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How does she? Her components are still lower than Sotskova's and she is not yet consistent.It's hard for me to imagine for Zagitova being out of the team event for a non-Eteri girl if she keeps on skating like she does.
Kostner is not important. Team Italy will be lucky to make it to the LP and they are not medal contenders. From Orser's interview Daleman will be doing the team event, so it's not a certain Osmond will be there at all. But then again I would put both Osmond and Dalemann above Medvedeva taking all 3 are skating cleanI think Medvedeva is a lock and will do the SP as she is the only one who can beat a clean Osmond/Kostner/whoever there
Frankly, I don't see much difference between her, Sotskova or, if we are lucky, Tsurskaya. None of them would beat a clean Osmond or Dalemann, all of them would beat a clean Wagner. And all of them will be below Natasha McCay if they are not clean. Ok, may be not below Natasha. But you get the pointand for a LP there's no better candidate than Alina.
Think so far Medvedeva and Tutberidze said in every interview when were asked they would do a team event. So that's not an option.The only chance for non-Tutberidze girl being on a team event is only if Medvedeva decides not to compete there to concentrate on an invididual event
Am trying to compare to the last Olympics: Bobrova/Soloviev had a decent SD and a horribe FD, Ilinykh/Katsalapov - the other way around. So it was obvious who is doing what. What about this year? Do Bobrova/Soloviev do better than the other teams in one of the dances and Stepanova/Bukin in the other?It's pretty much a guaranteed Olympic medal, and I don't see her or Tutberidze giving it away that easily. Russian fed can favoure Buyanova all they want, but they also want medals and with so-so dance and men they just need 1+1 from ladies to compete with Canada. And there's Mutko as well who will control the situation no doubt
Anyway, schedule + politics