No, they do not.
I think the lineup is due something like 10 minutes after the SP so they'll want to go in with a good idea.
No, they do not.
I'm not totally clear on the substitution rules but if I were the US/ Canada I'd do the following:
Ladies' SP: Gold; LP: Wagner
Men's SP: Abbott; LP: Brown
Dance: Davis/White both programs
Pairs: Castelli/Shnapir both programs
I still don't know that I trust Gracie not to bomb on a big occasion in international competition. So far she's done 1 good long program internationally in 2 seasons. I'm not sure that it makes sense to put her up in the LP when her score will definitely count for a medal, despite her strong performances at Nationals.
Ladies': Osmond both programs
Men's: SP: Reynolds; LP: Chan
Dance: Virtue/Moir both programs
Pairs: SP: Duhamel/ Radford; LP: Moore-Towers/ Moscovitch
Honestly, I'd probably get Chan to do both programs for Team Canada, but I don't know that that's realistic.
What I find interesting is that the team event is one week from tomorrow (!!!!!!!!!) and hardly any of the athletes are in Sochi yet! I think Gracie left already, but so far it appears as if most of the other members of Team USA are still in the US. I would imagine they would be leaving by this weekend at the latest, but that is still cutting it pretty short.
And Canada will announce its team members on that day too. So US wants to see other country's list before they announce it.
What I find interesting is that the team event is one week from tomorrow (!!!!!!!!!) and hardly any of the athletes are in Sochi yet! I think Gracie left already, but so far it appears as if most of the other members of Team USA are still in the US. I would imagine they would be leaving by this weekend at the latest, but that is still cutting it pretty short.
They probably have better training conditions at home than in Sochi where there is only a very limited ice time.What I find interesting is that the team event is one week from tomorrow (!!!!!!!!!) and hardly any of the athletes are in Sochi yet! I think Gracie left already, but so far it appears as if most of the other members of Team USA are still in the US. I would imagine they would be leaving by this weekend at the latest, but that is still cutting it pretty short.
https://twitter.com/USFigureSkating/status/428590471934255104
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FYI Team Event: We will announce the athletes involved in the short program at Midnight ET (10 a.m. Sochi) on Feb. 5th
Wow talk about last minute. And midnight?!
Well, they have a sense of the dramatic.... Hush! As the midnight bell tolls...
But, anyway, it occurred to me to wonder - what happens if someone is a few minutes over the deadline with the line-up? I mean, suppose some technical glitch or other? What happens then? Just.. curious...
Well I'm sure they'll actually do the registration before the deadline....just that they won't be announcing it until then!
Well, they have a sense of the dramatic.... Hush! As the midnight bell tolls...
But, anyway, it occurred to me to wonder - what happens if someone is a few minutes over the deadline with the line-up? I mean, suppose some technical glitch or other? What happens then? Just.. curious...
Most athletes show up for a GP event a few days before, not usually a week. I don't think the conditions will be all that different from a GP...other than it's a much more high-profile event.
I guess I'm just used to gymnastics where US athletes routinely show up for the Olympics 2 weeks in advance or so. USAG usually rents a private facility for them to use until they go to the Village about a week before.Just more proof that these young athletes are made of tougher stuff than I can ever be. I even cushion vacation plans by a day or two to get past jetlag. But they know themselves best and I'm sure they'll arrive when it feels right.
Well, they have a sense of the dramatic.... Hush! As the midnight bell tolls...
But, anyway, it occurred to me to wonder - what happens if someone is a few minutes over the deadline with the line-up? I mean, suppose some technical glitch or other? What happens then? Just.. curious...