2024-25 ISU Grand Prix Assignments & projected alternates

[Sylvia]

Too late for Skate Canada to reclaim their host spot and give it to Fiona Bombardier/Benjamin Mimar?

 

[Karen-W]

Too late for Skate Canada to reclaim their host spot and give it to Fiona Bombardier/Benjamin Mimar?

Hmmmmm... good question. I'd guess the answer is that the host feds can do whatever they want, lol.

 

[kwanfan1818]

Yes, once back in the pool, host spots become general spots. The host skater team would need to be next in line on the Alternate List to get an opening. Unless the ISU allowed it, since they need to approve substitutions.

 

[Karen-W]

Kao Miura is really struggling with his leg injury during practices at SkAm - would not be surprised if he winds up being our first man out of the GP this season. Unfortunately for Lucas Broussard, Kao's 2nd event is NHK, so I'd expect he'll be replaced by a Japanese skater - but I'm not 100% positive since he's an "invited skater" rather than a host pick.

 

[kwanfan1818]

I know that the GP Announcement puts host picks at the bottom, historically, in practice, hosts have been able to, if rarely, bypass the selection groups and get more than one from the set round, with another Fed getting an extra pick in the opposite round. The Japanese Fed has done this at least once, and maybe the French Fed.

I could be very wrong, but I'd interpret that to mean the host picks are first, and then the other hosts divvy up whichever seeded and other grouped skaters are left in their designated rounds. Because the Feds used to pick whomever they wanted (given the 3/member limits) from the Alternate List, it's impossible to say for sure whether they were throwing the pick back into the general pool and then picking their own skater/team from the list, but this year may prove the rule out by watching the behavior.

Very sad for Miura that he's struggling this way. He does not look okay.

 

[Sk8swan]

Lucrezia Beccari / Matteo Guarise have withdrawn from Skate Canada. (One couple closer, @farahfan!)

Lucrezia's foot is injured again.... after 2 months off the ice this summer for a stress fracture.... it doesn't sound good

 

[farahfan]

Lucrezia's foot is injured again.... after 2 months off the ice this summer for a stress fracture.... it doesn't sound good

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[Sk8swan]

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I'm afraid it won't be a quick recovery...

 

[Karen-W]

I'm afraid it won't be a quick recovery...

Agree - that post does not sound hopeful - their staff doesn't have an answer right now on the best path for recovery.

 

[Rukia]

cats truly is cursed

 

[farahfan]

I'm afraid it won't be a quick recovery...

you can't say things like that....you're getting my hopes up
you have no idea the national holiday I'm gonna throw for myself when GamKor gets a GP spot.

 

[PRlady]

you can't say things like that....you're getting my hopes up
you have no idea the national holiday I'm gonna throw for myself when GamKor gets a GP spot.

Aw but don’t wish ill on the Italians. It’s ironic that she’s the one with the injury given that he is very old in skating years, but I like them.

 

[Vagabond]

cats truly is cursed

Only one cat will ascend to the heaviside layer. Who will it be?

 

[Sk8swan]

you can't say things like that....you're getting my hopes up
you have no idea the national holiday I'm gonna throw for myself when GamKor gets a GP spot.

I don't expect people to always write "serious stuff" in here but, tbh, I find your post, quoting mine which is about a skater who's facing back to back injuries and is still unsure about the outcome, a bit "over the top" to say the least...

 

[Karen-W]

I don't expect people to always write "serious stuff" in here but, tbh, I find your post, quoting mine which is about a skater who's facing back to back injuries and is still unsure about the outcome, a bit "over the top" to say the least...

Ehhhhh... I'd cut @farahfan some slack. Goodness knows, I totally rained on her "Olympic hopes" parade a few weeks ago in the Pairs general discussion thread in the Trash Can. Plus, no one took exception when I told ANL earlier this week that we were only 5 more Pairs withdrawals away from his MarBed team getting a GP. It would be pretty monumental for GamKor to get a GP - I'm pretty sure they'd be on the second Filipino skater/team to get a GP ever (Michael Christian Martinez having had 1 in 2014 and 1 in 2015).

 

[Barbara Manatee]

I think there's a significant difference between idly wishing that a team could somehow have their way cleared and joyfully hoping that a real person who has suffered a serious injury has a slow recovery.

 

[Sylvia]

I don't believe @farahfan meant anything ill towards Beccari/Guarise (I'm really sorry to hear about her injury, @Sk8swan).

 

[Spikefan]

I also don’t think @farahfan is from NA/Europe so we have to give some grace for cultural norms.

 

[farahfan]

lol guys Bec/Guar is one of my favorite teams. I don’t wish them any ill will and I’m sorry it came off like that. I’ll be more cautious with my comments. As Karen says I’m just excited for another team, too, and I hope they get their chance someday, somehow.

 

[farahfan]

I also don’t think @farahfan is from NA/Europe so we have to give some grace for cultural norms.

No need to guess, I’m 100% from NA and lived many years in Europe.

 

[Spikefan]

No need to guess, I’m 100% from NA and lived many years in Europe.

Apologies then.

 

[tangerine dream]

I think there's a significant difference between idly wishing that a team could somehow have their way cleared and joyfully hoping that a real person who has suffered a serious injury has a slow recovery.

I'm going to borrow this phrasing and idly wish that Lucas Broussard can get a second GP.

 

[Sylvia]

Polish FSA has posted an Instagram story confirming Chtchetinina/Wozniak have been assigned to Skate Canada: https://x.com/anythinggoe/status/1848325668561432978

 

[Karen-W]

Polish FSA has posted an Instagram story confirming Chtchetinina/Wozniak have been assigned to Skate Canada: https://x.com/anythinggoe/status/1848325668561432978

Wow. The grid and entries list haven't even been updated yet. That communication between the feds must have just happened, lol.

Here is the direct link to the Polish Fed's IG story - https://www.instagram.com/stories/p...rce=ig_story_item_share&igsh=MWNobnFsaXAzcG9v

 

[kwanfan1818]

Under this year’s rules, it means it’s all on the Polish Fed’s dime to get them there, since it’s within seven days to the comp.

 

[Karen-W]

Under this year’s rules, it means it’s all on the Polish Fed’s dime to get them there, since it’s within seven days to the comp.

I'm sure the Polish fed is happy to pay to get them there so they have a 2nd GP.

 

[Karen-W]

Pairs grid officially updated!

https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2024-25/grand-prix-5/entries-9/33866-pairs-5/file

Updated GP Alternates List too -

https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2024-25/grand-prix-5/series-files-64/34305-gp-alternate-list-2024-25/file

They FINALLY removed all the skaters/teams who had competed on the JGP except Dovhal/Kulesza who are the very last team on the Dance list, lol.

They updated Simova/Aksenov's score & moved them up; but they did not update Larson/Kapron's with their current season Challenger score. Again, not sure it matters since they're so far down the list, but still. Also, they didn't update Naumov's current season SkAm score which is 1.38 pts higher than his 23-24 SB and wouldn't move him up the list, but still...

Also - Flores/Desyatov are removed from the Dance alternates list.

 

[Carolla5501]

Never mind

 

[Karen-W]

The FFSG switched their host pick from Maia Mazzara to Clemence Mayindu - probably because of her nice result at Tayside Trophy the weekend before last.

https://isu.org/docman-documents-links/isu-files/event-documents/figure-skating-4/2024-25/grand-prix-5/entries-9/33867-women-4/file

 

[myhoneyhoney]

I’m still sad… no Matteo. There went the eye candy