Who Do You Think Will Opt Out of Worlds?

[nuge]

Exactly. It was painfully awkward every time. There were no pearls clutched here, it was all second-hand embarrassment for them.

This is true.You need perky personalities or indeed any personality to pull a programme like this off ' and him especially is too reserved.

Compare this to Marchei/Hotarek's no comparison.They did pull it off due to their personalities on the ice.

 

[IloveFS]

Why would the Shibs opt out?

Are the Shibsibs contemplating retirement?

 

[IloveFS]

Looks like W/P are in for Worlds and aren’t calling it a career quite yet

“Poje, 30, says the pair will take it “year by year” in terms of deciding their future in the sport but will look forward to the world championships, which take place in Milan in March

“We need a little vacation after that,” he said.”

That is fantastic news about W/P..... I am so hoping that they stick around.. Didn't D/R say the same thing after Sochi????

 

[clairecloutier]

Stolbova/Klimov are out of Worlds with another Stolbova injury, as reported by @Ka3sha in the Russian news thread.

 

[Frau Muller]

Why would the Shibs opt out?

Only if they’re going to do Dancing With the Stars, I’m guessing.

 

[Rock2]

Great to hear about W/P. If their hearts are still in it, definitley do one more year to see if they can get National title back and make at least top 5 in the world if not hit the podium. They will be elevated or dumped. My guess is they might try to rationalize staying in until Montreal/2020 if they have a shot at the podium.

 

[Sylvia]

Article in English on Yuzuru Hanyu published before the Exhibition Gala: https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...flag-at-closing-ceremony-worlds-in-doubt.html

Speaking after practice for Sunday's gala exhibition, Hanyu, who became the first man in 66 years to defend his Olympic title last week, also said he is still undecided about whether to take part in the upcoming world championships in Milan.
He has been performing in Pyeongchang, his first competition in four months, with the aid of painkillers.
"I am still a bit undecided," Hanyu said of next month's worlds. "I think it is the federation that will make an announcement about that."
"My ankle is not in good shape and I have to keep that in mind and take various things into consideration before coming to a decision."
Hanyu said he will continue to take painkillers until the exhibition is done.
"I'll keep taking them so I don't lose my skating feeling but I will start reducing the dosage and then after that, I have to look at how I am feeling and take it from there."
"It is launching into the lutz and loop that is causing pain but landing is okay as long as I am taking the painkillers."

 

[Vash01]

I really hope the JSF doesn't pressure Hanyu to compete in Milan. I would like him to take care if his injury and let it heal before he competes again. It could mean skipping the entire next season. He can come back in 2020 like Yu na Kim did to prep for the next Olympics.

 

[BittyBug]

@Vash01 this post in the Hanyu cheer thread suggests that the fed wants him to fully heal before he returns to competition.

 

[Vash01]

@Vash01 this post in the Hanyu cheer thread suggests that the fed wants him to fully heal before he returns to competition.

I am relieved.

 

[cocotaffy]

Isn't today at 20:00 Milan time the last deadline for registration ? Are they gonna release the list immediately though ?

 

[Sylvia]

Isn't today at 20:00 Milan time the last deadline for registration ? Are they gonna release the list immediately though ?

Last year, entries were due on March 6 and the lists were published 3 days later on March 9, 2017

 

[DreamSkates]

@Vash01 this post in the Hanyu cheer thread suggests that the fed wants him to fully heal before he returns to competition.

Long-term investment considering he already has 2 OGMs, world golds and numerous other gold medals.

 

[DreamSkates]

This will be sad Worlds in mens.... Propably no Fernandez, Hanyu, Chan....

Time for a new generation!

 

[DreamSkates]

I haven't been on this forum that long, but it is evident that forum members have their biases on what is the truth, despite what the numbers and placements indicate from prior competitions.

Bias makes it for fun and interesting debates.Welcome to our world.

 

[DreamSkates]

Anyone have a link where Javi said about washing his hands of skating?
I think it might come across as more than he intended it to mean. Lost in translation or something.

I don't have a link but remember hearing it or something like it. I think he meant serious competitions, not all figure skating, since he wants to be involved in figure skating schools in Spain to advance the sport there.

 

[DreamSkates]

Why would the Shibs opt out?

Because someone questioned the notion so now it is "truth." I can't imagine they would not go as they might move up from bronze to silver position with V/M out.

 

[quartz]

Bias makes it for fun and interesting debates.Welcome to our world.

Biases are against FSU rules. Does no one around here read the rules?? This place is a shit show.

 

[ChelleC]

Biases are against FSU rules. Does no one around here read the rules?? This place is a shit show.

There's rules?? All these years, and I didn't know there are rules.

 

[Kateri]

Stolbova/Klimov are out of Worlds with another Stolbova injury, as reported by @Ka3sha in the Russian news thread.

 

[IloveFS]

Stolbova/Klimov are out of Worlds with another Stolbova injury, as reported by @Ka3sha in the Russian news thread.

Do you think that they are contemplating retirement or really injured?

 

[RoseRed]

Because someone questioned the notion so now it is "truth." I can't imagine they would not go as they might move up from bronze to silver position with V/M out.

No, people are saying that based on their own comments at the press conference. Personally, I expect them to go too, but it's fair to ask.

From Jackie Wong:

Shibutanis: We don't know. The plan is to go to Worlds. It's been the most amazing, ridiculous 48 hours of my life. We'd love to be there

It sounds like they'll go, but other skaters were definitive and they weren't.

 

[Dobre]

S/B and Z/G could easily secure 2 spots.

But not three.

Bobrova & Soloviev and Stepanova & Bukin are Russia's first good shot at earning the three places in over two years. And if Soloviev really plans on repartnering & coming back, he may want that spot himself.

 

[chantilly]

I really really hope Hanyu opts out to heal.
I’d hate to have him really do more damage.
I was blown away by his gala performance.
Hope he does something like that if he stays for the next quad.

 

[ballettmaus]

Since P/C seem to be going I'm kinda hoping that either the Shibs or B/S will opt out simply because it'll increase C/L's chances at getting a medal at their (possibly) last worlds at home.
(But I won't begrudge them if they decide to go).

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Well, there should be enough retirements to allow Cap/Lan, Kostner and Mar/Hotarek to medal. Isn't that the entire point of having the worlds in Milan?

 

[TAHbKA]

Do you think that they are contemplating retirement or really injured?

She doesn't need a cast on her foot to contemplate a retirement

 

[DreamSkates]

Biases are against FSU rules. Does no one around here read the rules?? This place is a shit show.

And who is going to monitor and judge "biases"? Everyone has an opinion, that is their bias.

 

[quartz]

And who is going to monitor and judge "biases"? Everyone has an opinion, that is their bias.

Oh dear. Apparently my smartass comment wasn’t apparent. Whoops!

 

[Sylvia]

The skaters/teams who have officially opted out of Worlds or are not listed in the initial entry lists published on Feb. 28 (among those who competed at Olympics) are:

MEN
Javier Fernandez ESP (no replacement)
Patrick Chan CAN (Nam Nguyen)
Adam Rippon USA (Jason Brown)
Han Yan CHN (no replacement)
Chafik Besseghier FRA (Romain Ponsart)
Jun Hwan Cha KOR (Jinseo Kim)
Yaroslav Paniot UKR (Ivan Pavlov)
ETA: Jorik Hendrickx (no replacement) - credit to @shah for noticing his name is missing from the entry list

LADIES
Emmi Peltonen FIN (Viveca Lindfors, based on pre-set criteria)
Mae-Berenice Meite FRA (Laurine Lecavelier)
Giada Russo ITA (Elisabetta Leccardi)
Kaori Sakamoto JPN (Wakaba Higuchi - was named originally)

PAIRS
Duhamel/Radford CAN (replaced by Camille RUEST / Andrew WOLFE)
Named originally: Stolbova-injured/Klimov RUS (replaced by Kristina ASTAKHOVA / Alexei ROGONOV)

ICE DANCE
Virtue/Moir CAN (replaced by Carolane SOUCISSE / Shane FIRUS)
Fournier Beaudry/Sorensen DEN (though listed on http://www.danskate.dk as planning to go)
Named originally/going:
Stepanova/Bukin RUS
Smart/Diaz ESP

ETA:

https://rsport.ria.ru/figure_skating/20180228/1133409060.html -> Bobrova/Soloviev confirmation that they won't be going, it actually came from Zhulin.

Thread in Kiss & Cry section where the entries are linked and copied out: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...hips-entry-announcements.103113/#post-5318124