some nice quads on his instagram. He could benefit from a Challenger opportunity as well, perhaps.
Corey is another one who needs opportunities.
Sigh… I told u that I predicted they would give it to two European skaters and that is what happened. The European skaters already were scheduled to compete at other events. So, they didn’t need these Espoo spots, as much as Conrad. If I was Conrad, I would actually compete at Challenger and then put all my energy into focusing for Nationals.
that this will happen
Of course. Europeans already have so many challengers around them, and they get priority for European GPs too for good reasons.Sigh… I told u that I predicted they would give it to two European skaters and that is what happened. The European skaters already were scheduled to compete at other events. So, they didn’t need these Espoo spots, as much as Conrad. If I was Conrad, I would actually compete at Challenger and then put all my energy into focusing for Nationals.
Edit. Just saw that an opening spot is available for NHK now. Maybe, Conrad will be sent there. He can travel there with Wesley.
) has been invited. Alex is probably the lowest on the replacement list of eligible skaters and had no spots. Not only Conrad didn't get it but many other skaters were passed (Mark G, Maksim N etc) that were ahead on the list.... In any case, it's a wrap guys... Conrad was right to be worried. It explains the immense pressure he felt after placing high enough to be in the final flight and landing his first 2 quads in the LP... He froze... he knew he had everything to lose and he lost. So far this season, he has 0 ranking points and is very low on the season's best score. If he doesn't get other international assignments he is not going to be screwed only for this year but for next year as well. It's a competition at least and he needs to have more competitions with his free.
That's my wish. At this point, I hope that Skate Canada has to look in the mirror and realize how short-sighted they are.
Certainly Conrad could have been sent to Golden Spin, given that Roman will be going.And I was right... Conrad will not be at NHK. A Selevko whose brother is already going (maybe it will be cheaper for NHK as they might share a bunk bed
Extremely sad for him and many of our skaters who are in this situation.
Who knows? Conrad was very outspoken about worrying that SCI may be his last competition of the season apart from Nationals so I doubt he would pass on Golden Spin.
Maybe I need to adopt Edward so I can relax a bit, though he hasn't competed since Junior worlds, due to injury.
No need even for an injury... Just catching the flu could do it. Justine has the SP minimums. The lp is not as hard to get. She also medaled at aci. she is also local and could fill in last minute... they need to send her asap to get her mins
