2025-26 Grand Prix assignments released
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Gogolev may not have been able to get a visa on short notice while that may not have been an issue for Hiwatashi. Gogolev should be assigned to Finlandia if that's the case.
In case he refused the assignment for whatever reason if ISU follows it's own precedence he should be skipped all together. Last season Gamez/Korovin had to refuse assignment due to visa on short notice and have not received any further assignments after that.
They were assigned to Cup of China.
Page 10 details the rules for replacements, they're allowed to refuse under extenuating circumstances like being unable to get a visa in time. Injury/illness are also reasons they accept for refusing an assignment.
In any case, Gogolev has been assigned to Finlandia now
Ahh....thanks for the correction, my memory served me wrong today.
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I heard on Jackie Wong's Rocker Skating Podcast that it was possible Gogolev would decline in order to avoid back-to-back assignments, as there is likely another opening for Gogolev available at the final GP. Gogo obviously needs to pace himself so he's in good shape to go to battle at Canadian Nationals, in January.
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Okay. As I see, it has been confirmed that Gogo was assigned to the final GP at Finlandia Trophy. Jackie Wong was spot-on with his recent assessment.
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Two completely different situations, IMO. At the time Gogo declined Cup of China, it was obviously known there was another opening available at Finlandia. As the next in line for an assignment, Gogo clearly had first preference to choose Finlandia over Cup of China in order to avoid back-to-back assignments. Gogo has also achieved greater success and standing in single men's division than Gamez/ Korovin have to date achieved in pairs.
In any case, as noted above, Gamez/ Korovin were ultimately assigned to Cup of China last season. So, they did not miss out on receiving an assignment.
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Bummer. I really wanted Samodelkina to get a second assignment, she has the potential for GPF.
I think it's more likely that Gogolev had the luxury to choose which assignment he wanted. Pulkinen and Broussard's WD's were both announced on Oct 13th.
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Yes, that's the main point. Gogolev was able to choose because two openings were available. It makes sense for him not to compete at back-to-back GP events.
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With Cup of China coming before Skate Canada, it also doesn't make sense for Gogo on the level of preparation for an unanticipated event immediately before his home country event he has been targeting. Not to mention the travel time back and forth from one week to the next!
Clearly, Gogo is much better off with Skate Canada and then Finlandia three weeks later. Whew...
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Does anyone know how long the replays of the grand prix events will be up on peacock?
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Someone posted 72 hours. I hope so.
It was a holiday in Canada when the withdrawals came out. That would add delays in getting the invitation if it's going through the federation and everything needed to apply for a visa on short notice.
I think it's more Gogolev being allowed to decline based on the short notice than being allowed to choose.
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I believe three days (72 hrs) has been the norm. It should be longer. But I suppose fs fans are accustomed to being thankful for scraps.
On another note, The GP selection process is rather problematic. My eyes rolled out of my head that the U.S. is complacent about having three Italian men at Skate America, and only two U.S. men!!!
Either Jacob Sanchez or Maxim Naumov should have the third U.S. men's spot at SkAm. That neither of these talented guys have been prioritized by their own federation is bonkers!Personally, I'd even prefer seeing Aleksandr Selevko at Skate America over Corey Circelli (it would seem to make better sense for Circelli to have gotten Skate Canada, albeit that he reps Italy now). At the very least, Selevko trains in the U.S. I get that Aleksandr did not compete at 2025 Worlds due to Estonia sending his brother, Mihhail, instead. However, Aleksandr had done enough at 2024 Worlds to at least be in 10th place, which means he would then have secured two Worlds spots for Estonia. IMO, Aleksandr was screwed over by judges at 2024 Worlds.
Estonia has three top flight men who are better than quite a few guys who have two spots on the GP this season! But only Mihhail Selevko gets two spots. I realize that Aleksandr is next on the GP alternates list after Tomoki Hiwatashi got Cup of China. Still, it doesn't make too much sense that Aleksandr is 14th on World standings list and so many men who got two spots on the GP are much further down on that list than Aleksandr, including Mihhail, who also placed 19th at 2025 Worlds vs Aleksandr placing 11th at 2024 Worlds. (It was a bummer for Aleksandr just missing out on securing two spots for Estonia at Worlds for 2025, because of political/ poor judging). Hopefully, another opening will occur in time for Aleksandr to get an additional GP. Arlet Levandi not getting any GP assignment this season over some of the guys who have two GPs, is also questionable. SMH
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I guess that's what happens to smaller federations who have no political clout. And then, we have the U.S. who doesn't know how to leverage any clout they might possess for the benefit of their skaters.
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My understanding with GPs, is that the organizers indeed are the ones making the invitations and not the skaters being able to choose... except with the top seeds.
So I really doubt a skater on the replacement list would be able to pick and choose here.
So either Finlandia came up with the invitation first or Gogolev and Skate Canada were able to get him out of an impossible assignment in China, due to timeline.
I think that's a flaw with the new rules. Skaters on the replacement list now expect to receive the next spot available but it may not be always possible which is another way of being "unfair". Visa/timelines are valid reason but there is also the 'this event has already 3 skaters from your nation so no possibility for you". In a case like that, the skater on top of the list may still never receive a concrete opportunity based on factors he cannot control. So it's still unfair though less unfair than when the hosts just randomly picked skaters.
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Nina Pinzarrone has withdrawn from both of her GPs, Skate Canada and NHK.
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