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I think she will get Skate Canada.
And I'm torn between Cup of China so she has the full set and NHK because she wants to go there.
It will also depend on what the others choose. I mean, I doubt either Alina or Lil‘Bet would want Skate Canada so I guess she‘ll get that. I guess Alina would take Rostelecom and normally NHK because, let‘s be honest, everyone wants to compete in Japan, the audience there is just awesome. But this year they are back-to-back events, aren‘t they? So she‘ll likely take something else. But in the end, it‘s not exactly Zhenya‘s decision. I personally hope she gets CoC because if she medals there she‘ll have a full set of medals from every GP.

No matter where she's going to go and skate and whatever to Grand Prix assignments she get there's going to be two other excellent Russians there as well as a Japanese skater or 3. The really is no way to avoid it at this point. It's just the way ladies figure skating is now. The excitement is palpable. Zhenya must be pumped. I'm sure she thinks she's just hitting her stride and her career with her second year with Orser. Remember he said 18 months before she's at her best with him. If that's the case and we have no reason to think otherwise and she will have an outstanding season even with the immense competition out there.