2020-21 ISU Grand Prix selections announced

[Jeschke]

Great for Kiibus and LTU dance team getting this spot after GP FRA got cancelled

 

[Colonel Green]

I am shocked, shocked that they didn’t invite Kihira.

 

[karmena]

Why they would? To show the world that Rika is better skater than Russian skaters?.
Also, if Rika would be invited, then there would be no reason not to invite Alexia Paganini...

 

[Gris]

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(Link is in Chinese)

Sui / Han have withdrawn from CoC to focus on his recovery from surgery in April. Also, the competition will be held without an audience.

ETA: The grid has been updated and Tang / Yang have also withdrawn. (They were not mentioned in the Chinese article I linked above)

Daizifei ZHU / Yuhang LIU have been added.

 

[Sylvia]

Article in English ("Han is recovering from his hip joint surgery which he had in April."):

Sui Wenjing/Han Cong to miss ISU Figure Skating Grand Prix Cup of China - Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

[AxelAnnie]

Oh major sadness!!!

 

[Gris]

Rostelecom Cup

Out: Danielian, Pavliuchenko / Khodykin

In: Semenenko, Kovalev, Yanovskaya / Lukacs

(Updated in the grids)

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh no, I wonder what happened to P/K?

 

[Sylvia]

Rostelecom Cup
...
In: ... Yanovskaya / Lukacs

They replaced Konkina / Drozd who withdrew on Nov. 4 (reason unknown).

ETA: Artem Kovalev replaced Vladimir Litvintsev AZE (eta: refer to @Gris' post below) who was still listed for RC as of 10/29 (ditto for Pavliuchenko/Khodykin).

 

[Gris]

ETA: Artem Kovalev replaced Vladimir Litvintsev AZE who was still listed for RC as of 10/29 (ditto for Pavliuchenko/Khodykin).

Litvintsev is still listed on the roster (the first one in the column). I think Kovalev took Maysuradze's (who withdrew on Oct. 19) spot.

 

[Gris]

Rostelecom Cup

In: Kadyrova / Balchenko

(Updated grid)

 

[Jeschke]

Rostelecom changes:

http://www.isuresults.com/events/gprus2020_Ladies.htm

Nugumanova is in!
Medvedeva out.

 

[Frau Muller]

No surprise that Medvedeva is out. Russian Nationals is about five weeks from now. Let’s see if she can compete by then.

 

[seabm7]

More changes:

http://www.isuresults.com/events/gprus2020_IceDance.htm

Out: Stepanova & Bukin, Shevchenko & Eremenko

In: Semenjuk & Yukhimuk, Morinova & Ustenko

 

[Jeschke]

Morinova & Ustenko

Ouch for Lizunova/Vakhnov after their great score at last RC and finishing the race to nationals above M/U.

 

[Sylvia]

More changes:

http://www.isuresults.com/events/gprus2020_IceDance.htm

Out: Stepanova & Bukin, Shevchenko & Eremenko

In: Semenjuk & Yukhimuk, Morinova & Ustenko

Ekaterina MIRONOVA / Evgenii USTENKO placed 12th in Senior at the past 2 Russian Nationals: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00103700.htm

Viktoria SEMENJUK / Ilya YUKHIMUK are a new team for BLR (no ISU bio yet). They won Ice Star in Minsk last month 151.85 (91.37 FD).

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

More changes:

Amber Glenn in





tee-hee

 

[Ka3sha]

Rostelecom changes:

http://www.isuresults.com/events/gprus2020_Ladies.htm

Aleksandr Samarin OUT
Ilia Yablokov IN

http://www.isuresults.com/events/gprus2020_Men.htm

 

[Jeschke]

Aleksandr Samarin OUT
Ilia Yablokov IN

http://www.isuresults.com/events/gprus2020_Men.htm

Bittersweet.
and

 

[rfisher]

Looks like I need a day off on Friday.

 

[taz'smum]

Looks like I need a day off on Friday.

Strangely I've taking on extra work for exactly the duration of the ice dance competition...
So what a shame, I will only get to watch the mens, pairs, and ladies

 

[rfisher]

Strangely I've taking on extra work for exactly the duration of the ice dance competition...
So what a shame, I will only get to watch the mens, pairs, and ladies

You can rely on us to let you know.

If I were a skater parent, I wouldn't watch either.

 

[taz'smum]

You can rely on us to let you know.

If I were a skater parent, I wouldn't watch either.

I have only seen TJ skate live once, in the Grenoble GP last year, and that was more than enough.
@cholla was an angel, she appeared by my side out of nowhere, just as Tiff was about to skate.
She really helped me through the ordeal, as did my newly acquainted Russian bestie on the other side!

 

[Sylvia]

Nick McCarvel's recap of the 4 Grand Prix events in this strange season:

Figure skating: What we learned from Grand Prix Series

Who excelled during the Grand Prix Series? And who just plain missed out? It was a strange first half of the season for the sport as athletes eye national competitions.

www.olympicchannel.com

Top scores are compiled here:

2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Top scores are compiled here:

2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Bradie Tennell for the Grand Prix Final y'all. Get it girl. tee-hee

Only 3 Russian women in overall top 10. Interesting.

 

[Vagabond]

Chen Hongyi FTW!!!!