Ha!
Gubanova is going to outskate them all and the Russian Fed will finally realize she is the star.

But, if she doesn't, go Liza.
Ha! that's another issue, and it is unclear to many if not all, but for few people in RFSF, what happens if another girl places higher then Tuk/Med/Konst... and if that happens will she be sent to the worlds. People saying "what is it? two different competitions in one? these three are there to skate off for the World team, and all other girls are just a "back up mass" to fill the rink?
There are discussions taking place (on chats/forums/blogs) outside of main media, where "supporters of other girls" (parents/relatives? friends? rink mates? fans?) are quite unhappy about what's taking place.
They feel this whole event is staged like a circus. Yet in the past, all these years the Russian Cup Finals were pretty much intended to serve as a stepping stone to 2nd-tier skaters or those who did not make it to, or did not do well in major competitions (Challenger, GP, other national events, etc). That girls of Tuk/Med/Konst caliber usually do not skate at such events, it is an event to give a chance to b-level skaters to break into top tier.
Some say that the Federation should have either held a test skate or skate-off between T/M/K separately, and let the other girls get their chance to medal, to collect points/ranks for next season and be judges objectively, without the "3 stars" taking all the attention and "high marks".
Also, the cost of tickets to the event sky-rocketed, and some say it is sold for 6-times higher than the usual price for such event, and sold out very quickly, which prevented some of the friends, relatives and fans of the "other girls" from attending.
Here is what one poster said (just text, i can't list his name).
А мне жалко девочек, которые весь сезон выступали на этапах КР с надеждой отобраться в финал и конечно с надеждой победить, заработать очки. Но наша федра устроила цирк добавив троих из другого эшелона. Мы конечно не знаем как они выступят, а если хорошо то получается отберут медали у тех кто шел к финалу весь сезон. Ведь у этих девочек нет шанса на ЧМ, они борются всего-то за золото в финале КР.
Стася, Женя, Лиза не должны получать ни каких медалей даже если получат высшие баллы. Их баллы должны учитываться только для отбора на ЧМ. А медали должны получить те, кто шел к этому финалу весь сезон и показал высшие баллы.
"And i feel sorry for these girls, who participated all season in Russian Cup series, with hope to make it to the Final, and naturally a hope to win, to earn points/credits. But our Federation turned it into a circus, adding 3 girls from a completely different level. We of course don't know how these 3 top girls will perform, but if they do well, they will take away medals from those girls who worked towards making this Final all season long. Because these girls have no chance at World Championship, they are here to at least fight for Gold at a simple Russian Cup Final.
Konst, Med, Tuk, should not be contenders for any medals, even if they get highest scores. Their scores can be used to select who's going to the Worlds only. But the medals should be given to those who worked on making to this Final all season long, by earning their highest scores."