No Quadruple Salchow for Zhangs at World Champs

[gsk8]

Olympic figure skating silver medallists Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao will not perform a quadruple Salchow during the upcoming world championships in Calgary, Canada. ...[article]

 

[Mathman]

Thanks for the artricle, GSk8.

But the main news is: no Shen and Zhao!

I wonder if Zhang and Zhang's decision is based in part on the confidence that they can win without the quad. Even without it, they still had the highest tech difficulty of any of the pairs at Torino.

Without Totmianina and Marinen, and also without Shen and Zhao, Z&Z are become the favorites for the championship.

MM

 

[Sandra_persch]

Thanks for the artricle, GSk8.

But the main news is: no Shen and Zhao!

I wonder if Zhang and Zhang's decision is based in part on the confidence that they can win without the quad. Even without it, they still had the highest tech difficulty of any of the pairs at Torino.

Without Totmianina and Marinen, and also without Shen and Zhao, Z&Z are become the favorites for the championship.

MM

Well then I would love for some pair nobody would have thought could win it to come from behind and beat them all.

 

[Joesitz (RIP)]

Well then I would love for some pair nobody would have thought could win it to come from behind and beat them all.

I'm all for Putnam and Wirtz but I don't think they made the team.

Joe

 

[Tonichelle]

I think it's extremely wise... they probably haven't fully gotten over the scary landing in Torino... and they don't need it (they didn't need it at the olys either, imho)

 

[mzheng]

But the main news is: no Shen and Zhao!

I read in a chinese board that S/Z was too busy with their off ice resposibility after the Olympics. Zhao said they bearly have time trainning. He promised fans that they will be back next worlds with two new programs.

 

[demarinis5]

Thanks for the article. To bad about S/Z. I understand from the article that they will be at Worlds but will be sitting on the bench, odd.

 

[SailorGalaxia518]

Don't forget about Pang and Tong who did superb at the olympics and in my opinion should have won the bronze

 

[attyfan]

Well, if S/Z aren't competing, I doubt that the Chinese will sweep the podium. I'm glad to hear that Z/Z aren't trying the quad at Worlds -- the scare at Olys was enough.

 

[Linny]

Don't forget the Germans

Perhaps without a cloud hanging over their coach, the Germans S&Z will be on the Worlds podium.
Linny