Early Predictions of the Top Five

[russell30]

Hi Everyone, I hope you are all looking forward to the upcoming World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo, another year and another 4 year cycle to the 2010 Olympics. I thought I would make my early predictions, the top five in each discipline and what are your top five?

Pairs:

Gold: Shen/Zhao
Silver: Zhang/Zhang
Bronze: Savchenko/Szolkowy
4th: Pang/Tong
5th: Petrova/Tikhonov

Men:

Gold: Evan Lycasek
Silver: Daisuke Takahashi
Bronze: Brian Joubert
4th: Jeffrey Buttle
5th: Nobunari Oda

Dance:

Gold: Dubreul/Lauzon
Silver: Domnina/Shabalin
Bronze: Denkova/Staviski
4th: Delobel/Schoenfelder
5th: Belbin/Agosto

Ladies:

Gold: Kimmie Meissner
Silver: Mao Asada
Bronze: Sarah Meier
4th: Carolina Kostner
5th: Yu Na Kim

 

[bostonskater]

My best guesses -

Pairs:

Gold: Shen/Zhao
Silver: Savchenko/Szolkowy
Bronze: Pang/Tong
4th: Zhang/Zhang
5th: Petrova/Tikhonov

Men:

Gold:Brian Joubert
Silver: Stephane Lambiel
Bronze: Daisuke Takahashi
4th: Evan Lysacek
5th: Nobunari Oda

Dance:

Gold: Domnina/Shabalin
Silver: Dubreuil/Lauzon
Bronze: Denkova/Staviski
4th: Delobel/Schoenfelder
5th: Belbin/Agosto

Ladies:

Gold: Mao Asada
Silver: Yu Na Kim
Bronze: Kimmie Meissner
4th: Miki Ando
5th: Emily Hughes

 

[temperboy28]

Lysacek the gold? Meissner the gold? Meier the bronze? I guess you are banking on a splatfest since that is the only way those things happen.

Anyway:

Pairs:

Gold-Shen/Zhou
Silver-Savchenko/Szolkowy
Bronze-Pang/Tong
4th-Zhang/Zhang
5th-Petrova/Tikhonov


Mens:

Gold-Takahashi
Silver-Lambiel
Bronze-Oda
4th-Joubert
5th-Lysacek


Dance:

Gold-Domnina/Shabalin
Silver-Dubreuil/Lauzon
Bronze-Denkova/Stavinski
4th-Delobel/Schoenfeldner(again)
5th-Belbin/Agosto


Ladies:

Gold-Asada
Silver-Kim
Bronze-Ando
4th-Meissner
5th-Hughes

 

[AliasJohnDoe]

Ladies:
1.Asada
2.Kim
3.Meissner
4.Kostner
5.Ando

Men:
1.Takahashi
2.Oda
3.Lysacek
4.Lambiel
5.Joubert

Pairs:
1.Shen/Zhao
2.Savchenko/Szolkowy
3.Zhang/Zhang
4.Dube/Davison
5.Pang/Tong

Dance:
1.Domnina/Shabalin
2.Delobel/Schoenfelder
3.Dubreuil/Lauzon
4.Denkova/Staviski
5.Belbin/Agosto

 

[flying camel]

Ladies

1. Kimmie
2. Ando
3. Yu Na

Men
1. Lysacek
2. Joubert
3. Takahashi

 

[chuckm]

LADIES
Asada
Meissner
Kim
Ando
Meier
Nakano

MEN
Takahashi
Oda
Lysacek
Lambiel
Joubert (he is injured and is breaking in new boots)
Weir

PAIRS
Shen/Zhao
Savchenko/Szolkowy
Zhang/Zhang
Pang/Tong
Inoue/Baldwin
Petrova/Tikhonov

DANCE
Domnina/Shabalin
Denkova/Staviiski
Next 3 will fight for bronze:
Dubreuil/Lauzon, Belbin/Agosto, Delobel/Schoenfelder Euros
Khokhlova/Novitski

 

[rain]

In no particular order:

Men:
Oda
Takahashi
Lysacek
Joubert
Lambiel
Spoilers: Buttle, Weir, Verner

Ladies:
Meissner
Kim
Asada
Ando
Kostner
Spoilers: Rochette, Meier, Hughes

Pairs:
Shen/Zhao
Pang/Tong
Zhang/Zhang
Savchenko/Szolkowy
Petrova/Tikhonov
Spoilers: Dube/Davison, Marcoux/Buntin, Baldwin/Inoue, Kawaguchi/Smirnov

Dance:
Dubreuil/Lauzon
Delobel/Schoenfelder
Denkova/Staviski
Domnina/Shabalin
Belbin/Agosto

 

[blue dog]

Ladies:

1. Miki Ando
2. Mao Asada
3. Kim Yeon-Ah
4. Kimmie Meissner
5. Sarah Meier

Men:

1. Brian Joubert
2. Stephane Lambiel
3. Nobunari Oda
4. Daisuke Takahashi
5. Johnny Weir

Pairs:

1. Sawczenko and Szolkowy
2. Shen and Zhao
3. Marcoux and Buntin
4. Inoue and Baldwin
5. Petrova and Tikhonov

Dance:

1. Domnina and Shabalin
2. Denkova and Staviysky
3. Dubreuil and Lauzon
4. Delobel and Schoenfelder
5. Belbin and Agosto

 

[Spun Silver]

Ladies:
1. Asada
2. Ando
ETA: I may change this, though. Being such a heavy favorite on home turf is a lot of pressure for a 16 year old. Who but Kwan has been able to handle that kind of pressure? Being the underdog may help Ando.
3. Meissner
4. Rochette
5. Kim

Gents:
1. Takahashi
2. Lambiel
3. Lysacek
4. Oda
5. Joubert

Pairs:
1. S/Z
2. S/S
3. Pang/Tong
4. Z/Z
5. C/O

Dance:
1. D/S Russia
2. D/S France
3. D/L
4. D/S Bulgaria
5. D/W (ya never know - it's the year for D's!)

What a crapshoot, pardon my language. It is going to be tight in every contest - even pairs, if S/S skate like they did at Euros. That's my real prediction!

 

[slutskayafan21]

Next 3 will fight for bronze:
Dubreuil/Lauzon, Belbin/Agosto, Delobel/Schoenfelder Euros
Khokhlova/Novitski

So the dance bronze is too close to even call at this point for you?

 

[Spun Silver]

So the dance bronze is too close to even call at this point for you?

?? What about you, sf?

 

[slutskayafan21]

Ummm ok here I go:

Ladies:

1. Asada-if she loses iloveaxel jinxed her
2. Ando
3. Meissner
4. Kim
5. Rochette-maybe more wishful thinking then reality


Mens:

1. Lambiel-I get this hunch, could be more heart then head, but he will be more prepared then people believe he could possible be given his year.
2. Takahashi
3. Joubert
4. Lysacek
5. Oda-no quad will hurt him if others skate well


Pairs:

1. Shen/Zhou-probably have a 2 fall cushion
2. Savchenko/Szowkoly
3. Petrova/Tikhonov-bold prediction but I think the crafty veterans will come up with something in their swan song and upstate the two Chinese who they should have beat for last years World title
4. Zhang/Zhang-struggled this year alot
5. Pang/Tong-illness recovery has made them forgotten Chinese team yet again


Dance:

1. Domnina/Shabalin(ugh)
2. Dubreuil/Lauzon
3. Denkova/Stavinski
4. Delobel/Schoenfeldner
5. Belbin/Agosto

 

[Spun Silver]

I'm pleased to see that Lambiel has regained your faith! It's the little mustache, isn't it?

 

[Tinymavy15]

okay.. evan i really don't think will get gold unless somthing drastic happens to all the other top men....

Ladies: Mao Asada
Kimmie Missener
Miki Ando
Nakano
Emily Huhges

Men: Stephane Lambiel
Brian Joubert
Evan Lysack
Johnny Wier
Jeff Buttle

Pairs: Shen and Zhao
the Germans
Pang and Tong
Zhang and Zhang
Inoue and Baldwin

Dance: i must say i can't make any predictions here. It's too wide open.

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

Bookie Odds for the Win​

Men: Joubert ... 4-1
Takahashi ... 4-1
Oda ...5-1
Lambiel ,,, 4-1
Buttle, Lysacek, ... 6-1
Weir ,,, 8-1
vd Perren et al... Also competed.

Ladies: Asada ... 2-1
Kim ... 4-1
Ando ... 4-1
Meissner ,,, 5-1
Kostner, Meier, Rochette ... 7-1
Sokolova et al ... Also competed

Pairs: Shen & Zhao ... 2-1
Savchenko & Szolkowsky ... 4-1
Pang & Tong ...4-1
Zhang & Zhang ... 5-1
Dube & Davison et al ... 10-1

Dance: Denkova & Staviski ...4-1
Delobel & Schernfelder ... 4-1
Domina & Shabalin ...4-1
Dubreuil & Lauzon ... 4-1
Belbin & Agosto ... 6-1
The Kerrs et al ... 10-1

Joe - Just my last minute figuring.

 

[Spun Silver]

So, you give French D&S an equal shot at the Gold.

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

The only positive predictions I made were for S&Z and Mao.

The four Dance teams are equal in odds, for me. I would never predict a pesonal favorite in any division unless I see a trend by judges in previous competitions.

Joe

 

[yelyoh]

Men:
Lambiel
Takahashi
Joubert
Oda
Lysacek

Ladies:
Ando
Meissner
Asada
Kim
Rochette

Pairs:
Shen & Zhao
Savchenko & Szolkowsky
Pang & Tong
Zhang & Zhang
Inoue & Baldwin

Dance:
Denkova & Staviski
Domina & Shabalin
Dubreuil & Lauzon
Belbin & Agosto
Delobel & Schernfelder

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

So, you give French D&S an equal shot at the Gold.

My predictions, if you could call them that, are quite simple. I'm just basing my thoughts on IF all the skaters and teams skate their BEST plus what mind set the judges may have. I'm not into nationality and how cute the boys are; have no favorites now, no age gets to me, so I can sit back and let the games begin. Just hoping it's all fair.

Joe

 

[Kwanford Wife]

My predictions, if you could call them that, are quite simple. I'm just basing my thoughts on IF all the skaters and teams skate their BEST plus what mind set the judges may have. I'm not into nationality and how cute the boys are; have no favorites now, no age gets to me, so I can sit back and let the games begin. Just hoping it's all fair.

Joe

Fair? In Figure Skating?!? Joe, you're such a cute boy when you're being all ethical... (teehee)