Yes to Elena! I feel terrible for these girls though....one slip up and there might not be a second chance because so many talents are lined up waiting to your spot in a moments notice. Such is the case for Yulia this season. The pressure must be crazy :hopelessness:
Good luck to Yulia and Elena
Lipnitskaya is not out of it yet. I wouldn't count her out yet.
totally agree! her fs season's best is 118Well, she'd have to leap-frog at least 3 skaters to just get on the podium, and would need over 4 additional points just to pass Pogo for 4th place. It's not impossible or even statistically difficult, but given Julia's FS this season, it's hard to see her making up much ground.
I wonder if recent days development might have done the opposite of what we thought, And Yulia could be sent to defend her european
title even without finishing in the top 3.
I'll be pretty shocked if Lipnitskaya has a clean FS ready for this,
But if she does, Just for sheer improvement i'd send her to an international event.
If Yulia wins the FS, she should automatically go. If she's second, maybe. Third? I'm not sure.
US fed is welcoming them, I suppose?Some girls should consider emigrating.
Totally. They have no options in Russia. We'll see.US fed is welcoming them, I suppose?
Totally. They have no options in Russia. We'll see.
It's amazing that the top 10 scored 60 and above. I am hoping Tuk can pull it out. She had such a rough season last year. Loving her resurgence. Her jumps are to die for especially her lutz. Her technique is really impressive. She jumps better than most men.
Not all of them.. there will always be 5 girls at the top (you already know who they are), and they will always be the same (except when injured). The rest won't have the same opportunities on competing internationally even though their scores are high.I highly doubt Russia would release any of them. All of them can medal at international events if they are consistent.