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Elena Ilinykh & Ruslan Zhiganshin

S/B are now out of Finlandia - he is ill. I/Z were still listed as subs so I wonder if they will go instead?

ETA: lol I should have read paravolar's post first! I'd really like I/Z to go, I'm more interested in seeing how they measure up to W/P than to B/S & to see how they are treated outside Russia.
 
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I think either I/Z go or there will be no ice dancers from Russia in Finland.

I'd rather see them compete against W/P than B/S right now. And Uhh is right, it would be better to see how they are treated outside of Russia first.
 
I think they would benefit more if they compete at Finlandia. The panel is similar to Nebelhorn known to be strict. I`m really curious how the technical panel will evaluate their Ravensburger Waltz. C/B pretty much nailed it at Nebelhorn, if you look at the levels.
 
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Hmm. Even though it is only one week earlier, it could be hard for their schedule. I assume they have a fairly tight one and having to change it might not be beneficial to their training program. But if they feel confident, why not? It would be better to go there.
 
I think either I/Z go or there will be no ice dancers from Russia in Finland.

I'd rather see them compete against W/P than B/S right now. And Uhh is right, it would be better to see how they are treated outside of Russia first.

Is W&P going to be there? She's injured I heard. I don't think I&Z are going to do 2 competitions in 2 weeks though but who knows...
 
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Me too!! I think I have watched their SD and FD from the Russian test skates at least once a day since they were uploaded to YouTube.

Me too :laugh: I`m obsessed with the Waltz part to STL. So beautiful.

S/B are apparently going to the Challenger in Bulgaria, so either I/Z are going or there will be no Russian team at Finlandia. Finlandia starts officially on Thursday, I guess, we will find out soon.
 
I'd assume if we haven't heard about them going at this point, they aren't going as they would have to fly out soon.
 
Me too :laugh: I`m obsessed with the Waltz part to STL. So beautiful. S/B are apparently going to the Challenger in Bulgaria, so either I/Z are going or there will be no Russian team at Finlandia. Finlandia starts officially on Thursday, I guess, we will find out soon.

I want them to do both since Finlandia isn't too far from Russia. It's would give them 2 competitions to build and work on things for the Grand Prix.
 
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