Wyliefan
Ubering juniors against my will
- Messages
- 44,120
But they'll be back for Nationals. So says IFS Magazine: https://twitter.com/ifsmagazine/status/1009799640030629888
Is it the Thank You tour? Hope they are in it...
Trevling, especially as you get older, can take a huge toll on someone.It it really that “restful” to sit out the Grand Prix but compete at Nationals? The skaters would still have to practice as much though there would be no traveling. Just curious.
They ARE going on the Thank You tour!I would doubt that is the reason...however...now that they have made the decision maybe they will be asked to do a few shows....They competed straight for 12 yrs (except for injuries) so they need to take a breath and live for a bit in order to jump into the next cycle. Good for them...
Well, that just changed the GP seeding. We'll see who is still on the list at the end of the month.
I think someone said that it looked like an old picture though, so we really don't know what B/S are doing. They would be guaranteed 1, but would get 2 due to a high SB. The only way to be guaranteed 2 spots is to place top 10 (12 for singles) at Worlds.We don't know about C/L, but from an Instagram post a few weeks ago, it sounds like B/S are continuing (it was a pic of them with Zhulin learning the Tango Romantica), which surprises me, but they won't be seeded on the GP since they didn't compete at Worlds. I believe their world ranking guarantees them 2 spots? C/B would be the 4th seeded team if C/L compete, 3rd seed if they don't.
What did that person mean by "an old picture"? The last time Tango Romantica was used for competition was as a CD at the 2010 Olympics. Bobrova/Soloviev were there too, but she was blonde then and they were not training with Zhulin. And I don't remember them having a tango exhibition in these last years since Bobrova has had red hair. Or was it meant that they tried the tango just for fun earlier during the season when they probably had not yet decided if they were going to continue or not? But why would Soloviev post an old photo like that with a text "Ice is tempting, isn't it?" and a wink emoticon? Would he troll their fans in that way, very obviously hinting at something that he knew was not going to be?I think someone said that it looked like an old picture though, so we really don't know what B/S are doing.
It is very different, since mostly only professional skaters skate in Plushenko's and Averbukh's shows with very few exceptions. And even those few exceptions, like Plushenko himself and also Sotnikova, ended up not competing in any ISU competitions during the seasons when they took part in those shows even if they were not officially retired and it was unclear what they were going to do during the rest of the season.But I wonder if the ISU is going to get miffed about this? I wonder if we might see some kind of rule change come in at some point? But I suppose it's not too different to Plushenko or Averbukh's shows during the competitive seasons is it?
It is very different, since mostly only professional skaters skate in Plushenko's and Averbukh's shows with very few exceptions. And even those few exceptions, like Plushenko himself and also Sotnikova, ended up not competing in any ISU competitions during the seasons when they took part in those shows even if they were not officially retired and it was unclear what they were going to do during the rest of the season.
It’s a lot more affordable than GP events and closer for a lot of people too, though, so that would make sense as to why Canadian fans are more excited about getting to attend this tour. (Not to say that anything you are suggesting may not be true! Who knows!)I would wonder if this were to become a yearly thing (which I think it won't as its only post Olympics) the ISU would maybe discourage it. I think because it's a lot more lucrative for some skaters than doing the GP. The reaction on social media has been hugely positive to WP joining the tour and its clear that Canadian fans are way way more interested in this tour than the GP and view it as a much bigger deal than competing.