ISU Grand Prix Assignments 2017/18 Olympic season

[her grace]

Based on @Sylvia list above, does this mean Amber and Courtney have great shots at a GP invite

No better than anyone else near the top of the list because host nations don't have to go down the sub list in order. In fact, being a medal "threat" can make one less likely to be chosen.

 

[Sylvia]

From page 10 of the Announcement: http://static.isu.org/media/545167/gp-general-announcement-2017_18_final.pdf

7.6 Replacements
It is mandatory that an Organizing ISU Member replaces any Pair who withdraws from the event with an alternate up to fourteen (14) days prior to the Team Leaders Meeting for that event.

For a Ladies or Men Skater, up to fourteen (14) days prior to the Team Leaders Meeting for that event, it is voluntary that an Organizing ISU Member replace any Skater who withdraws from the event who would be the 11th or 12th entry, but must replace with an alternate any Skater who withdraws if fewer than 10 entries remain.

For an Ice Dance couple, up to fourteen (14) days prior to the draw for that event, it is voluntary that a host country replace any Ice Dance couple who withdraws from the event who would be the 9th or 10th entry, but must replace any Dance couple who withdraws with an alternate couple if fewer than 8 entries remain.

At the fourteen day mark, consideration will be given by the ISU Grand Prix Coordination Group to leaving a position vacant because of visa requirements or unduly high travel costs that would be incurred by the Organizing ISU Member.

Skater/Couples, who are part of the official Alternate List must be ready to accept an invitation for participation in an ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event, even on short notice, except if the reasons for refusal are obvious (injury, illness, conflict with other competitions or with national activities, e.g. seminars, tests, etc.). The benchmark of such short notice is seven (7) days.

The alternate list needs to be worked through in ranking order for the top 75 ranked Skaters/Couples according to their Season’s Best. All Skaters/Couples of the alternate list will be grouped in top ranked groups of ten (10) Skaters, out of which the respective Organizing ISU Member may pick one Skater/Couple for invitation.

Skaters/Couples, who place first in any of the ISU Challenger Series events for 2016/17 and can prove to have skated the minimum total score or the minimum Technical score as mentioned in paragraph 2.3, as well as Skaters/Couples, who can prove to have skated the minimum Technical score will be added to the alternate list, bottom ranked according to their scores.

 

[analia]

Re. the master list a few posts before: Rajicova already have two GPs (NHK and USA).

 

[Sylvia]

Sorry, no new TBA official updates... just posting the NEW link to the Grand Prix section of the ISU's re-designed website: http://www.isu.org/figure-skating/figure-skating-events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating

 

[Jarrett]

Mirai featured in the photos!

 

[Yehudi]

The COR host spots have been chosen

Astakhova and Rogonov, Lazukin, and Evdokimova and Bazin. Ladies TBD

http://www.fsrussia.ru/news/3134-an...j-rogonov-vystupyat-na-gran-pri-v-moskve.html

 

[hanca]

It is not as if there is such a big choice for the lady. Feditchkina was at JGP, Konstantinova is due to the next JGP event, so surely the GP would be given to Sakhanovich or maybe Mikhailova. Thre is no one else.

 

[Jeschke]

Ah, I hoped for Efimova/Korovin in pairs! They looked great at the test skates

 

[danafan]

Grand Prix grids were updated with the host picks for Skate Canada: Nicolas Nadeau for men, Larkyn Austman in ladies and
Sydney Kolodziej/Maxime Deschamps in pairs.

http://www.isu.org/figure-skating/figure-skating-events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating

 

[kwanfan1818]

Skate Canada just got even better: can't wait to see them!

 

[barbarafan]

Grand Prix grids were updated with the host picks for Skate Canada: Nicolas Nadeau for men, Larkyn Austman in ladies and
Sydney Kolodziej/Maxime Deschamps in pairs.

http://www.isu.org/figure-skating/figure-skating-events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating

Totally love Nic Nadeau-really glad

 

[Stephanie]

Ivett Toth has been crossed off for CoR. Looking forward to seeing who the replacement will be.

 

[olympic]

I think Amber Glenn is high up on the substitute list. Judging by her performance just now at Lombardia, she may get selected

 

[kwanfan1818]

ISU grids are updated with Lazukin, Evdokimova/Bazin, and Astakhova/Rogonov.

Also, Cain/Leduc replace Kayne/O'Shea at CoC.

 

[angi]

ISU grids are updated with Lazukin, Evdokimova/Bazin, and Astakhova/Rogonov.

Also, Cain/Leduc replace Kayne/O'Shea at CoC.

Wait so Kayne/O'Shea have no entries for this season?

 

[kwanfan1818]

Yes: once you WD/are WD, you can't be assigned to another.

 

[angi]

Yes: once you WD/are WD, you can't be assigned to another.

Well there goes their (already slim) chances to get the spot on the olympic team. Such a shame...

 

[RoseRed]

Yes: once you WD/are WD, you can't be assigned to another.

They could still get the host spot at SA couldn't they. Not saying they will, but would that be possible?

 

[kwanfan1818]

They could still get the host spot at SA couldn't they. Not saying they will, but would that be possible?

That's an interesting question. If USFS hasn't submitted the names yet, sure, because the rules are:

k) Non-Seeded Skaters/Couples will not be invited to another event in replacement if they choose not to
skate in an assigned event.
l) Non-Seeded Skaters/Couples will not be invited to another event in replacement if, by medical reason,
they withdraw from an assigned event

and, presumably, this would be their second assignment.

But my understanding is that it's USFS policy that TBD spots are filled by skaters/teams who are invited to Champs Camp and based on summer monitoring, although I'm sure they can grant whatever exceptions they want. As of O'Shea's 7/31 blog post, Kayne was still recovering from surgery, and they had just finished choreographing their SP and FS.

Host spots are under the "Invited Skaters/Couples" section, so following the letter of the Announcement -- always a mistake -- they couldn't replace a different Pair who was assigned the TBD. But I don't think the ISU interferes much in host spot assignments.

 

[AidenAiena]

Ross Miner, Bradie Tennell, Stellato/Bartholomay & Parsons/Parsons have been added as the Host Picks for Skate America!

http://www.isu.org/figure-skating/figure-skating-events/grand-prix-of-figure-skating

 

[Jeschke]

Long live King Ross

 

[Sylvia]

And Japan's host picks were added: Miu Suzaki/Ryuichi Kihara (pairs) and Misato Komatsubara/Tim Koleto (dance).

ETA:

France added Lola Esbrat/Andrei Novoselov as their 2nd pair team and Lorenza Alessandrini/Pierre Souquet as their 3rd dance team.

 

[pairskatingfan]

I wonder who will get the Chinese and French pair host spots that are still open

 

[lauravvv]

Thanks for the information, AidenAiena and Sylvia.

 

[RoseRed]

That leaves only the CoR ladies TBD (also Ivett Toth withdrew and they haven't named a replacement yet, if they're going to) and the CoC men and pairs TBD spots.

 

[Sylvia]

UPDATED now that most of the host TBA picks have been filled:

MEN with 1 GP assignment or none (link to 2016-17 ISU SB list)
26 Nguyen CAN - assigned to Rostelecom
27 Kvitelashvili GEO - assigned to France
29 Kerry AUS - assigned to Skate Canada
31 Yan CHN - China host pick
33 Majorov SWE - assigned to China
34 Brezina CZE - assigned to NHK
35 Dolensky USA
36 Fentz GER
37 Balde CAN
40 Messing CAN - Canada host pick
---
42 Dmitriev RUS
43 Sadovsky CAN
44 Aymoz FRA - France host pick
46 D. Murakami JPN - Japan host pick
47 Shulepov RUS
48 Miner USA - filled Skate America TBD
49 Martinez PHI
50 Yee MAS
...
74 Nadeau CAN - filled Canada TBD
-- Ponsart FRA - France host pick
-- Lazukin RUS - filled Rostelecom TBD
-- H. Sato JPN - filled NHK TBD
-- Farris USA - invited to NHK under "return" clause/11th at 2015 Worlds; however, his current status is unknown

LADIES with 1 GP assignment or none (link to 2016-17 ISU SB list)
34 Glenn USA
35 Hicks USA
41 Matsuda JPN
42 Sakhanovich RUS
43 N. Kim KOR - assigned to Skate Canada
45 Nitaya JPN
49 Tennell USA - filled Skate America TBD
50 Schott GER
54 Rodeghiero ITA - assigned to Skate Canada
55 Craine AUS
...
83 Zhao CHN - China host pick
143 Austman CAN - filled Skate Canada TBD
-- Edmunds USA - invited to France under "return" clause/8th at 2015 Worlds
Update:
47 Toth HUN (currently recovering from foot surgery & officially WD from Rostelecom Cup)

PAIRS with 1 GP assignment or none (link to 2016-17 ISU SB list)
22 Castelli/Tran USA - assigned to Rostelecom
25 Cain/LeDuc USA - invited to Cup of China (replaced Kayne/O'Shea)
26 Ryom/Kim PRK
28 Ruest/Wolfe CAN
29 Ziegler/Kiefer AUT - assigned to NHK
30 Efimova/Korovin RUS
36 Jones/Reagan CAN
38 Danilova/Kamianchuk BLR
39 Calalang/Sidhu USA
40 Stellato/Bartholomay USA - filled Skate America TBD
...
47 Esbrat/Novoselov FRA - filled France TBD
67 Suzaki/Kihara JPN - filled NHK TBD
-- Kolodziej/Deschamps CAN - filled Skate Canada TBD

Now has 2:
18 Astakhova/Rogonov RUS - NHK & filled Rostelecom Cup TBD
Updates:
24 Kayne/O'Shea USA - WD from China; link to USFS' 9/15/17 press release
34 Gao/Xie CHN - not eligible as they are scheduled to return to JGP in CRO & POL

DANCE teams with 1 GP assignment or none (link to 2016-17 ISU SB list)
21 Fournier Beaudry/Sorensen DEN - assigned to NHK
22 McNamara/Carpenter USA - assigned to China
27 Nazarova/Nikitin UKR - assigned to NHK
28 Lorenz/Polizoakis GER - assigned to Canada
29 Popova/Mozgov RUS
34 Min/Gamelin KOR
35 Jakushina/Nevskiy LAT
36 Mansour/Ceska CZE
38 Smart/Diaz ESP - assigned to Canada
41 Koch/Nuchtern GER
---
42 Galayavieva/Abecassis FRA
44 Evdokimova/Bazin RUS - filled Rostelecom TBD
45 Kuzmichova/Sinicyn CZE - assigned to Rostelecom
46 Torn/Partanen FIN
48 Hurtado/Khaliavin ESP
59 Alessandrini/Souquet FRA - filled France TBD
64 Song/Sun CHN - China host pick
68 Chen/Zhao CHN - China host pick
-- Soucisse/Firus CAN - Canada host pick
-- Komatsubara/Koleto JPN - filled NHK TBD
??? Coomes/Buckland GBR ??? (names not submitted or bypassed in initial selection)

Now has 2:
18 Parsons/Parsons USA - Rostelecom & filled Skate America TBD

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TBD Men: RUS (Lazukin), CAN (Nadeau), CHN (still TBD), JPN (H. Sato), USA (Miner)
TBD Ladies: RUS (still TBD) & replacement TBD for Toth, CAN (Austman), USA (Tennell)
TBD Pairs: RUS (Astakhova/Rogonov), CAN (Kolodziej/Deschamps), CHN (still TBD), JPN (Suzaki/Kihara), FRA (Esbrat/Novoselov), USA (Stellato/Bartholomay)
TBD Dance: RUS (Evdokimova/Bazin), JPN (Komatsubara/Koleto), FRA (Alessandrini/Souquet), USA (Parsons/Parsons)

 

[kwanfan1818]

Both Cain/Leduc and Stellato/Bartholomay (who got the SA TBD) were invited to Champs Camp. I wonder if Kayne/O'Shea's impending withdrawal was already communicated to the Chinese Fed, and if it was already a done deal, if not formal, that C/L would replace K/O.

 

[binbinwinwin]

http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108219.htm
CoR Ladies TBD spot is Valeriia Mikhailova

http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108232.htm
CoC Pairs TBD spot is Mingyang ZHANG / Bowen SONG

He Zhang skated at the Chinese National Grand Prix recently so I'm inclined to think that he will be the China men's TBD. Wang Xuehan has been injured since the summer I guess she is not fully healed yet for Wang/Wang to take the pairs |TBD spot.

 

[Wyliefan]

I've never even heard of Mikhailova before. Think this Russian ladies' field might be deep or something?

 

[Dobre]

Both Cain/Leduc and Stellato/Bartholomay (who got the SA TBD) were invited to Champs Camp. I wonder if Kayne/O'Shea's impending withdrawal was already communicated to the Chinese Fed, and if it was already a done deal, if not formal, that C/L would replace K/O.

I would assume USFS already knew.