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- Apr 26, 2018
now I can already imagine who she will meet in the stages of the Russian Cup.
Well, nobody knows how the selection process will work yet - whether the athletes/coaches will choose themselves or the federation will submit them. However, if they CAN choose, then I‘d take two of the earlier assignments, if I was Evgenia. She’s been training, TAT says she‘s fit and the later dates might be more crowded. For example, Sasha and Aliona both might try to take a later date due to them having to get used to the new coaching environment. A lot of this season (and next) will be about two things: consistency and strategy. The first one is on Evgenia, the second one on her coaches. TAT knows her business, I hope she‘ll help her.
If the federation decides, then we‘re looking at another interesting scenario. I do think they‘ll want to get all of their elite skaters to Nationals so they‘ll hopefully try and make sure that there aren‘t four skaters at one event and only two at another, for example. How the selection will go, it‘s anyone’s guess. I do agree, though, that Zhenya will have to prepare for the more difficult assignments, given that she‘s not the (top) priority of the fed anymore. I guess they‘ll try to separate the Plushenko/Eteri skaters until the final for less drama, so Evgenia and Elizaveta will probably be looking at having to do their assignments with them. Who even knows anymore...