I know it won't happen. But i would love to see the USA put their #2 and #3 Ice Dance teams in the team event and save the #1 team (looking like the Shibs) for the individual event and a decent shot at a medal there. How cool would it be for USA to come away with three Ice Dance teams with Olympic medals? I actually think our top three teams could probably pull it off. C/B and H/D I think are more than strong enough to handle the team comp on their own and still leave USA in strong medal contention. If the podium at worlds is the same as the podium at GPF, the Shibs should have a solid shot at an individual medal. I think USFSA should go for it.
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Athletes are injured all the time, we don't know if the best of the best are even going to the olympics :confused2:
I agree with this in spirit, but it seems to be the case that only the Shibs would be able to beat B/S (assuming they skate for Russia). Then again, US probably won't challenge Russia for silver or gold in the team event anyway sooo.....
Gotta be honest, I don't really buy that these elite athletes who spend their whole lives training can't handle two extra programs in the space of a few days. Don't they do run-throughs every day at home? Surely that's much tougher. And it's not like they don't have days off in between either.
Gotta be honest, I don't really buy that these elite athletes who spend their whole lives training can't handle two extra programs in the space of a few days. Don't they do run-throughs every day at home? Surely that's much tougher. And it's not like they don't have days off in between either.
Perhaps you should reconsider them. The data is certainly available! (And people may feel free to copy and mess with mine).
As I said at the top, it just didn't occur to me until the work was already done.
There are really so many factors to consider.
Men and pairs traditionally being first on the schedule means Chan will probably sub out for the LP though. Can Nam Nguyen/Kevin Reynolds beat Kolyada? IDK.
Canada's substitutes will be Séguin/Bilodeau in the FS and likely Reynolds in the FS. Kaetlyn and Tessa & Scott will have to do both short and free.
Man, I would think it'd be ideal to have Kaetlyn do the SP and Gabby the FS. Kaetlyn is great with SPs and struggles with LPs, Gabby seems more reliable for the LP imo.Canada's substitutes will be Séguin/Bilodeau in the FS and likely Reynolds in the FS. Kaetlyn and Tessa & Scott will have to do both short and free.
Man, I would think it'd be ideal to have Kaetlyn do the SP and Gabby the FS. Kaetlyn is great with SPs and struggles with LPs, Gabby seems more reliable for the LP imo.
Subbing out Chan is such an awful idea and could cost Canada the gold, but it'll probably happen. No Canadian man is close to him. In every other discipline we at least have skaters in the same stratosphere as the top ranked skater.
Man, I would think it'd be ideal to have Kaetlyn do the SP and Gabby the FS. Kaetlyn is great with SPs and struggles with LPs, Gabby seems more reliable for the LP imo.
Subbing out Chan is such an awful idea and could cost Canada the gold, but it'll probably happen. No Canadian man is close to him. In every other discipline we at least have skaters in the same stratosphere as the top ranked skater.
Patrick was really adamant in Sochi about not wanting to skate twice.
After France's breakthrough bronze in pairs by James/Cipres, and a fifth place by Laurine Leclavier, and a 9th place PB showing by Chafik Besseghier, and keeping in mind Papadakis/Cizeron's strength in ice dance....
Well, I'm ready to reconsider France's potential in the team event....
Any one else wish to weigh in?
france was always on my radar.. .but i am a fan of J/C... and I believe in them a bit too much maybe
i thought Mae would be the girl to shine...
BTW it's top 5 for finals if i recall
Thanks for the catch! Quite right, it's 10 teams for the SP, and 5 for the final....
Earlier in the thread, France came up seeded as 6th, but now...I wonder if it's not more like 4th....but it seems the number crunching will best be one after 4CC.