2022-23 ISU Grand Prix Assignments are published

[Karen-W]

She is still off the other list, so they might’ve just used a prior version when adding Rion and not realised she wasn’t crossed out anymore…

Or they're leaving her assigned to SCI until they can sort out whether or not she can get a visa and if not possibly switch her with one of the other seeded 7-12 women.

 

[Kateri]

I hope Litvintsev keeps Sheffield, especially if it's an error and he wants to go, but if Morisi's not competing, can he or someone else drop out ASAP, because Frangipani for Sheffield, PLEASE?

 

[Sylvia]

Interesting - another update to the grids - adding the newly assigned Japanese skaters to NHK, as well as UNCROSSING out Ryabova from SCI.

Grids updated as of Sept. 1:

Women: https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...-3/entries-7/29098-entries-women-2022-23/file

Starr Andrews was added to Skate Canada International in the grid late yesterday (to replace Ryabova).

ETA:

Men: https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...ix-3/entries-7/29097-entries-men-2022-23/file

Ice Dance: https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...ntries-7/29100-entries-ice-dance-2022-23/file

 

[Andrea82]

Starr Andrews was added to Skate Canada International in the grid late yesterday (to replace Ryabova).

And Miura to Skate America to replace Kerry

Reed/Ambrulevicius are crossed out of Skate America

 

[Dobre]

Reed/Ambrulevicius are crossed out of Skate America

Uh oh. They are one of the teams that is listed to compete this preseason. At Nebelhorn at least.

 

[RoseRed]

And Miura to Skate America to replace Kerry

Reed/Ambrulevicius are crossed out of Skate America

But not NHK as of now

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

And Miura to Skate America to replace Kerry

Reed/Ambrulevicius are crossed out of Skate America

these grids are a hazard

 

[Karen-W]

Dang. I go to sleep for a few hours and the grids are updated once more!

Glad for Starr. Miura is fine, though I'm a bit surprised the USFS picked a guy so high up on the SB list.

Absolute shame to hear that ReedAmbru are off the GP lists. Must be something relatively recent since they were on the Nebelhorn list at the start of the week.

I know Miura/Kihara are supposedly back on the ice after her injury, but I'm more than a little worried they'll have to scratch from SCI at the minimum.

 

[GoneWithTheWind]

Absolute shame to hear that ReedAmbru are off the GP lists. Must be something relatively recent since they were on the Nebelhorn list at the start of the week.

They're still on the entry list for Lombardia too

 

[Karen-W]

With the way the Men's field has been shaking out, if I was the USFS, I'd be holding out on naming that SkAm TBD spot as long as possible. With the strong possibility that Kvitelashvili withdraws closer to the start of the GP, there's a decent chance Hiwatashi could secure a 2nd invitation and the TBD spot go to someone else (not sure who, but yeah...) As it is, I won't be at all surprised to see a Euro-based skater invited to MKJW - my money would be on Frangipani or Selevko - it won't be a Japanese guy since there are already 3 competing there. Also - Japan is now maxed out with 3 men at every event except SCI, so the chances of Miyake, Shimada or Honda getting an invitation are really slim.

Men - 1 open spot at MKJW; USA TBD @SkAm, FRA TBD @GPdF
Miura (SkAm & SCI)
Yamamoto (GPdF & NHK host spot)
Litvintsev (MKJW)
Miyake (SkAm)
Frangipani (NHK)
A. Selevko (SCI)
S. Lee (GPdF)
Shimada (MKJW)
Zandron (NHK)
Egadze (NHK)
Honda (Espoo)
Reshtenko (GPdF)
Orzel (SCI)

Next to be added:
Levandi (Espoo)
Hiwatashi (NHK)
Majorov (Espoo)
Britschgi (SCI)
Carrillo (SkAm)
Shmuratko (GPdF)
Starostin (none)
Circelli (MKJW)
Sjoberg (none)
Kapeikis (SkAm)

Newberry (MKJW)
Guarino Sabate (none)

And the Women's Alternates list - wondering if Ryabova is going to be able to compete at NHK seeing that she had visa issues for SCI. If so, the only options for the JSF will be Kiibus, Kitromilis, Paganini, Daleman & van Zundert since JPN, KOR & USA are maxed out with 3 women each already there, lol.

Women - FRA TBD @GPdF
Kiibus (Espoo)
Yun (SkAm)
Wi (NHK)
Park (SkAm)
Yokoi (SCI)
Kitromilis (SkAm)
Paganini (MKJW)
Izzo (MKJW)
Ruiter (none - also injured)
Andrews (SCI & NHK)
Daleman (SCI)
Ziegler (none - @Sylvia - do we know if she's competing this season? I can't recall whether or not she's entered any of the NQS competitions)
van Zundert (GPdF)

Next to be added:
Brezinova (SCI)
Sumiyoshi (GPdF & NHK host spot)
Ji (NHK)
Zhu (SkAm)
Serna (GPdF)
Wang (none)
Sauter (MKJW)
Peltonen (Espoo)
Saarinen (Espoo)
Schumacher (SCI)

The USFS doesn't have a lot of options for the newly vacated SkAm spot - 5 of the teams on the Alternates List are either already at SkAm or Americans. Seems pretty obvious it will be one of the Canadian teams or Harris/Chan that get the invitation. Though maybe they'll cut a deal with the FFSG to invite Lagouge/Caffa and, in return, the FRA TBD spot will be given to a US team (especially since that's one of the two GPs that doesn't already have 3 US teams).

Dance - 1 open spot at SkAM; FRA TBD @GPdF
Bratti/Somerville (SCI)
Komatsubara/Koleto (SCI & NHK)
Fabbri/Ayer (MKJW)
Pate/Bye (GPdF)
Lanaghan/Razgulajevs (GPdF)
Janse van Rensburg/Steffan (SkAm)
Lauriault/Le Gac (SkAm)
Cesanek/Yehorov (SCI)
Harris/Chan (SCI)
Lagouge/Caffa (Espoo)
Sales/Wamsteeker (MKJW)
Next up to be added:
Ling/Wein (none)
Nosovitskaya/Nosovitskiy (SCI)
McNamara/Spiridonov (SkAm)
Chen/Sun (none)
Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky (none)
Polibina/Golovishnikov (none)
Ignateva/Szemko (none)

 

[ostile17]

They're still on the entry list for Lombardia too

Hmmm, what could it be that prevents Reed/Ambru from going to SkAm?
If it's true, I am sorry for them but at the same time I am excited at the - albeit slim - chance of KanaDai to podium at a GP event!

 

[Stephanie]

Oh no
https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE
@AnythingGOE
Nina Pinzarrone has withdrawn from Skate Canada International and MK John Wilson Trophy due to injury.

Nina Pinzarrone on Instagram: "One day so honoured, the next so sad... 🥺 I am forced to withdraw from the Grand Prix series - both Skate Canada & MK John Wilson - due to injury... We will now concentrate on full recovery and I will be back! I promise

961 likes, 114 comments - pinzarrone_nina on September 6, 2022: "One day so honoured, the next so sad... 🥺 I am forced to withdraw from the Grand Prix series - both Skate Canada & MK John Wilson - due to injury... We will now concentrate on full recovery and I will be back! I promise!! Let...

www.instagram.com

 

[Karen-W]

Oh no
https://twitter.com/AnythingGOE
@AnythingGOE
Nina Pinzarrone has withdrawn from Skate Canada International and MK John Wilson Trophy due to injury.

Nina Pinzarrone on Instagram: "One day so honoured, the next so sad... 🥺 I am forced to withdraw from the Grand Prix series - both Skate Canada & MK John Wilson - due to injury... We will now concentrate on full recovery and I will be back! I promise

961 likes, 114 comments - pinzarrone_nina on September 6, 2022: "One day so honoured, the next so sad... 🥺 I am forced to withdraw from the Grand Prix series - both Skate Canada & MK John Wilson - due to injury... We will now concentrate on full recovery and I will be back! I promise!! Let...

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Aw, such a shame!!!!

It will be interesting to see who is invited by the organizers of each event. Japan is maxed out at SCI and NHK, USA is maxed out at MKJW and NHK, Korea is maxed out at NHK.

Women - 1 open spot at SCI, 1 open spot at MKJW, 1 open spot at NHK, FRA TBD @GPdF
Kiibus (Espoo)
Yun (SkAm)
Wi (NHK)
Park (SkAm)
Yokoi (SCI)
Kitromilis (SkAm)
Paganini (MKJW)
Izzo (MKJW)
Ruiter (none - also injured)
Daleman (SCI)
Ziegler (none)
van Zundert (GPdF)

Next to be added:
Brezinova (SCI)
Ji (NHK)
Zhu (SkAm)
Serna (GPdF)
Wang (none)
Sauter (MKJW)
Peltonen (Espoo)
Saarinen (Espoo)
Schumacher (SCI)

ETA - from the skater retirement announcements thread -

Ekaterina Ryabova announced her retirement just now on Instagram. Really surprising as she moved into the top 10 at Worlds.

𝗘𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗮📍Moscow 🇷🇺 on Instagram: "💔. Я завершила свою спортивную карьеру. Спасибо всем причастным! ⛸"

1,712 likes, 188 comments - _rina.r on September 6, 2022: "💔. Я завершила свою спортивную карьеру. Спасибо всем причастным! ⛸".

www.instagram.com

 

[On My Own]

Ah so Ryabova retired.

 

[Belsornia]

It will be interesting to see who is invited by the organizers of each event. Japan is maxed out at SCI and NHK, USA is maxed out at MKJW and NHK, Korea is maxed out at NHK.

I'm guessing Kiibus for MKJW, as the only Europe-based skater on the list.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm guessing Kiibus for MKJW, as the only Europe-based skater on the list.

I think van Zundert is also on the alternates list now. Working theory is that Ruiter wasn't placed on Skate Canada's GP athlete selection list even though she was in the SB Top 75, due to her injuries, which would leave her off the alternates list entirely.

I don't think Daleman or Kitromilis are out of the question, being based in Toronto and Boston.

Also, depending on how quickly Skate Canada moves to fill the new vacancy they have, Brezinova might also move onto the alternates list and be another option for MKJW.

 

[Andrea82]

The USFS doesn't have a lot of options for the newly vacated SkAm spot - 5 of the teams on the Alternates List are either already at SkAm or Americans. Seems pretty obvious it will be one of the Canadian teams or Harris/Chan that get the invitation. Though maybe they'll cut a deal with the FFSG to invite Lagouge/Caffa and, in return, the FRA TBD spot will be given to a US team (especially since that's one of the two GPs that doesn't already have 3 US teams).

Australian Fed assignment calendar updated today lists Harris/Chan for Skate America

 

[Karen-W]

Australian Fed assignment calendar updated today lists Harris/Chan for Skate America

Awesome for them! Crossing my fingers that Chernyshova/Windsor get a 2nd assignment too.

For dance - my expectation is that Lagouge/Caffa will wind up with the FRA TBD host spot, but the FFSG is, clearly, hoping they'll get an assignment elsewhere. It will be next to impossible for any of the US teams on the list to get a 2nd assignment - only GPdF and MKJW don't have 3 US teams already invited. Canada is maxed out at SCI and MKJW; and France will be maxed out at GPdF, but the rest of the teams should be good anywhere as long as an opening happens.

Dance - FRA TBD @GPdF
Bratti/Somerville (SCI)
Fabbri/Ayer (MKJW)
Pate/Bye (GPdF)
Lanaghan/Razgulajevs (GPdF)
Janse van Rensburg/Steffan (SkAm)
Lauriault/Le Gac (SkAm)
Cesanek/Yehorov (SCI)
Harris/Chan (SkAm & SCI)
Lagouge/Caffa (Espoo)
Sales/Wamsteeker (MKJW)
Ling/Wein (none)

Next up to be added:
Nosovitskaya/Nosovitskiy (SCI)
McNamara/Spiridonov (SkAm)
Chen/Sun (none)
Portesi Peroni/Chrastecky (none)
Polibina/Golovishnikov (none)
Ignateva/Szemko (none)

 

[Stephanie]

Tomoki has been added to the British GP per the USFS international assignments page. Good job by USFS in waiting as long as possible to assign the third Skate America spot. Now someone else can go.

ETA: I'm happy for Tomoki but this is a bit surprising as he wasn't in the top 10 per score. I guess when determining the top 10 they can eliminate skaters with other conflicts, for example in this case Japanese skaters since there are already 3 at MKJW?

 

[Karen-W]

Tomoki has been added to the British GP per the USFS international assignments page. Good job by USFS in waiting as long as possible to assign the third Skate America spot. Now someone else can go.

ETA: I'm happy for Tomoki but this is a bit surprising as he wasn't in the top 10 per score. I guess when determining the top 10 they can eliminate skaters with other conflicts, for example in this case Japanese skaters since there are already 3 at MKJW?

And Eric Sjoberg has been given the SkAm host spot that was TBD!

I think you must be right that any skaters/team from countries already maxed out at an event are kept off the alternates list the organizer can select from. I am a little surprised that BIS didn't go with a Europe-based skater, though. Frangipani, Selevko, Zandron, Egadze, Reshtenko or Levandi all would have been decent options.

Men - 1 open spot at MKJW; USA TBD @SkAm, FRA TBD @GPdF
Miyake (SkAm)
Frangipani (NHK)
A. Selevko (SCI)
S. Lee (GPdF)
Shimada (MKJW)
Zandron (NHK)
Egadze (NHK)
Honda (Espoo)
Reshtenko (GPdF)
Orzel (SCI)

Next to be added:
Levandi (Espoo)
Hiwatashi (MKJW & NHK)
Majorov (Espoo)
Britschgi (SCI)
Carrillo (SkAm)
Shmuratko (GPdF)
Starostin (none)
Circelli (MKJW)
Sjoberg (SkAm)
Kapeikis (SkAm)
Newberry (MKJW)
Guarino Sabate (none)

 

[Karen-W]

ISU grids have been updated for Men & Dance to reflect Hiwatashi's addition to MKJW and Harris/Chan's addition to SkAm. No update to the women's or pairs grids yet.

Men

Dance

 

[Gris]

Roscher / Schuster have been assigned to Skate America.

Pairs grid

 

[Karen-W]

Roscher / Schuster have been assigned to Skate America.

Pairs grid

Not a big surprise to me, to be honest. I expect they're waiting until at least US Classic to fill the 2nd spot, to see if Vaipan-Law/Digby can meet the total minimum score threshold to be invited.

Pairs - 1 open spot at SkAm; USA TBD @SkAm, 2 CAN TBD @SCI, FRA TBD @GPdF
1) Holichenko/Darenskiy UKR (55) (Espoo)
2) Chernyshova/Windsor AUS (60) (NHK)
3) Crafoord/Crafoord SWE (63) (SkAm)

Teams that do not have the Total Score Minimum for GP assignments:
4) Vaipan-Law/Digby GBR (64) 132.56 (MKJW host spot - scheduled to compete at US Classic)
5) Osipova/Epstein NED (69) 119.00 (scheduled to compete at Nebelhorn)
6) Simioli/Zarbo ITA (75) - status unknown 97.73

 

[danafan]

Lindsay Van Zundert was added to the Skate Canada grid today

https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2022-23-4/grand-prix-3/entries-7/29098-entries-women-2022-23/file

 

[Samurina]

Does everyone hate Eva, I mean she scored over 200 points and is at the top of the replacement list, yet nobody picks her!

 

[Frau Muller]

Lindsay Van Zundert was added to the Skate Canada grid today

https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2022-23-4/grand-prix-3/entries-7/29098-entries-women-2022-23/file

Considering the rumblings about Kihira & Petrokina, I’m wondering how long they’ll remain on this SkCan roster?

 

[Sylvia]

Does everyone hate Eva, I mean she scored over 200 points and is at the top of the replacement list, yet nobody picks her!

It's a compliment to her talent and skills.

 

[her grace]

The feds are scared she might beat their athletes.

 

[Karen-W]

Interestingly, the grid still shows Ryabova is assigned to NHK. Guess no one got the memo that she wasn't doing either GP, lol.

@Frau Muller - what are the rumblings about Petrokina? She's posting pretty regularly to her IG stories clips of her practices. I do agree, though, that Rika is probably questionable at this point - she just posted a clip last night on her IG of a single axel with the translation saying she's still in pain.

Updating the alternates list - Ruiter showed up as a substitute for JGP Egna, which indicates to me that, back in July, Skate Canada probably didn't include her on the senior GP selection list for initial assignments as the plan was for her to skate on the JGP again.

Women - 1 open spot at MKJW, 1 open spot at NHK, FRA TBD @GPdF
Kiibus (Espoo)
Yun (SkAm)
Wi (NHK)
Park (SkAm)
Yokoi (SCI)
Kitromilis (SkAm)
Paganini (MKJW)
Izzo (MKJW)
Daleman (SCI)
Ziegler (none)
van Zundert (SCI & GPdF)
Brezinova (SCI)

Next to be added:
Ji (NHK)
Zhu (SkAm)
Serna (GPdF)
Wang (none)
Sauter (MKJW)
Peltonen (Espoo)
Saarinen (Espoo)
Schumacher (SCI)

 

[Frau Muller]

….

@Frau Muller - what are the rumblings about Petrokina? ….

It was a post on FSU, maybe a week ago? One of many updates on skaters. I never memorize who writes what. It just stuck in my mind because I like Niina a lot.