I don't think that one can say with certainty who from the newly created pairs will be good. For example, if Gainedtinova found a new partner and wanted to use her last year at junior level (supposing that he is still eligible), they would have a huge advantage over those other newly created pairs, because they could have been formed even let's say six months ago. So they might have had more time to work on it. Similarly, if Vigalova with her new partner spent time working on her jumps, we could see a completely new skater. A year out of competition can change skater a lot. We don't know what she has done within that year (training wise)- she could have been getting daily jumping lessons. All she needs is one or two triples, so it is not as if we want something unachievable.
A part of me wishes that Gubanova paired with let's say Khakimov and managed to gel quickly enough that they would get two events. Just to show you that she can, despite your predictions. Don't get me wrong, I don't think she will ever go anywhere in seniors unless she gets triples, and the chance of getting them is decreasing with every year. On the other hand, we are here making predictions on who will get a JGP event, not who will be the best Russian junior pair. Even though her jumps are bad, I can see her being good enough getting at least one JGP event. Jumps are important, but at the same time, they are just two elements within the FS. If her other elements will be very high quality, at junior level she may be able to make up the points on other elements. She won't be able to get away with bad jumps on senior level, but she did manage to qualify to junior worlds twice, and once place fourth!
Hate to say I told you so...
