ISU Grand Prix Assignments 2018/19 season

[RoseRed]

The PDF files for Ladies, Men and Dance were updated..

Ladies:
Lindfords finally gets named for one of the 2 Finlandia TBD. They are making Peltonen wait more it seems.

Men:
Virtnanen for the Finlandia TBD and Zhi-Jie Yee for COR (filling the D10 spot). One Finlandia spot still available.

Dance: Turkkilla & Versluis get the FIN TBD. Reed/Ambrulevicius and Komatsubara/Koleto get the 2 vacants at COR. Min & Gamelin finally crossed off SA.

Note that both Yee and M&K weren't in the top 10 alternates. So again they are doing as they please.

Julian might have been. I had him 11th on the list I was keeping, but it's not clear to me that Ivan Righini is still competing. He's not listed for any CS events so far. So if he wasn't entered for the GP, Julian would be tenth.

1. Junhwan Cha (SC)
2. Nam Nguyen (SA)
3. Yaroslav Paniot (NHK)
4. Paul Fentz (CoR)
5. Artur Dmitriev (CoR)
6. Nicolas Nadeau (IdF)
7. Alexander Johnson (NHK)
8. Ivan Righini ****
9. Andrei Lazukin (FIN)
10. June Hyoung Lee (NHK)
11. Julian Yee (SA)

K/K definitely were not, however.

 

[hanca]

YAYYYY! Nice!!

I just looked at Rostelecoms replacements for dance, etc..... they sure dig deep. I wish ISU could choose Rostelecom's replacements for them.

Would ISU also pay the travelling for them?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Would ISU also pay the travelling for them?

Yes! Per diem and doggy hotel care too.

That argument would hold water if u were talking about SkAm, SC, France, NHK, etc. But NOT AT ALL Rostelecom. Thats the WHOLE point.

It dont matter if skaters 1-10 are in Minsk, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Chicago, Ho Chi Min City or the Orion Constellation they go with non-threats.

And paying for the travel is part of hosting a GP event. So, yeah, theres that.

 

[SamuraiK]

YAYYYY! Nice!!

I just looked at Rostelecoms replacements for dance, etc..... they sure dig deep. I wish ISU could choose Rostelecom's replacements for them.

Komatsubara/Koleto was a deep dig but Reed/Ambrulevicius were 4th on the list and they train in USA.

 

[SamuraiK]

Julian might have been. I had him 11th on the list I was keeping, but it's not clear to me that Ivan Righini is still competing. He's not listed for any CS events so far. So if he wasn't entered for the GP, Julian would be tenth.

1. Junhwan Cha (SC)
2. Nam Nguyen (SA)
3. Yaroslav Paniot (NHK)
4. Paul Fentz (CoR)
5. Artur Dmitriev (CoR)
6. Nicolas Nadeau (IdF)
7. Alexander Johnson (NHK)
8. Ivan Righini ****
9. Andrei Lazukin (FIN)
10. June Hyoung Lee (NHK)
11. Julian Yee (SA)

K/K definitely were not, however.

Good point. Is true Righini is MIA. Im glad for Yee. A MAS skater actually born in Malaysia getting 2 events is big. D10 would be proud!.

 

[Dobre]

Russia likes to make sure there is at least one dance team that will lose to their lowest-ranked host team.

And Great Britain must really suck at ice dance politicking. This is the third year in probably the last four that I can think of them winding up with the top team on the list and hoping Japan will invite them.

 

[SamuraiK]

Is Julian getting 2 GP assignments a first for a Southeast Asian skater?

Yes, Michael Martinez qualified during the 2015 and 2016 seasons but only had 1 event in each.

 

[Seerek]

Rajicova's spot changed to TBD on 16 August, but I thought another Ladies' skater not from Finland posted to social media that she was skating in Finland. (I don't remember in which thread.)

I think Nicole will be pursuing her Masters degree(s) starting this year, so I don't expect to see her competing at least for the duration of this season.

 

[SamuraiK]

I think Nicole will be pursuing her Masters degree(s) starting this year, so I don't expect to see her competing at least for the duration of this season.

She's in the Nepela entries though..

http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat03108800.htm

 

[breathesgelatin]

Lists for dance and men were updated.

Turkkila/Versluis got the second host spot at Finland (no surprise there).

Fear/Gibson took the spot vacated by Muramoto/Reed at NHK. So just one Japanese dance team at NHK.

Junhwan Cha is at Finland now. Is that a returned host spot too? I've lost track.

 

[Sylvia]

Junhwan Cha is at Finland now. Is that a returned host spot too? I've lost track.

That was the spot vacated by Jorik Hendrickx. FIN only reserved one men's host spot and gave it it Valtter Virtanen.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Junhwan Cha is at Finland now. Is that a returned host spot too? I've lost track.

No, Cha replaces Jorik Hendrickx. Virtanen was given the host TBA that Finland kept.

 

[Dobre]

Lists for dance and men were updated.

Turkkila/Versluis got the second host spot at Finland (no surprise there).

Fear/Gibson took the spot vacated by Muramoto/Reed at NHK.

Junhwan Cha is at Finland now. Is that a returned host spot too? I've lost track.

Good, good, and good.

 

[breathesgelatin]

Here's an attempt at the dance substitution list. I probably messed it up somehow.

38. Evdokimova/Bazin RUS (Rostelecom)
39. Muller/Dieck GER (SA)
42. Yanovskaya/Lukacs HUN (Rostelecom)
45. Torn/Partanen FIN (Finland)
46. Tweedale/Buckland GBR (SC)
51. Koch/Nuchtern GER (Finland)
54. Shpilevaya/Smirnov RUS --
55. Sales/Wamsteeker CAN (SC)
56. Urban/Steffan GER --
59. Sosnitskaia/Golovishnokov RUS --

 

[Dobre]

Looks good to me, provided Sosnitskaia & Golovishnokov are still skating together. (I have no idea there).

Last year's dance SB list: http://www.isuresults.com/isujsstat/sb2017-18/sbtsdto.htm

 

[breathesgelatin]

OK, here's a try at men's.

28. Nam Nguyen CAN (SA)
35. Yaroslav Paniot UKR (NHK)
38. Paul Fentz GER (CoR)
39. Artur Dmitriev RUS (CoR)
40. Nicolas Nadeau CAN (IdF)
44. Alexander Johnson USA (NHK)
45. Ivan Righini ITL -- (Maybe retired???)
47. Andrei Lazukin RUS (FIN)
48. June Hyoung Lee KOR (NHK)
51. Alexander Petrov RUS --

Speaking of, what's going on with Petrov? Is he training?

If Righini wasn't submitted, or Petrov wasn't, the next in line is:

52. Kevin Aymoz FRA (SC)

 

[Sylvia]

Righini recently indicated he plans to compete in his IG (though it's unknown whether or not his name was submitted by ITA for GP selection): https://www.instagram.com/p/BnD6d9xhkpL/?hl=en&taken-by=barielloivan

ETA: @Ka3sha, have you heard anything about Petrov recently?

 

[skatingguy]

Righini recently indicated he plans to compete in his IG (though it's unknown whether or not his name was submitted by ITA for GP selection): https://www.instagram.com/p/BnD6d9xhkpL/?hl=en&taken-by=barielloivan

ETA: @Ka3sha, have you heard anything about Petrov recently?

How awesome would it be if skaters competed in Instagram?

Sorry, I'm on dangling modifier patrol.

 

[rosewood]

Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira for NHK's host picks. This article says these two were selected based on a selection meeting held in the end of July.
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180903-00000188-sph-spo

 

[Ka3sha]

ETA: @Ka3sha, have you heard anything about Petrov recently?

Haven't heard anything about his plans, but he is still training

 

[Marco]

Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira for NHK's host picks. This article says these two were selected based on a selection meeting held in the end of July.
https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20180903-00000188-sph-spo

yay hopefully it means Sota is getting his harder jumps back

 

[Ka3sha]

Min/Gamelin are again listed for Skate America
https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...s-2/17411-ice-dance-2018-19-all-6-events/file

 

[Jeschke]

Min/Gamelin are again listed for Skate America
https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...s-2/17411-ice-dance-2018-19-all-6-events/file

 

[shuilee]

Did Miyahara or Mihara withdraw from NHK?? Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira are both in NHK now, which means one of Miyahara or Mihara withdrew?

 

[oleada]

Did Miyahara or Mihara withdraw from NHK?? Sota Yamamoto and Rika Kihira are both in NHK now, which means one of Miyahara or Mihara withdrew?

Yamamoto is a man.

 

[SamuraiK]

Min/Gamelin are again listed for Skate America
https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...s-2/17411-ice-dance-2018-19-all-6-events/file

They are taking the drama to ISU!!!

Yamamoto is a man.

Very Happy Sota is finally getting there. He got 2 GP a few years ago but couldnt compete due to a major injury.

 

[breathesgelatin]

OK, with this news out of Japan about their host spots, plus Min/Gamelin no longer being crossed out, the remaining spots left to fill would all be host spots, as follows:

LADIES: Host spots at Skate America, Finland, Russia, France.
MEN: Host spots at Skate America, Skate Canada, France.
PAIRS: Host spot at Skate America. Plus the rumored split of Esbrat/Novoselov potentially opening up another French host spot.
DANCE: Host spot at Skate America, Russia, France.

Plus the possibility in France that Didier could return any of his host spots back to the pot... or wait until the last minute to withdraw skaters...

Feels like a good chance we'll get the remaining host spot information this week?

 

[Vagabond]

Yamamoto is a man.

Facts!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

OK, with this news out of Japan about their host spots, plus Min/Gamelin no longer being crossed out, the remaining spots left to fill would all be host spots, as follows:

LADIES: Host spots at Skate America, Finland, Russia, France.
MEN: Host spots at Skate America, Skate Canada, France.
PAIRS: Host spot at Skate America. Plus the rumored split of Esbrat/Novoselov potentially opening up another French host spot.
DANCE: Host spot at Skate America, Russia, France.

Plus the possibility in France that Didier could return any of his host spots back to the pot... or wait until the last minute to withdraw skaters...

Feels like a good chance we'll get the remaining host spot information this week?

KUDOS to SkAm for not rushing to name the TBDs before Champs Camp.

Make em squirm and work for them...especially our ladies field.... Child.......

 

[Colonel Green]

OK, here's a try at men's.

28. Nam Nguyen CAN (SA)
35. Yaroslav Paniot UKR (NHK)
38. Paul Fentz GER (CoR)
39. Artur Dmitriev RUS (CoR)
40. Nicolas Nadeau CAN (IdF)
44. Alexander Johnson USA (NHK)
45. Ivan Righini ITL -- (Maybe retired???)
47. Andrei Lazukin RUS (FIN)
48. June Hyoung Lee KOR (NHK)
51. Alexander Petrov RUS --

Speaking of, what's going on with Petrov? Is he training?

If Righini wasn't submitted, or Petrov wasn't, the next in line is:

52. Kevin Aymoz FRA (SC)

I’d say Nam is almost certainly getting the TBD spot at Skate Canada, based on his strong summer competition showings.