2012-13 ISU Grand Prix Assignments

[love_skate2011]

thank you Sylvia

Good for Shelepen and Korobeynikova getting 2 GP spots over Makarova
and happy for Martiusheva/Rogonov getting Host Picks !!!

[Sylvia]

Sorry to disappoint you but Ksenia Makarova already had 2 GPs due to her placing in the top 12 at Worlds (9th).

I'm glad Russia selected Martyusheva/Rogonov.

Wonder what's behind Skate Canada's non-Canadian picks...

[love_skate2011]

Sorry to disappoint you but Ksenia Makarova already had 2 GPs due to her placing in the top 12 at Worlds (9th).

I'm glad Russia selected Martyusheva/Rogonov.

yes I forgot, thanks for reminding me
on a better note I'm glad It didn't went again to Gerboldt/Enbert

[Jemestone]

Canada's host pick is Shelepen . Good for her and Polina K. Yay for Menshov, I knew he would get it!!!

[DimaToe]

Canada's host pick is Shelepen . Good for her and Polina K. Yay for Menshov, I knew he would get it!!!

Maybe they're trying to confuse her into representing Canada

[love_skate2011]

Maybe they're trying to confuse her into representing Canada

Shelepen for Canada !!!

[toddlj]

Happy for Shelepen, but Nagasu is passed up once again? I'm starting to wonder if she perhaps declined early-season GPs?

[julieann]

I wonder what is happening with S/H?

[Lyinna]

Someone knows why Gerboldt/Enbert withdrawn from Skate Canada?

[Sylvia]

Grand Prix rosters updated as of September 5, 2012 (bolded names are new additions and/or replacements): http://www.sportcentric.com/vsite/vn...v-list,00.html

* = GP debut

SKATE AMERICA (Oct. 19-21, Kent, WA)
Michal Brezina CZE
Tomas Verner CZE
Yuzuru Hanyu JPN
Takahiko Kozuka JPN
Tatsuki Machida JPN
Konstantin Menshov RUS
Alexander Majorov SWE
Jeremy Abbott USA
Evan Lysacek USA (added on Aug. 10)
Douglas Razzano USA

Maé-Bérénice Méité FRA
Sarah Hecken GER
Valentina Marchei ITA
Haruka Imai JPN
Alena Leonova RUS
Adelina Sotnikova RUS
Viktoria Helgesson SWE
Rachael Flatt USA
Christina Gao USA
Ashley Wagner USA

Dubé/Wolfe CAN
Pang/Tong CHN
James/Ciprès FRA
Kemp/King GBR
Volosozhar/Trankov RUS
Denney/Coughlin USA
Donlan/Speroff USA
Castelli/Shnapir USA (added on Aug. 10)

Weaver/Poje CAN
Zhiganshina/Gazsi GER
Alessandrini/Vaturi ITA
Tobias/Stagnunias LTU
Bobrova/Soloviev RUS
Davis/White USA
Kriengkrairut/Giulietti-Schmitt USA
*A. Cannuscio/McManus USA (added on Aug. 10)

SKATE CANADA (Oct. 26-28, Windsor, ON)
Patrick Chan CAN
*Liam Firus CAN
Elladj Baldé CAN
Florent Amodio FRA
Takahito Mura JPN
Nobunari Oda JPN
Denis Ten KAZ
Artur Gachinski RUS
Javier Fernández ESP
Ross Miner USA

Amélie Lacoste CAN
*Kaetlyn Osmond CAN
Elene Gedevanishvili GEO
Kanako Murakami JPN
Akiko Suzuki JPN
Ksenia Makarova RUS
*Polina Shelepen RUS
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva RUS
*Gracie Gold USA
Caroline Zhang USA

Duhamel/Radford CAN
Lawrence/Swiegers CAN
*Popova/Massot FRA
Kemp/King GBR
Savchenko/Szolkowy GER
Berton/Hotarek ITA
Gerboldt/Enbert RUS
Marley/Brubaker USA
Davis*/Ladwig USA (new team)
Vise/Baldwin USA

Zlobina/Sitnikov AZE
*Gilles/Poirier CAN
Ralph/Hill CAN
Virtue/Moir CAN
Carron/Jones FRA
Cappellini/Lanotte ITA
Riazanova/Tkachenko RUS
Hubbell/Donohue USA

CUP OF CHINA (Nov. 2-4, Shanghai)
Kevin Reynolds CAN
Jinlin Guan GHN
Nan Song CHN
*Yi Wang CHN
Brian Joubert FRA
Samuel Contesti ITA
Tatsuki Machida JPN
Daisuke Takahashi JPN
*Artur Dmitriev RUS
Sergei Voronov RUS
Adam Rippon USA

Bingwa Geng CHN
Kexin Zhang CHN
*Zijun Li CHN
Kiira Korpi FIN
Yrétha Silété FRA (injured, to be replaced)
Miki Ando JPN
Mao Asada JPN
Carolina Kostner ITA
*Julia Lipnitskaia RUS
Joshi Helgesson SWE
Mirai Nagasu USA

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch CAN
Pang/Tong CHN
*Peng/Zhang CHN (new team)
Sui/Han CHN (status? refer to post #561)
Takahashi/Tran JPN
Kavaguti/Smirnov RUS
Stolbova/Klimov RUS
*Yankowskas/Reagan USA (new team)

Weaver/Poje CAN
Huang/Zhang CHN
Yu/Wang CHN
Péchalat/Bourzat FRA
*Guignard/Fabbri ITA
Bobrova/Soloviev RUS
*Sinitsina/Zhiganshin RUS
Chock/Bates USA

ROSTELECOM CUP (Nov. 9-11, Moscow)
Patrick Chan CAN
Michal Brezina CZE
Takahiko Kozuka JPN
Nobunari Oda JPN
Denis Ten KAZ
*Zhan Bush RUS
Artur Gachinski RUS
Konstantin Menshov RUS
Richard Dornbush USA
Johnny Weir USA

Kiira Korpi FIN
Kanako Murakami JPN
Valentina Marchei ITA
Alena Leonova RUS
Adelina Sotnikova RUS
*Polina Korobeynikova RUS
Viktoria Helgesson SWE
*Gracie Gold USA
Agnes Zawadzki USA
Caroline Zhang USA

Dubé/Wolfe CAN
Lawrence/Swiegers CAN
Hausch/Wende GER
*Vartmann/Van Cleave GER
Bazarova/Larionov RUS
Volosozhar/Trankov RUS
Martyusheva/Rogonov RUS
Denney/Coughlin USA

Virtue/Moir CAN
*Orford/Williams CAN
Zhiganshina/Gazsi GER
Coomes/Buckland GBR
Ilinykh/Katsalapov RUS
*Monko/Khaliavin RUS
*Sinitsina/Zhiganshin RUS
*Nazarova/Nikitin UKR
Shibutani/Shibutani USA

TROPHEE ERIC BOMPARD (Nov. 16-18, Paris)
*Jorik Hendrickx BEL
Jinlin Guan CHN
Nan Song CHN
Tomas Verner CZE
Florent Amodio FRA
Brian Joubert FRA
Romain Ponsart FRA
Samuel Contesti ITA
Takahito Mura JPN
Jeremy Abbott USA
Johnny Weir USA

Kexin Zhang CHN
Léna Marrocco FRA
Yrétha Silété FRA (injured, to be replaced)
Maé-Bérénice Méité FRA
Carolina Kostner ITA
Miki Ando JPN
*Polina Korobeynikova RUS
*Julia Lipnitskaia RUS
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva RUS
Christina Gao USA
Ashley Wagner USA

Duhamel/Radford CAN
*Peng/Zhang CHN
*Popova/Massot FRA
James/Ciprès FRA
Savchenko/Szolkowy GER
Berton/Hotarek ITA
Kavaguti/Smirnov RUS
Stolbova/Klimov RUS

*Gilles/Poirier CAN
Carron/Jones FRA
Péchalat/Bourzat FRA
*Zahorski/Miart FRA
Cappellini/Lanotte ITA
Pushkash/Guerreiro RUS
Riazanova/Tkachenko RUS
Hubbell/Donohue USA

NHK TROPHY (Nov. 23-25, Sendai)
Kevin Reynolds CAN
Andrei Rogozine CAN
Yuzuru Hanyu JPN
Daisuke Murakami JPN
Daisuke Takahashi JPN
Sergei Voronov RUS
Javier Fernández ESP
Richard Dornbush USA
Ross Miner USA
Adam Rippon USA

*Zijun Li CHN
Elene Gedevanishvili GEO
Mao Asada JPN
Haruka Imai JPN
Akiko Suzuki JPN
Sofia Biryukova RUS
Ksenia Makarova RUS
*Polina Shelepen RUS
Alissa Czisny USA
Agnes Zawadzki USA

Moore-Towers/Moscovitch CAN
Sui/Han CHN (status? refer to post #561)
*Vartmann/Van Cleave GER
Takahashi/Tran JPN
Bazarova/Larionov RUS
Castelli/Shnapir USA
Davis*/Ladwig USA (new team)
Marley/Brubaker USA
Yankowskas/Reagan USA (new team)

*Orford/Williams CAN
Huang/Zheng CHN
Yu/Wang CHN
Coomes/Buckland GBR
Reed/Reed JPN
Ilinykh/Katsalapov RUS
Davis/White USA
Shibutani/Shibutani USA

[love_skate2011]

Someone knows why Gerboldt/Enbert withdrawn from Skate Canada?

Gerboldt is injured
so I guess no Pairs for Russia in Skate Canada

also Silete is still listed in 2012 TEB, but I think she just underwent surgery

[kwanfan1818]

Maybe they're trying to confuse her into representing Canada

We asked for a Polina, any , for Canada, but we weren't specific enough about which Skate Canada.

[worldsnice12]

Happy for Shelepen, but Nagasu is passed up once again? I'm starting to wonder if she perhaps declined early-season GPs?

I find this very strange too

[Hedwig]

Good for Canada for giving a host spot to a foreigner instead of not using it or assigning a Canadian lady without any chances!

[SamuraiK]

Random Thoughts:

MEN:
Surprised reigning bronze medallist Jeremy Ten has been snubbed by SC. Same goes for french Chafik Bessehier As for Russia I would have prefered to spread the wealth and give it to Ivan Bariev. I was hoping for Jiaxing Liu in China , im not familiar with the guy chosen and Im still mad Han Yan is being held back in juniors.

LADIES:
Yay for both Polinas getting two. LOL at SC realizing their ladies are not worth it. Theres still a host pick for TEB that could probably go to a foreign skater. BTW, Nagasu is being passed again yes but both Polinas were among the next 5 to chose from so its all between the muddy GP Rules.

PAIRS:
Canadian pairs are not so worthless as the ladies so Im surprised SC prefered to invite a foreign team here.
Yay for Martiusheva & Rogonov, they should have got it from the start.

DANCE:
No surprises here. I hope Zahorski & Miart can bounce back from last disastrous season.

[julieann]

Gerboldt is injured
so I guess no Pairs for Russia in Skate Canada

I hope it's not too serious I still think they can be a great pair with Kazakova.

[hanca]

I hope it's not too serious I still think they can be a great pair with Kazakova.

Did they leave Moskvina?

[toddlj]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the ladies replacement list now looks like this:
11 Mirai Nagasu (COC)
15 Sofia Biryukova (NHK)
35 Amelie Lacoste (SC)
37 Joshi Helgesson
38 Rachael Flatt (SA)

If Silete is recovering, as reported, then this would be the list to choose from for her COC and TEB replacements.

[julieann]

Did they leave Moskvina?

They are still there at the rink with her but Kazakova seems to be their main coach, Moskvina doesn't even accompany them to competitions. I don't think Moskvina was doing them any favors. They need a fresh young perspective with music and choreography. I think it may help easy into a new coach when she retires as well. That mambo program last year was a mess.

[icellist]

Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe the ladies replacement list now looks like this:
11 Mirai Nagasu (COC)
15 Sofia Biryukova (NHK)
35 Amelie Lacoste (SC)
37 Joshi Helgesson
38 Rachael Flatt (SA)

If Silete is recovering, as reported, then this would be the list to choose from for her COC and TEB replacements.

Except Mirai Nagasu and Joshi Helgesson can't be counted again for COC and Sofia Biryukova can't go to France because there are already 3 russians at TEB.

Also, the TEB slot can still be counted as a host pick. the French fed can still choose any of their skaters (not likely) or invite anyone from any country that made the GP minimum as a host pick, not needing to follow the next group of top 5.