ISU World Standings Have Been Updated

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And they're as silly as ever (actually they may be setting a record for silly).

 

[Wyliefan]

At least @AngieNikodinovLove will like them.

 

[Lizziebeth]

And they're as silly as ever (actually they may be setting a record for silly).

I do believe that is a record for being out of step with reality.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

At least @AngieNikodinovLove will like them.

YASSSSSSSS!!

And rightfully so. As soon as I put down my morning glass of vodka I’m going to update the Wikipedia’s with this Hard earned ranking!!!

The 2020 world silver medalist is getting her due!!!

And here is a new article on our world silver medalist...

Bradie Tennell 'living day to day' during coronavirus pandemic - Figure Skaters Online

Bradie Tennell’s suitcase was up in her room, half-packed for the 2020 World Championships in Montreal, when she heard the news that the event was cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

figureskatersonline.com

 

[Vagabond]

Will Russia ever catch up with Japan and the U.S. in Ladies?

 

[skatingguy]

The World Rankings are ridiculous.

 

[mjb52]

haha the ice dance. Glad to see my favorites on top for sure but omg.

 

[mjb52]

Will Chen ever defeat his nemesis Samarin?

 

[skatingguy]

Will Chen ever defeat his nemesis Samarin?

Undefeated for two years, but still not the best skater in the world.

 

[casken]

Guignard/Fabbri, second in the world!
Ahead of all the Americans too.

 

[Debbie S]

In all seriousness, I hope that the ISU uses the SB list for GP assignments (assuming we have a GP series). Particularly when determining seeded skaters, the SB rankings are probably the closest to what Worlds results may have been. Obviously, there are exceptions - Med, for example - but I feel like that would be fairest to the skaters.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

The World Rankings are ridiculous.

I think they’re very accurate. Very.

Except for men’s. That’s where international legal action could be implemented!

 

[quartz]

Ahahahaha....this is awesome. Not really a numbers person, so have no interest in how its all calculated, just fun to see where the names are on the list according to other names.

 

[kittyjake5]

WOW How the heck did they come up with this?????

 

[BaileyCatts]

I've never really looked at the Worlds Rankings list before but geez …. this is just about the stupidest thing I have ever seen.

 

[casken]

WOW How the heck did they come up with this?????

If I understand correctly, if you can avoid injury and compete a lot, including as many fall B comps as you can, you earn more points which equals higher ranking.

It doesn't have as much to do with who finishes where at the previous worlds as one would think.

 

[ChelleC]

I NEEDED this laugh today.

 

[skatingguy]

I think they’re very accurate. Very.

Except for men’s. That’s where international legal action could be implement!

And Dance.

 

[DobrinFan]

WOW How the heck did they come up with this?????

Like they always do. I calculated the top 50 men weeks ago and got the same thing.

 

[VGThuy]

I sort of like some of these standings. I’m ok with giving them world medals and giving them the World title this way.

 

[AYS]

If P/C work really, really hard, they may make top 5 in the world someday.

 

[MacMadame]

I've never really looked at the Worlds Rankings list before but geez …. this is just about the stupidest thing I have ever seen.

I don't look at them either but I decided to look at last year's and they are just as whack.

 

[jamesy]

This is what some people get for skipping 4CCs.

 

[ChelleC]

If P/C work really, really hard, they may make top 5 in the world someday.

Nathan Chen too.

 

[Vagabond]

This is what some people get for skipping 4CCs.

Don't skip 4CC's.
Don't skip Euros.
Don't let event cancellation keep you from competing.
Don't get injured.
Don't let your partner dump you.
Don't be young.

 

[DobrinFan]

Don't skip 4CC's.
Don't skip Euros.

Qualify to the free program.....((Kevin))

 

[mjb52]

My cunning plan if I was a skater: If you don't compete, doesn't that technically make you undefeated? My arsenal of singles would keep me on the top in no time that way.

 

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Like they always do. I calculated the top 50 men weeks ago and got the same thing.

Well, there goes my theory that the ISU used a dartboard to determine the rankings.

 

[kwanfan1818]

At a cursory glance -- if I've missed anyone, please call this out -- skaters this would have affected most are the ones who didn't get Euros/4C's points in 2020 and had a likely shot of earning enough to bring them up the WS list:

• Bell (SB 14)
• Chen (SB 1)
• Uno (SB 9)
• Aymoz (missed FS at Euros, SB 3)
• Tanaka (SB 17)
• Zhou (SB 23)
• Miyahara (SB 7)
• Ryom/Kim (not listed on the Worlds roster, but SB 21)
• Lauriault/LeGac (SB 60, and not guaranteed a spot from WS or SB)

All but Lauriault/LeGac are safely in the Top 24 SB, so spots shouldn't be an issue. Seeding would be, though, and without knowing how many inputs there would be before championships, where earlier half/later half and getting into the penultimate and last groups is a big deal, it's hard to make any predictions.

Nazarova/Nikitin could have picked up incremental points as well, but they are SB 24, so guaranteed a spot.

The skaters for whom Worlds could have made an incremental impact towards crossing #24 on the WS list are:

• Meite (SB 50)
• Hocke/Kunkel (SB 31)
• Kerry (SB 41)

Not WS-based, but it will be interesting to see who qualifies as a split couple. Scimeca Knierem/Frazier don't, because SK/K's last result in the last two years was 15th at 2018 Worlds, below the cut-off, if they don't drop 2018 out of the calculation because 2020 wasn't held. Similarly, Ilyushechkina doesn't qualify on her (non Worlds) record with Bilodeau.

This is all through the lens of the current rules/GP allocation, as if there will be a GP.

 

[Andora]

I'm not sure why by the time I got to Ice Dance, I expected something closer to reality. And yet there I sat, once again spitting out my drink.