I'd love to see Tursynbaeva land the quad and win a medal at Worlds. That quad at Universiade was close! Also, she's looking fast lately and her programs are nice and complex. She's my dark horse for the podium. I'd also love to see Alina and Rika both skate a clean short and a clean free. If all that happens, that's my podium: 1) Rika 2) Alina 3) Elizabet (or maybe Alina 3rd and Elizabet 2nd). As to what will actually happen, last year's Worlds was a total surprise for me in both the men's and the women's -- soooo slippery! It was a great watch, heartbreaking, exciting. I wonder if the judges will comparatively 'drop' Samodurova now that Medvedeva seems back on the rise? I love Miahara's exquisite artistry but I think her real victory this year was getting to Worlds at all. In an age of +5 -5 GOE, would it even be fair for her to outscore ladies with bigger, better jumps? I also wonder if Eunsoo Lim will skate up to her potential. I think Kaori could make the top 5, and Eunsoo is my "other" pick. Raf said that part of Eunsoo's inconsistency in the Grand Prix series was due to getting her skates sharpened at an inopportune time, and he was so crabby about it that I don't think it's just an excuse. Maybe she will be one of this year's surprises...