Who are the skaters competing?

[cianni]

Does anyone know who the skaters are in this comp? Is Irina back yet?

 

[windspirit]

Does anyone know who the skaters are in this comp? Is Irina back yet?

There's a list of the skaters on the "official" site, who are supposed to be there, but it seems pretty generic to me. For example, they have Irina there, but AFAIK, she won't be competing. She made an official announcement that came out on Dec 20:

"Three times I tried to start skating this season, and three times I had to give up the thought of going to competitions. Now I feel normal, the doctors haven't found out any serious problems in my heart. It's been a series of systemic illnesses, that take long enough time to heal, but they will eventually, - said Slutskaya. - I'll resume my training only when I feel more secure. That's why I'll have to skip the Nationals, so I can prepare more thoroughly for the most important competitions next year."

Plushenko said in an interview that he's going to be there. Griazev is going, as well the dance team, Kulikova & Novikov. The rest -- we'll have to wait and see.

Edited to add a link with Irina's announcement:
http://www.sport-express.ru/art.shtml?79227

 

[cianni]

cianni

Thanks for the info. I cant read Russian. I am still wondering if this means she is skipping all comps incl. Worlds this yr. Working for next season sounds like she is.

 

[windspirit]

These skaters were there today (at practice), the list may be incomplete:

MEN:
Plushenko
Griazev
Abt
Klimkin
Dobrin

WOMEN:
Sokolova
Volchkova
Soldatova
Basova


Timchenko has withdrew, as well as Shubin.

 

[windspirit]

And here's a full list (there might be mistakes in transliteration, mind you; I did it quickly and I can't see anything clearly anymore, lol):

WOMEN:
01. Tatiana Basova
02. Lilia Biktagirova
03. Irina Bulusheva
04. Ekaterina Vasileva
05. Victoria Volchkova
06. Valeria Vorobeva
07. Alima Gershkovich
08. Elena Zhidkova
09. Anna Lopatochkina
10. Arina Martinova
11. Olga Naidenova
12. Elena Naumova
13. Kristina Oblasova
14. Elena Sokolova
15. Julia Soldatova
16. Vera Stoletova
17. Angelina Turenko

MEN:
01. Alexandr Abt
02. Denis Balandin
03. Ivan Blagov
04. Alexei Vasilevsky
05. Alexei Vasilev
06. Andrei Griazev
07. Sergei Dobrin
08. Ilia Klimkin
09. Alexandr Kondakov
10. Andrei Lezin
11. Denis Leushin
12. Andrei Lutai
13. Konstantin Menshov
14. Nikita Mikhailov
15. Evgeni Plushenko
16. Andrei Saburov
17. Anton Smirnov
18. Alexandr Uspensky

PAIRS:
01. Viktoria Borzenkova - Andrei Tchuviliaev
02. Elena Ephaeva - Alexei Menshikov
03. Julia Obertas - Sergei Slavnov
04. Maria Petrova - Alexei Tikhonov
05. Irina Potanina - Stanislav Zakharov
06. Tatiana Totmianina - Maxim Marinin
07. Natalia Shestakova - Pavel Lebedev

DANCE:
01. Olga Gmizina - Ivan Lobanov
02. Oksana Domnina - Maxim Shabalin
03. Julia Zlobina - Alexei Sitnikov
04. Svetlana Kulikova - Vitaly Novikov
05. Inna Ladiagina - Anton Shabalin
06. Maria Monko - Alexandr Bortsov
07. Tatiana Navka - Roman Kostomarov
08. Ekaterina Rubleva - Ivan Shepher
09. Yana Khokhlova - Sergei Novitsky

 

[Ptichka]

It's scary how few early-twenties skaters there are in Russia. They are mostly almost-over-the-hill-by-skating standards, or just out of juniors.

 

[hrmsk8ngnutt]

WOMEN:
15. Julia Soldatova

Soldatova is skating for Russia again? If this is the same skater who won the 1999 World Bronze Medal.

I also notice that Ludmila Neledina is not on the list? Anyone know why?

Herm (sk8ngnutt)

 

[windspirit]

Soldatova is skating for Russia again?

Yes, she is.

I also notice that Ludmila Neledina is not on the list? Anyone know why?

I've heard some rumors that she might've decided to quit...

 

[Zanzibar]

A person at the practices thinks she's quit - but no confirmation yet from coaches or RF.