2011-2012 US JGP Assignment Predictions/Discussion

[johndockley92]

Seems like it would make the most sense to cut it off at 4th or better next year for singles and Dance. Pairs has less events so you can still make the final with lower placement at one event.

[Ziggy]

IMO In a field as deep as the junior ladies the USFS would have done themselves a world of good if they had set up a 4th(5th?) place finish cut off and/or a point total to be met before giving out 2nd assignments.

Only the Junior gold, silver and bronze medallists should be guaranteed JGP spots, IMO.

Otherwise there aren't enough places for the skaters whose form has improved considerably since then.

The Gracie Gold situation is an absolute disgrace. Despite showing performances that would put her on 4CC/Junior World/World podium throughout the summer, she ends up with one JGP event as Ashley Cain is sent to two...

[Ziggy]

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Gracie!

[query5]

well a trend seems to be starting in the last JGP event for the U.S.ladies,=last year Vanessa only sent to one , but return and made it to final.
now Gracie who skated great won her only JGP event and won.

[Sylvia]

Cain's first assignment was originally for Kulgeyko, and her second assignment was probably first offered to Siraj ( It's questionable if Siraj really "earned" a second assignment herself, but I could understand giving her one.) Maybe Cain's receiving of two assignments has been primarily based on luck.

I think it was primary luck, yes.

In any case, Hannah Miller and Polina Edmunds were both listed as alternates for JGP #4 in Romania (Gold and Keiser were not listed until #6), so imagine what might have happened had Miller been chosen and medaled in Brasov like she did in Milan...