When do GP assignments come out?

[el henry]

So much chair-ography, even for men..... Elladj Baldé, even Jason (don't bother looking up Cotton Eyed Joe). But no one committed for the whole session like Anthony.

Love to see the love, join us in the FF I've been watching Antho since before he won junior Nats, he has "it" and I love skaters with "it". He has plenty of time. I started watching Donovan in 2017, when the 3A was but a dream, but guess what else he also had then? Yup, "it". And still has, along with a 3A and a quad.

Now back to the regularly scheduled GP assignment wishlist

 

[lariko]

better wait. as you saw from my performance at the prediction game my crystal ball is a fraud

Mine was even worse, heh. The all-event is still going to be on sale by the time the list is out, so I'll just take a look to see if composition is worth the travel.

 

[Mathman]

So much chair-ography, even for men..... Elladj Baldé, even Jason (don't bother looking up Cotton Eyed Joe).

OK, you MADE me look up Jason's Cotton Eyed joe. It wasn't bad -- lots of energy.

Here is Irina Slutskaya's take:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvAF5oQfOAY

Here's Buggs Bunny:

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[lariko]

Actually, with Glen being national champion, and Levito earning 2 spots on her own, it's not guaranteed that Americans would put Levito in, they will put Glen.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Actually, with Glen being national champion, and Levito earning 2 spots on her own, it's not guaranteed that Americans would put Levito in, they will put Glen.

Seeded skaters are able to request their events, with preference given in order of placement, i.e. first Kaori, then Isabeau, then Chaeyeon.
Amber also earned two GP spots of her own, and Alysa too as a comeback skater.

If USFS is smart, they'll find a way to distribute their skaters who are guaranteed one or two GP spots as equally as possible across the six GP events and use the host spots for skaters who might miss out on getting any or a second GP assignment.

 

[Ruthypegs]

Have I got this right - Kevin Aymoz might be a likely host pick at Grand Prix de France this year, since he only has 1 spot? Would this mean he can use his 1 spot for a different grand prix, and then get a second spot (at GPde France) by being host pick?

 

[LoisAGOEs]

Have I got this right - Kevin Aymoz might be a likely host pick at Grand Prix de France this year, since he only has 1 spot? Would this mean he can use his 1 spot for a different grand prix, and then get a second spot (at GPde France) by being host pick?

He’ll get two spots easily. You can only get two initially guaranteed spots via Worlds results, but as he has the 5th highest score of the season (4th after you remove Shoma) he gets a second spot very quickly.

 

[Jeanie19]

Have I got this right - Kevin Aymoz might be a likely host pick at Grand Prix de France this year, since he only has 1 spot? Would this mean he can use his 1 spot for a different grand prix, and then get a second spot (at GPde France) by being host pick?

I don't think he will get France. It will be Adam and then there is still Pitot, Luc, and LeMay to choose from. He will easily get two spots, without France.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

Have I got this right - Kevin Aymoz might be a likely host pick at Grand Prix de France this year, since he only has 1 spot? Would this mean he can use his 1 spot for a different grand prix, and then get a second spot (at GPde France) by being host pick?

Apart from seeded skaters (1-3 and 4-6) skaters themselves don't get to choose GP assignments, but get invited by the organising federations, who get to fight over which skaters they can get for their own GP and who of their own skaters they can find another assignment for. The skaters can probably tell their federation their preferences though, so that the fed representatives can negotiate on their behalf.

In Kevin's case, I can however see him being placed on the GP France roster, especially if Adam should not be able to compete there due to Yuma or Ilia requesting to compete at GP France. However, Kevin is high on the list of skaters with only one guaranteed GP assignment and he's been a fan-favourite for a while, so there shouldn't be any issues with lack of interest from other federations and he could easily get two GP assignments outside of France.
Fun fact: Last season was actually the first time Kevin was not assigned to GP France.

 

[FlossieH]

Have I got this right - Kevin Aymoz might be a likely host pick at Grand Prix de France this year, since he only has 1 spot? Would this mean he can use his 1 spot for a different grand prix, and then get a second spot (at GPde France) by being host pick?

I was trying to work out earlier who was eligible but the ISU world standings and seasons best scores don't appear to be available at the moment from the ISU page.

There are 54 non-host spots available for men. Up to 24 of these are for the top 12 at Worlds (possibly less if some of these are also host picks). That would leave 30 spaces for the top 24 in world rankings and top 24 season best scores. The wording is that these skaters may be invited, not that they are guaranteed one grand prix spot (it is possible for there to be more skaters in the top 24 of the two categories than spots available, although I think there is enough overlap for that not to have happened). We also need to factor in that those who medalled in juniors this past season are eligible if they move up to seniors. Kevin should be fine for one spot because he is very high in the SB score and high in the WR. For the French grand prix host pick, the French fed will also need to consider Frances Pitot (has aged out of juniors), Luc Economides and Landrey Le May (who seems to be another crowd puller with French audiences). Adam is automatically eligible for two spots, so it would not be sensible to have him as a host pick - although the French fed could still pick him and have done in the past. If there are spare spots elsewhere after the top 12 at worlds, top 24 SB, top 24 WR and anyone eligible coming up from juniors (e.g. I'm not sure what Adam Hagara is doing - he can choose either GP series this year), then Kevin is one of the skaters most likely to get a second spot elsewhere. For that reason, I would not be confident about whether or not the French fed would have him as a host pick.

Also, do we even know for definite that Kevin is competing this season?

Edit: only 22 spots needed for top 12 at Worlds, as Shoma has retired.

 

[saine]

Edit: only 22 spots needed for top 12 at Worlds, as Shoma has retired.

It'll still be 24, they'll bump up whoever finished in 13th (Nika Egadze) to two spots.

 

[Jumping_Bean]

The wording is that these skaters may be invited, not that they are guaranteed one grand prix spot

Copied from the GP announcement last season: "Skaters/Couples with an ISU World Standing placement of 1 – 24 and Skaters/Couples with seasons best scores for 2022/23 in the top 24, who do not hold an ISU World Standing placement of 1 – 24 will be guaranteed one event if they do not otherwise meet the criteria listed in paragraphs 2.1 or 2.2 above and the minimum Grand Prix score."

 

[Jeanie19]

I was trying to work out earlier who was eligible but the ISU world standings and seasons best scores don't appear to be available at the moment from the ISU page.

There are 54 non-host spots available for men. Up to 24 of these are for the top 12 at Worlds (possibly less if some of these are also host picks). That would leave 30 spaces for the top 24 in world rankings and top 24 season best scores. The wording is that these skaters may be invited, not that they are guaranteed one grand prix spot (it is possible for there to be more skaters in the top 24 of the two categories than spots available, although I think there is enough overlap for that not to have happened). We also need to factor in that those who medalled in juniors this past season are eligible if they move up to seniors. Kevin should be fine for one spot because he is very high in the SB score and high in the WR. For the French grand prix host pick, the French fed will also need to consider Frances Pitot (has aged out of juniors), Luc Economides and Landrey Le May (who seems to be another crowd puller with French audiences). Adam is automatically eligible for two spots, so it would not be sensible to have him as a host pick - although the French fed could still pick him and have done in the past. If there are spare spots elsewhere after the top 12 at worlds, top 24 SB, top 24 WR and anyone eligible coming up from juniors (e.g. I'm not sure what Adam Hagara is doing - he can choose either GP series this year), then Kevin is one of the skaters most likely to get a second spot elsewhere. For that reason, I would not be confident about whether or not the French fed would have him as a host pick.

Also, do we even know for definite that Kevin is competing this season?

Edit: only 22 spots needed for top 12 at Worlds, as Shoma has retired.

Kevin put an Instastory on new short program, so I think he is competing this year.

 

[FlossieH]

Copied from the GP announcement last season: "Skaters/Couples with an ISU World Standing placement of 1 – 24 and Skaters/Couples with seasons best scores for 2022/23 in the top 24, who do not hold an ISU World Standing placement of 1 – 24 will be guaranteed one event if they do not otherwise meet the criteria listed in paragraphs 2.1 or 2.2 above and
the minimum Grand Prix score."

Interesting. This is from the Grand Prix page on the ISU website: https://www.isu.org/figure-skating/events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating "Skaters/couples who have placed 1 to 6 in each of the four categories are seeded and assigned to two events. Skaters/ couples who have placed 7-12 at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships are selected for two ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating events, and skaters with a top 24 Season Best Scores (from the 2022/23 season) as well as those placed in the top 24 of the ISU World Standings can also be invited." I'd kind of assumed that what the ISU put on its website would be accurate and hadn't checked the regulations!

 

[FlossieH]

It'll still be 24, they'll bump up whoever finished in 13th (Nika Egadze) to two spots.

If Jason Brown opts out of the Grand Prix, like he did the past two seasons, would they bump up Mikhail Shaidorov as well?

 

[elektra blue]

Actually, with Glen being national champion, and Levito earning 2 spots on her own, it's not guaranteed that Americans would put Levito in, they will put Glen.

as for Alysa if Isabeau gets to skate home Amber don't. i think Isabeau won't miss the chance to skate on the home ice and she's also World medalist so fed, audience and those with money will want her there. my money is still on her

 

[saine]

If Jason Brown opts out of the Grand Prix, like he did the past two seasons, would they bump up Mikhail Shaidorov as well?

They would bump him up as well. They would also bump Deniss Vasiljevs and Kao Miura up to seeded skaters.

 

[Ruthypegs]

My hope is for both Deniss and Kevin to be at Grand Prix de France, with Landry Le May as one of the host picks.

 

[Jeanie19]

My hope is for both Deniss and Kevin to be at Grand Prix de France, with Landry Le May as one of the host picks.

My money is on that Deniss will get France.

 

[lariko]

as for Alysa if Isabeau gets to skate home Amber don't. i think Isabeau won't miss the chance to skate on the home ice and she's also World medalist so fed, audience and those with money will want her there. my money is still on her

Yeah, but Americans are weird, they prefer national results and public loves them the longer they see them skate the better