2021-22 ISU Grand Prix assignments announced

[Gris]

SB lists for alternates (separated top 10 with ---, if assigned 1 spot, shown as (1))

MEN
He Zhang 217.42 (status?)

PAIRS
Tang/Yang 182 (provincial team, what does this mean?)

He Zhang is still competing (recently skated at a domestic virtual competition).

Tang / Yang have split, possibly due to her injuries. Yang and his new partner Siyang Zhang are listed for Asian Open.

 

[seabm7]

Yeonjeong Park** - 186.58

**Park may not have been submitted, because she was going for the JGP this season

At the beginning of the season, there was a rumor that Park wants senior GP instead of JGP. She did not participate in the JGP selection competition.

 

[RoseRed]

At the beginning of the season, there was a rumor that Park wants senior GP instead of JGP. She did not participate in the JGP selection competition.

I thought her coach said that she missed the JGP selection because she had boot issues and injuries.

 

[Karen-W]

DANCE
Kazakova/Reviya 176

They're assigned to RC.

 

[thvu]

Was he really? I don't remember his heyday as a technical specialist too much because honestly, ice dance from 2007-2011 and then 12-14 was such a blur to me.

He openly discussed changing calls for political reasons, so that one team wouldn’t beat another.

https://www.isu.org/inside-isu/legal/disciplinary-decisions/1375-case-no-2005-03-sergej-ponomarenko/file

There’s also that incident from an old Skate America where he called an extra step sequence for the Kerrs giving them an illegal element deduction. He coached rivals to the Kerrs at the time.

 

[sandra_persch]

And Gutmann got JGP ITA. Glad there are some local skaters being added.

 

[skatingguy]

And Gutmann got JGP ITA. Glad there are some local skaters being added.

Looks like the open slots in Grand Prix Italy have all been filled by Italian skaters.

Frangipani for men, Conti/Macii for pairs, & Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky for dance.

 

[allezfred]

Which is fair enough since they stepped up to host it.

 

[kwanfan1818]

He openly discussed changing calls for political reasons, so that one team wouldn’t beat another.

No, he didn't. He openly discussed the importance of calling levels accurately at a GP, saying that those levels could have impact on future events, including the OWG. The reason he got a warning was that the Code of Ethics prevents him from mentioning any external reasons for the decision, which is all in the linked document.

 

[thvu]

No, he didn't. He openly discussed the importance of calling levels accurately at a GP, saying that those levels could have impact on future events, including the OWG. The reason he got a warning was that the Code of Ethics prevents him from mentioning any external reasons for the decision, which is all in the linked document.

I guess that depends on whose conclusion you agree with. I believe Marie Bowness’ initial impression. You believe Ponomarenko and the deciding officer’s conclusion.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I guess that depends on whose conclusion you agree with. I believe Marie Bowness’ initial impression. You believe Ponomarenko and the deciding officer’s conclusion.

Marie Bowness changed her "initial impression" two months after her initial statement, according to the document.

They didn't warn him about his intent, and they questioned Bowness' retroactive conclusion. They warned him because he brought up any considerations outside the specific event.

 

[Belsornia]

There’s also that incident from an old Skate America where he called an extra step sequence for the Kerrs giving them an illegal element deduction. He coached rivals to the Kerrs at the time.

I loved the Os. The end of their career was so disappointing, even with Sergei politiking for them.

 

[seabm7]

I thought her coach said that she missed the JGP selection because she had boot issues and injuries.

Thank you. I found this instagram post,

Instagram의 홍예슬 Ye seul hong님 : "넘어진.. 트악 연습과정⛸ 미국 가기전에 조금더 잘한거 올리고 싶었는데 부츠 바꾸고 연습을 못하고 있네 ㅎㅎ 악셀 연습은 컨디션보고,할거 다한날 에만 어쩌다 하는데 뭘하든 이해력도 빠르고 (모든쌤들이 칭찬👏) 운동신경이 좋은지 잘하는듯 (좀 욕심내서 꾸준히 하면 뛸수 있을것 같은건..나만 그런가 ㅎㅎ) 4월부터 부츠 문제로 발목에 피가 차고 염증으로 수술을 하네 마네 참 힘들었던 기간들.

113 likes, 2 comments - hys_731 - August 27, 2021: "넘어진.. 트악 연습과정⛸ 미국 가기전에 조금더 잘한거 올리고 싶었는데..."

www.instagram.com

Her coach said Yeonjeong struggled with a boot-related injury since April, then became better on July. But Ms. Hong (the coach) did not mention JGP here.

 

[skatingguy]

Mana Kawabe (JPN) has replaced Alexia Paganini (SUI) at Skate Canada.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Anyone know what happened to Alex though? She seemed fine the other week…

 

[Samurina]

Anyone know what happened to Alex though? She seemed fine the other week…

I think she withdrew from SC bc the field is so tough and after she qualified an Olympic Spot she thought it prob was not worth it

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

I think she withdrew from SC bc the field is so tough and after she qualified an Olympic Spot she thought it prob was not worth it

Oh dear, do you really think so? I had that thought as well but I did not want to believe it

 

[Colonel Green]

I think she withdrew from SC bc the field is so tough and after she qualified an Olympic Spot she thought it prob was not worth it

Why would you think that?

 

[Frau Muller]

Mana Kawabe (JPN) has replaced Alex Paganini (SUI) at Skate Canada.

No disrespect to Paganini but, with Kawabe & her 3-axels, the SC Women’s field becomes even tougher.

 

[Coco]

Maybe she was exhausted after Nebelhorn and needed a break? Perhaps her team decided that a flight to the Pacific coast of N. America was not in her best interest right now?

I'm sure all of these skaters have minor injuries and inflammation. You don't get a medal for competing through injuries six months before the Games.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Maybe she was exhausted after Nebelhorn and needed a break? Perhaps her team decided that a flight to the Pacific coast of N. America was not in her best interest right now?

I'm sure all of these skaters have minor injuries and inflammation. You don't get a medal for competing through injuries six months before the Games.

Doesn’t she live and Train here in the USA

She is an American. I think she trains in New York, no?

 

[Sylvia]

Alexia trains in Zurich, Switzerland with Gheorghe Chiper: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035472.htm
She relocated to Switzerland in May 2020 and was coached by Lambiel in Champery last season.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Alexia trains in Zurich, Switzerland with Gheorghe Chiper: http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00035472.htm
She relocated to Switzerland in May 2020 and was coached by Lambiel in Champery last season.

Oh wow interesting, I did Not realize she relocated last year

I think Zürich would be such a cool place to live.

 

[Ka3sha]

Russian skaters and coaches went to Tashkent, Uzbekistan to get American visas (and eat pilaf), so I guess everyone should be fine and get it on time

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[seabm7]

Russian skaters and coaches went to Tashkent, Uzbekistan to get American visas (and eat pilaf), so I guess everyone should be fine and get it on time

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I checked the tagged names. From the left to the right, they are Trankov, Dudakov, Minchuk, Bagin, Kozlovski, Boikova, Usacheva, Samsonov, Danielian, unknown 1, Zhovnirski, Uspenski, and the head of the medical Dr. Ozerov.

Unknown 1 looks familiar to me.

 

[Frau Muller]

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I think Zürich would be such a cool place to live.

Zurich has one of my favorite small-scaled opera houses. Good ballet, too. I was there in 2016 for the premiere of Ratmansky’s reconstruction of the original (1895 v) Swan Lake. And real swans on the lake, a block away from the theatre! And the Lindt Cafe an easy tram ride...

 

[On My Own]

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Would this mean they could have got vaccines to get around France's restrictions? Not the same group of skaters, but I am unsure if it might have been allowed by the RusFed.

 

[Colonel Green]

Would this mean they could have got vaccines to get around France's restrictions?

Yes. Davis & Smolkin got the Pfizer vaccine in addition to the Sputnik one, for instance.

 

[On My Own]

Yes. Davis & Smolkin got the Pfizer vaccine in addition to the Sputnik one, for instance.

OK, so we might see Russians at IdF, if some have had the opportunity to visit countries where EU-approved vaccinations are sold.

 

[Karen-W]

Would this mean they could have got vaccines to get around France's restrictions? Not the same group of skaters, but I am unsure if it might have been allowed by the RusFed.

Why is everyone here persisting in the belief that the RusFed would restrict or prohibit their skaters and personnel from getting the Pfizer, Moderna, AZ or J&J vaccines? Mozer had Pepeleva & Pleshkov get J&J vaccines while they were training over here during the summer. One has to assume that Davis/Smolkin also have received one of those vaccines since they train in Michigan. Neither team has lost their GP assignments.