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I kept waiting for Efimova to do well with the German guy last year. Hopefully this new partnership in the US will truly thrive.
^^^ Yes, just saw that - here's Olivia Flores/Luke Wang's SILVER medal-winning FS to Star Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1IBM4Ox0oM
NHK isn't going to a US pairs team, I don't think. I would be very surprised if the Mokhovs don't get the SkAm TBD spot since they scored 8 & 10 points higher than the other 3 teams in the ISP who don't have 2 GPs (ChanHowe, KamOShea, PlaFern) or a SkAm host spot (LiuNagy) already.
Idk if I'm wrong and tired
but Spencer and Emily are going and Nastia/Daniil are WD
But S/S don't have to be replaced by another American team. It's up to the Japanese fed to pick a replacement for NHK from the replacement list, not up to the USFS.Idk if I'm wrong and tired
ISU announces the 2023-2024 Grand Prix Series assignments - Figure Skaters Online
The 2023-2024 ISU Grand Prix Series selections were announced on June 28, 2023. Below are the complete selections. As a reminder, until future notice, skaters from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to participate in any international competitions, including the ISU Championships, ISU Grand...figureskatersonline.com
Ah I see, Who are some other possible candidates though?
See the last post in this thread for GP alternates -
I'm not expecting an announcement about the final TBD spot right away. With the rumor being that Isabelle Martins wasn't 100% this week, I'd guess the Int'l Committee will wait until after ACI next weekend before making a decision, and if they're going to wait until after ACI, they might as well wait until after the Mokhovs compete at Nebelhorn the week after. That still gives whomever is selected a month ahead of SkAm.
Not really. They could wait and see if the Mokhovs pick up a 2nd GP somewhere else.
Hmmm... That would be a rather shocking choice, even if they do train at WASA and there's a lot of political pull there with USFS. One would have also expected, if this was true, that they'd have been assigned to one of the early Challengers, which they have not.
Right? I'm really skeptical about this and curious and... Gonna have to keep my eyes peeled on IG, I suppose.
Eh... If they WD from ACI this week, I might be inclined to agree with this hypothesis, but 6 weeks out from SkAm, they wouldn't be replaced (and not by Hanns/Neudecker of all the teams we have in the mix) unless it was a significant injury. And, even then, I think the Mokhovs would be the more likely replacements, with Martins/Bedard (who we know are dealing with something - either minor injury or illness - which affected them this last week at John Nicks IPC) the next choice ahead of Hanns/Neudecker.
uhm - your link goes to the John Nicks schedule...
Reupdated sorry
Interesting... I don't even know what to think of that. I'm gonna watch the John Nicks programs which have been uploaded to YT and maybe I'll have a different opinion but, based on the protocols, I wouldn't be giving them the spot, lol.Reupdated sorry
The performance was not Skate America quality. The choreo and program was very boring and compared to the other teams slow in speed. The lifts were all shaky in footwork and unimpressive- also second lasso didn't go up. The jumps were okay but no second triple or even 2a. The throws were the highlight.
I like usfs spreading out the assignments. The mokhovs aren’t making the final anyway. So good for more teams to get experience. I h/n can do two triples so I assumed they were popped jumps.
You're right about the programs being deadly dull, choreographically. The lifts - her air position is really unattractive. How they managed positive GOE on the last one in their FS is beyond me. But, looking at the protocols - the aborted lift cost them approximately 6.50 points, which would have put them within 2 points of the Mokhovs in the final standings. The throws and the solid SBS 3Ts in the SP were all really good. The death spiral in the FS was also quite nice with a difficult entrance. Their SBS spins in the SP, on the other hand, were a hot mess - which is something I'm noticing with the WASA pairs teams in general. Drew & Natalia need a spin coach, for sure.
They failed or also lost a lift at Cup of Colorado judging by the protocols as well as DS.
