http://rsport.ru/figure_skating/20150221/809082724.html
Quite surprising. This does open up the podium a bit.
Quite surprising. This does open up the podium a bit.
Stolbova/Klimov out of Worlds
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Are V&T coming back, perhaps? What team is replacing Klimov & Stolbova?
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What the ...!?
This is SO bizarre! It doesn't even sound (via Google Translate anyway) like it's injury-related. Astakhov/Rogonov are replacing them. Oh to be a fly on the wall when this decision was being made ...
I'm happy that this news bodes well for Chinese pairs podiuming at their home worlds though
This is SO bizarre! It doesn't even sound (via Google Translate anyway) like it's injury-related. Astakhov/Rogonov are replacing them. Oh to be a fly on the wall when this decision was being made ...
I'm happy that this news bodes well for Chinese pairs podiuming at their home worlds though
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go Peng & Zhang!!
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Hopefully, one of our native speaking GS'ers will wander to the thread soon and give us their impressions of the article.
Google translate seems to be implying that they're just abandoning the season and focusing on next year's programs.
It doesn't mention anything like a breakup... just moving on from this season.
This is pretty remarkable.
Google translate seems to be implying that they're just abandoning the season and focusing on next year's programs.
It doesn't mention anything like a breakup... just moving on from this season.
This is pretty remarkable.
Yeah she's probably dumping him.
she will NOT dump a partner whom she she won an olympic silver medal with.
I need a valid reason!!!
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Why not?
Pairs and Dancers have to work together hours and hours every day, nearly year round, very little time off.
That's got to be tough when you don't like or trust your partner. It's a long time to 2018.
But all their momentum to win worlds And Olympic gold in 2018 has been damaged . Maybe not irrevocably but since they lost euros she has been extremely and publicly infuriated at him.
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I don't think they're splitting up. Sure she was upset but during the Euros gala they were back to normal. They might not be all "sugary sweet" with each other but they seem to have a strong relationship. The only thing I can think of is that they know they won't win gold against D/R and they don't want another world silver, and instead want a headstart for next season. Because if the rumours are true, they plan to considerably up their tech content next season.
But there isn't even a partner available at her level. . . .
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Next season V&T will come back, it might be harder for them.
And seriously... I don't buy the kind of reasoning like "because we think we couldn't win so we withdraw".
