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I think Kam/O'Shea are too. Is it not the top 10 or 12?
Usually the top 12 are guaranteed 2 GPs each, but only the top 6 are seeded.
Pairs and Ice Dance are only the Top 10 who are "Invited" aka guaranteed 2 GPs.
Gotcha, thanks didn't realize that only applied to singles.
Update from Jackie on O'Shea. Will need off season surgery. I wouldn't be surprised if E/M are sent to WTT.
I saw Danny O'Shea at the skating clinic earlier today, and he was walking around with a big boot on his right foot. He was still smiling and taking photos, so I managed to get a photo w/him too. I told him I hoped he got well soon, and he said thank you. Such a surprise to see him!
EfiMit are the national champs and the highest ranked US team at worlds, I don't see any way they are not at WTT.
My thoughts exactly. There is zero reason to select KamOShea over EfiMit.
Unless I’m missing something, the Xtweet says K/O are out of WTT.
They never should have been in it. If they were, then I really question WTF the USFS was thinking...
idk shouldn't US start preparing their teams with citizenship for the Olympics? Why not send Chan/Howe?
They were probably thinking that they were supposed to follow the ISU's notice for WTT, and K/O are the higher ranked team.
E/M seem to think they will have citizenship. I would be sending C/H or M/P to try and get them higher on the seasons best
They would have had to have a third team qualify for the free skate to have 3 spots outright.
The way the WTT announcement reads, it implies but doesn't directly state, that the top-ranked team/skaters in the WS are supposed to go & that if they elect not to compete, the ISU can bypass the fed entirely & invite a the next fed on the list.
Sorry. I don't understand. Three teams at the previous Worlds would have to equal 13 together?
A country can't earn more spots outright than the number of teams they had in the FS/FD at worlds. To earn three spots outright they would have needed to have three teams at worlds this year and all three would have to make the FS. Because the US only had two entries at worlds there was never a chance of qualifying three outright. This is the best possible outcome for the US.
I think they’d do nothing. USFS sent Gracie Gold when she was junior national champ and clearly not among the highest U.S. skaters on the WS list. The ISU had no problem with it.
Thanks,
Well, Alysa & Isabeau were 1+4 = 5, but yes, you're correct. And we qualified 3 in ice dance with ChoBat 1st + CarPon 5th = 6 and GreenP 9th overall. Just the men to go and we have a chance to either qualify 3 or 2 depending on the outcome.
The rationale is you can’t earn more Olympic spots at Worlds than you’ve proven you need. If you have two teams at Worlds who place high enough for 3 spots for next year, then you have the opportunity to send your third team (not the two who were at worlds) to the Olympic Qualifying Event to try to earn that additional spot. Same for countries with one entry in the Worlds FS that earned two spots. They have to send their second team to the OQE to earn it.
No idea. I wondered the same thing.
