Last time a top Russian pair team split and found new partners, it did not go very well, remember ? (both were even considered as one of the strongest individuals in Ice Dance). At least S/B seem to have a good relationship - just like the top dance teams in the world. You have to understand and respect each other if you want to skate well. This is more than just a "Let's find a new partner".
The ISU should be informed if there is anything that could prevent them to compete at Worlds though. So far nothing but we might have to wait until next week.
Different conditions, different history.
Israel’s situation is also different from Russia and USA. Israel is constantly under attack and under siege. If and when, Netanyahu will not have to deal with a constant threat of terrorism, total state annihilation, sanctions against Israel, and NGOs’ subversive activities, he without a doubt, would devote his efforts to internal affairs and improvement of economic and social conditions inside Israel, thus the Israeli electorate would evaluate his actions and policies by different measures.
This isn’t voluntary ! I mean why would anyone stay with Bukin? Why does stepanova want a banned partner?
Who told you that she could ever make it to the Olympics without her partner ? They have been together for so long, so what do you do ? Win Euros and Worlds medals (which they are very much able to do) or risk it all and end up not even making the national team ?
oh, caseyedwards, have you heard of "a boy who cried “wolf”?"… 
Bukin, Stolbova, few other athletes are not banned. They are not on the invite list and the IOC commission explained that it does not mean the athletes are accused of doping, which means there could be a number of issues relevant to stated IOC criteria for evaluation, but not necessarily doping. Had Stolbova been accused of doping, she and Klimov, and the whole Russian Team Event would have been stripped of Sochi medal, and officially suspended. Bukin’s situation is even less clear, but not doping related, as he and Stepanova would have been suspended as well.
Whether or not there is still time to clear them, and/or receive clarification before Feb. 9th, they are not excluded because of doping, since such offense would bring much harsher punishment and publicity.
Whatever your motivations are to constantly provide misleading negative information about the Russian situations (trolling, personal wishes of harm and dislike for Russia, stupidity and misinterpretation of facts, etc.) you are MISINFORMING people by giving “wrong twists” to circumstances (that were or still in-question) as “facts”.
- You yelled “Russia will be banned from Olympics” while it was already know “through the grape-wine”, by spring/summer 2017, that Russians will be at the Olympics, but with certain restrictions, one way or another.
- You stated that members of IOC Review Commission hate Russians and will use their own subjective discretion which ones to exclude, using perhaps such criteria as “how active an athlete is in condemning doping on Facebook”. The fact is that IOC had concrete specific criteria, ALL related to doping and testing procedures and results, which they posted in great detail.
- You sounded very sure few days ago that last week’s list of 169 invited athletes is to undergo 2nd review panel, and “some top athletes maybe excluded”. As you see today, it is not so.
- … and there is more of your “ill wishes presented as facts” but I don’t have time to list them..
The facts are that 169 athletes from Russia, are going to the Olympics. Among them are all top medal contenders in Figure Skating, and the total number invited is almost exact as Vancouver’s list of 170 athletes.
Please don’t hang yourself over your inability to see Russia hurt as much as you wished it. If you want to “hurt Russia”, you need to quite chats, and get seriously involved in int’l politics and that will takes years of education and professional development. Wishing does not make things happen…
It’s not just about figure skating! Ahn banned. Most biathlon and speed skaters. What kind of deal bans almost all the non figure skating medal contenders?
What are you talking about? I read your earlier comment that "Putin made deals with IOC, he refused to admit doping as as top level government project, refused access to certain cities, etc"... that is nonsense.... Putin, or his cabinet, have no direct involvement in any such decisions, nor would diminish their levels to get involved or even give ANY direct orders.
never mind Russia... but it must be hard to be "you", as you probably don't come out the house often in fear of being hit by a car or poisoned at McDonald's by Russian Mafia... 
You could have chosen a better clip of the Russians are coming. Such as this...
.... don't forget to "duck and cover"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTf04F5WxEM
... because The Russians are coming... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEWWRbn4zG0
Totally agree! But I said fourneyron would find ways to ban as many Russians as she could!
169 athletes is about in line with what Russia would have entered into the games even without the ban on the Russian Olympic Committee and the extra screening. This team is smaller than for Sochi, but host countries get more entries than they would if they had to earn them.
It should be over 200 but because so many speed skaters and biathlon and short track people were banned and couldn’t be replaced it’s lower than it should be. Also many sports have had replacements of lesser talents. Many sports have versions of a/r replacing s/k. Just lack of equal replacements. Like z/g replacing s/b. What a drop in quality.
I try not to discuss politics here, but FYI, Trump is not currently being evaluated solely on the economy (the trajectory of which he inherited from his predecessor.) Current polls show quite the opposite. Polls show people are happy with the economy and unhappy with him nonetheless. To assume he'll enjoy the same treatment from voters as previous presidents did would assume he is the same kind of president, and he is, by his own admission, not.
it is not number, but who gets to go that is in question...
ok, got it! a disgruntled employee....
https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohs81rDuEz9ioJzAA/giphy.gif- no... not as "she could" but as "she had to and was obligated according to set and now published criteria".
I have a little secret for you... Russian side received more than 169... due to internal decisions, in the administration and in certain federations, they CHOSE only 169..
neah.... too much drama as such would scare away caseyedwards, and i want him around...
With variations, in USA elections the "economy and related issues" usually, if not always, win... (just one article but there are many)
