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- Mar 26, 2014
The question is not self-obvious. So far only Gubanova has 2 confirmed spots. So who will get them?
Obviously Sasha Trusova. No comments on that.
But Nastya Gulyakova? She has a silver and a venerable 180+ score. Just a year ago there would be no questions - her second spot would be guaranteed? But now? I understand why she and her coach were dissappointed when the FS score showed up.
Next week we have Gubanova and Tarakanova. They face a more challenging field with Eunsoo Lim and Mako Yamashita. If Nastya Tarakanova is 1-2 with higher than Gulyakova's score she will have the sure precedence over Gulyakova. But even with bronze it is not obvious who will be pushed if she scores 185+.
In Riga there is "Kitty" Fedichkina who can still surprise us and who is the most experienced junior Russian skater now. Also there will be mighty Panenkova there. Yes, Rika Kihira is no joke. But the same logic with 2-3 places and higher scores holds.
Finally, in Minsk there are Samodurova and Konstantinova who do not have second spots either. Well, second spot for Gulyakova does not look as given at this moment which is crazy.
Obviously Sasha Trusova. No comments on that.
But Nastya Gulyakova? She has a silver and a venerable 180+ score. Just a year ago there would be no questions - her second spot would be guaranteed? But now? I understand why she and her coach were dissappointed when the FS score showed up.
Next week we have Gubanova and Tarakanova. They face a more challenging field with Eunsoo Lim and Mako Yamashita. If Nastya Tarakanova is 1-2 with higher than Gulyakova's score she will have the sure precedence over Gulyakova. But even with bronze it is not obvious who will be pushed if she scores 185+.
In Riga there is "Kitty" Fedichkina who can still surprise us and who is the most experienced junior Russian skater now. Also there will be mighty Panenkova there. Yes, Rika Kihira is no joke. But the same logic with 2-3 places and higher scores holds.
Finally, in Minsk there are Samodurova and Konstantinova who do not have second spots either. Well, second spot for Gulyakova does not look as given at this moment which is crazy.