2023-24 ISU Grand Prix Assignments & projected alternates

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Sorry Bekker/Hernandez

I don’t, I was wowed by them last season. Something needs to be fixed that when someone transitions to seniors and their points standings are now not high enough to get a single thing for an entire season on the world senior scene something needs to be corrected about that as far as who gets the Grand Prix assignments.

 

[PRlady]

I’m really depressed about this but OTOH selfishly feel I’m missing less by not going to France.

I’m hoping for Bekker/Hern or Fun Finns, neither a threat to French teams. But Smart/Die k are crowd pleasers so maybe will be them.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

At a cafe in berlin….. remember Nation‘s Cup??????

 

[Gris]

Smart and Dieck got that GPdF spot.

Grid

 

[Karen-W]

Smart and Dieck got that GPdF spot.

Grid

Yasssss!!!!!!!!

 

[victorskid]

For those hoping for Proft and Nadeau to be assigned somewhere, it appears that they have opted for the money and signed a 6-month contract with Holiday on Ice, as confirmed by her father. See https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...pairs-news-updates.110746/page-2#post-6488977

 

[Rukia]

Smart and Dieck got that GPdF spot.

Grid

Yay now people can relax until someone else drops out and they can write more scary stories about d/s getting the spot

 

[tony]

Yay now people can relax until someone else drops out and they can write more scary stories about d/s getting the spot

Wow I like this side of you, it’s like I’m looking at my reflection

 

[airgelaal]

Is this new? Kaitlin and Jean Luc out of France?

https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2023-24/grand-prix-4/entries-8/31418-ice-dance-3/file

And from NHK too

 

[Hedwig]

Now please Orihana Pirinen as substitutes

 

[BlueRidge]

And from NHK too

oh no, this is very distressing.

 

[Frau Muller]

I’m going to miss H/B a lot.

 

[Colonel Green]

Am expected withdrawal, but obviously sad.

 

[PRlady]

I have a feeling they’re done. Which upsets me for a lot of reasons but one is that I think they never got the recognition they deserved. But if it’s a matter of physical or mental health, so be it.

 

[Hedwig]

I have a feeling they’re done. Which upsets me for a lot of reasons but one is that I think they never got the recognition they deserved. But if it’s a matter of physical or mental health, so be it.

I get the feeling as well that they are done and I am sorry also because they obviously did not want to be done but are trying and trying now for a long time to get back.

But sometimes it is the journey and not the end what we (and they) are getting. I hope they will make their peace with it.

 

[Karen-W]

Now please Orihana Pirinen as substitutes

They would be my choice, but I suspect it will go to one of McNamara/Spiridonov, Harris/Chan or Fabbri/Ayer.

McNamara/Spiridonov are the highest on the alts list & the only US team with 1 GP, so this is one of the few opportunities for them to get a 2nd.

Harris/Chan and Fabbri/Ayer for the same IAM logic applied to the open GPdF spot that Smart/Dieck filled yesterday.

oh no, this is very distressing.

What an absolute bummer that HawBak are out of NHK. I really do hope this isn't the end for them.

 

[Rukia]

I'm so sad about this.

 

[Lara]

Also very bummed at this news. Hoping it isn’t the end but not holding my breath that I’ll see them at Worlds. Such a shame after their SA free last season.

 

[Rhumba d’Amour]

I get the feeling as well that they are done and I am sorry also because they obviously did not want to be done but are trying and trying now for a long time to get back.

But sometimes it is the journey and not the end what we (and they) are getting. I hope they will make their peace with it.

Those are beautiful thoughts. I hope Kaitlin and Jean Luc see them and are comforted, whatever they may be going through.

 

[Rob]

Jean-Luc got a concussion:

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[Gris]

McNamara and Spiridonov got the NHK Trophy spot.

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[Holy Headband]

They would be my choice, but I suspect it will go to one of McNamara/Spiridonov, Harris/Chan or Fabbri/Ayer.

McNamara/Spiridonov are the highest on the alts list & the only US team with 1 GP, so this is one of the few opportunities for them to get a 2nd.

Harris/Chan and Fabbri/Ayer for the same IAM logic applied to the open GPdF spot that Smart/Dieck filled yesterday.


What an absolute bummer that HawBak are out of NHK. I really do hope this isn't the end for them.

You turned out to be correct! NHK/Japan in general loves Japanese skaters and skaters of Japanese origin who are competing for other countries, so I was really hoping that could tip the scales in Pirihara’s favour. It’s so rare in ice dance nowadays for a couple to have a distinctive, attractive, universally liked FD one season and to follow it up with an equally great but totally different program next season instead of trying to recreate the magic of their breakthrough program in a superficial way. I really respect Pirihara’s growth and commitment to every performance.

 

[Rukia]

Grassl is now out of his events, so I guess that answers that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717561271682257269

 

[Holy Headband]

Grassl is now out of his events, so I guess that answers that

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717561271682257269

Did he give them enough time to invite replacements? I know there’s a deadline for that that he was, ahem, skating close to.

 

[On My Own]

Did he give them enough time to invite replacements?

Yes, I think so. Definitely for NHK.

 

[Rukia]

Did he give them enough time to invite replacements? I know there’s a deadline for that that he was, ahem, skating close to.

They just replaced Hawayek/Baker for the same events, so yeah they should have time.

 

[Karen-W]

It should be easy enough to replace Grassl for GPdF with another Euro-based man... Shmuratko, plus Starostin & Guarino Sabate (move up to 1st 10 alts to replace Kataise & Yoshioka).

Rooting for Shmuratko, personally, since injury forced him to WD last season.

For NHK - personally, I'm rooting for Gorodnitsky since he's skated very well this season and deserves a 2nd.

Men 1-10
Kataise (GPdF)
Gorodnitsky (SCI)
Naumov (SkAm)
Orzel (SCI)
Kapeikis (SCI)
Gogolev (SkAm)
Broussard (CoC)
Shmuratko
Chiu (SCI)
Yoshioka (SkAm)

Men 11-20
Starostin
Guarino Sabate
Miyake
Newnham
Samoilov
A Selevko
Torgashev (SkAm)
Levandi (Espoo)
Zandron
Le May (GPdF)

Men 21-27
Lewton Brain
Maierhofer
K Witkowski
Bralin
Y Cha
Kessler
Honda

 

[Rukia]

Oh yes I'd love to see Shmuratko get a spot!

 

[Hedwig]

You turned out to be correct! NHK/Japan in general loves Japanese skaters and skaters of Japanese origin who are competing for other countries, so I was really hoping that could tip the scales in Pirihara’s favour. It’s so rare in ice dance nowadays for a couple to have a distinctive, attractive, universally liked FD one season and to follow it up with an equally great but totally different program next season instead of trying to recreate the magic of their breakthrough program in a superficial way. I really respect Pirihara’s growth and commitment to every performance.

I am sad for these reasons but also because it is less diversity in terms of countries.

So I wonder if Grassl finally realizes what is the matter or if his head is still in a cloud

 

[Karen-W]

I am sad for these reasons but also because it is less diversity in terms of countries.

So I wonder if Grassl finally realizes what is the matter or if his head is still in a cloud

One American team replacing another American team means zero change in diversity of countries in the field. Additionally, TurkVers are assigned to NHK, so adding OriPir would not have actually added to the diversity of countries either.

The only teams that would have added to the "diversity of countries" in the NHK field are Ignateva/Szemko or Harris/Chan since there are Canadian, French, British and TeamKoKo in the field already and the res of 1st 10 alts are from those countries.