kwanfan1818
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I respect his decision, because by not choosing to do so, I assume that it's a line he wouldn't cross.(Hint: It involves a snip and a dunk.)
I respect his decision, because by not choosing to do so, I assume that it's a line he wouldn't cross.(Hint: It involves a snip and a dunk.)
OhWhich wouldn't dictate withdrawing from Skate America.
But didn't they withdraw from their other Grand Prix event? Perhaps one of them is injured.
Except that Tkachenko didn't meet the statutory requirements for citizenship. He's not Jewish, he's not of Jewish ancestry, and there is no longer a right to Israeli citizenship through marriage. Nothing has changed in this regard since the two of them paired up.
I'm sure she was. But she's already been to the Olympics, and it's Tkachenko should have (must have?) been aware of the risk. He's never been to the Olympics, and by choosing to represent Israel without doing what would have enabled him to get citizenship (Hint: It involves a snip and a dunk.), he consigned himself to staying home.
I don't see anything on Hendrickx's social media yet to explain why he's out.
Did I miss anyone?
- Firus is in for Hendrickx.
- Sadovsky is in for Petrov.
- Yan is in for Cha.
- Sakhanovich is in for Pogorilaya.
Choi and Tobias/Tkachenko have not been replaced to date.
I think there is something, or perhaps someone, he would cross, but it isn't a line.I respect his decision, because by not choosing to do so, I assume that it's a line he wouldn't cross.
I think there is something, or perhaps someone he would cross, but it isn't a line.
So maybe Saucisse/Firus would work
There are six dance teams actually on the replacement list & living in North America who could be selected. Some of them may be currently elsewhere or exhausted (Nazarova & Nikitin competed the last two weekends in Japan & Poland); but one would hope that at least one of the teams actually on the list would be available. This is only the second open spot on the GP in dance all season.
who are the 6?
some of these could be a threat for a medal.Actually there are 7 teams on the replacement list that train in North America (I thought so, but counted wrong earlier on the list):
Fournier-Beaudry & Sorenson
Coomes & Buckland
Nazarova & Nikitin
Lorenz & Polizoakis
Min & Gamelin
Mansour & Ceska
Smart & Diaz
some of these could be a threat for a medal.
Why? The rules for return skaters made it sound like they should have gotten one, but only skaters in the Comeback category (like V/M last season) are guaranteed two spots. Penny and Nick were never top 6 at Worlds, so they could only be return skaters.I thought Penny and Nick were promised to get a (second) spot as they were overlooked wrongly in the initial process.