2025 Grand Prix Assignments

[Jammers]

Why did the US stop hosting the US Classic it used to be a Challenger event and it was in early September the Cranberry Cup is just to damn early in the season at the very least they need to try to make it to the end of August or early September like the US Classic was or host another new event in September that might get to Challenger status.

 

[ice coverage]

... Also, I believe that last year, the USFS extended Champs Camp to the JGP skaters. ...

Off topic for this thread, but to clarify:

Similarly to previous years, USFS was working with Emerging Athletes alongside 2024 Champs Camp.
JGP singles skaters who were involved that week (not quite all of them were) belonged to the EA group.

ETA: Also in the EA group were several non-JGP singles skaters.​

(Past editions of EA have had all four disciplines, but I don't think this particular one in 2024 had dancers or pairs.)

 

[Lutzes&Loops]

While it took awhile for the USFS to update the ISU with their assigned entries, the skaters who won Cranberry (Lucas Broussard & Elyce Lin-Gracey) wound up with the SkAm host spots.

Actually, Sarah won Cranberry. Elyse was second.

 

[Karen-W]

Okay, I've tormented ANL enough and am going to try my lame attempt at handicapping the Women's GP field... These are surely going to be wrong because I'm sure the US women will let me down & the Japanese women will dominate.

GPdF -Chaeyeon;Kaori;Isabeau; 4th Petrokina; 5th Nakai - the GPdF magic has finally run out for Rion
CoC -Alysa;Amber;Repond; 4th Watanabe; 5th Shin
SCI -Isabeau;Mone;Sarah; 4th Bradie; 5th Pinzarrone
NHK -Kaori;Wakaba;Samodelkina; 4th Loena; 5th Repond (back-to-back, intercontinental GPs drain the energy out of Sarah & Pinzarrone)
SkAm -Alysa;Chaeyeon;Yoshida; 4th Watanabe; 5th Higuchi (back-to-back, intercontinental GP drains Wakaba)
Finlandia -Amber;Bradie;Mone; 4th Petrokina; 5th Hendrickx

GPF qualifiers -
30 pts - Alysa
28 pts - Chaeyeon, Kaori, Amber
26 pts - Isabeau
24 pts - Mone
GPF Alternates - Bradie, Wakaba, & Petrokina

GPF -Kaori - she's competing in Japan ahead of the Olympics, this is such a no-brainer result;Alysa - girl has ICE in her veins;Mone - gets the job done here & the air is out of everyone's sails for Amber's chances at an Oly medal; 4th Amber; 5th Chaeyeon; 6th Isabeau.

Okay, the Alysa interview with Boomer Esiason that aired over the weekend where she confirmed she does plan on adding the 3A back to her programs next season has caused me to revisit my Women's GP and GPF predictions.

I'm now predicting Amber will winat CoC, with Alysa taking- I feel like the 3A is going to be a little unsteady/not quite successful at her first GP, but that by SkAm, she'll have it under control.

I also think that Amber is going to be buoyed by coming in as the only woman with 2 GPand she'll pip Mone forat the GPF, thereby securing her place in the TE in Milano-Cortina.

 

[Debbie S]

Except that if Alysa places higher than Amber at the GPF, in addition to her being WC, it doesn't seem likely that USFS would leave her off the TE.

 

[Jammers]

Alysa got hosed for the TE last time hopefully she gets to skate in the TE this time around if she makes the Olympic team.

 

[Karen-W]

Except that if Alysa places higher than Amber at the GPF, in addition to her being WC, it doesn't seem likely that USFS would leave her off the TE.

Alysa got hosed for the TE last time hopefully she gets to skate in the TE this time around if she makes the Olympic team.

I guess we'll have to see what happens and what Alysa wants to do. It should be hers to accept or decline, I agree.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Okay, the Alysa interview with Boomer Esiason that aired over the weekend where she confirmed she does plan on adding the 3A back to her programs next season has caused me to revisit my Women's GP and GPF predictions.

I'm now predicting Amber will winat CoC, with Alysa taking- I feel like the 3A is going to be a little unsteady/not quite successful at her first GP, but that by SkAm, she'll have it under control.

I also think that Amber is going to be buoyed by coming in as the only woman with 2 GPand she'll pip Mone forat the GPF, thereby securing her place in the TE in Milano-Cortina.

Well, someone has come to her senses.

Could you imagine if we have three women doing triple axels this coming season?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

I guess we'll have to see what happens and what Alysa wants to do. It should be hers to accept or decline, I agree.

In a fair world, women would be split in the TE this year, but I imagine it will be men and dance that get split.

 

[On My Own]

If men get split won't usa stand to lose vital points against Japan?

 

[Dobre]

I think the best thing any fan of Amber's could do to help her this season would be to stop making predictions and allow her to sneak in under the radar.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

In a fair world, women would be split in the TE this year, but I imagine it will be be men and dance that get split due.

not if ANL has something to say about

 

[Jarrett]

In a fair world, women would be split in the TE this year, but I imagine it will be men and dance that get split.

I can't imagine chock and bates splitting with anyone specifically the shibs lol

 

[Karen-W]

I can't imagine chock and bates splitting with anyone.

LOL. I can. Ice dance is the first individual event after the team event.

And they were hard done by 2018. I don't think that's something they'll ever forget, especially if they're given the first choice as the 3-time World Champs. I fully expect, if CarPon make the GPF and she gets her passport, that ChoBat will split.

 

[Debbie S]

LOL. I can. Ice dance is the first individual event after the team event.

And they were hard done by 2018. I don't think that's something they'll ever forget, especially if they're given the first choice as the 3-time World Champs. I fully expect, if CarPon make the GPF and she gets her passport, that ChoBat will split.

But i don't think they get a choice about who to split with (i wish they did, but...). It goes to the next-ranked team, as determined by USFS. Unless CPom outscore the Shibs on the GP and/or beat them head-to-head at the GPF, I can't see USFS ranking the Shibs behind them.

 

[Karen-W]

But i don't think they get a choice about who to split with (i wish they did, but...). It goes to the next-ranked team, as determined by USFS. Unless CPom outscore the Shibs on the GP and/or beat them head-to-head at the GPF, I can't see USFS ranking the Shibs behind them.

Actually, we do know how the USFS determines the next highest ranked team - it's based on WS. And there's no way the Shibs will be able to overtake CarPon, who are currently ranked #6 & have 3267 points. There's actually no way the Shibs will be able to overtake any of the 4 teams from the 2025 Nats podium. ChoBat have 4080 points, ZingKol have 2724 points and GreenP have 2443 points; they also wouldn't catch NesMark who have 1800 pts & will add some points during the fall. They can overtake any other US team, though, if they won both their Challengers (300 pts each) & both their GPs (400 pts each) & made the GPF.

 

[kwanfan1818]

We also know that USFS will do what it wants to. I hope it's sticking to WS, but we'll see.