I think the main reason why Konstantinova got the nod over Gubanova is because she is eligible for the olympics. Russia wants her to have experience and get her name out there.
They were 15 points apart in the end. Was Konstantova supposed to get all 5s in components or something? They weren't even close to competing for the same spot.I think the main reason why Konstantinova got the nod over Gubanova is because she is eligible for the olympics. Russia wants her to have experience and get her name out there.
I think she's just better prepared now, at this point in time, so the was selected
If the team should have been selected earlier when Gubanova had good results - she would have been selected
Some skaters just do better in the later part of the season:confused2:
I still don't understand this 'war' on Konstantinova. I didn't have her in my radar at all, but then I hardly follow the junior girls. Lately I've seen so much stuff about why she doesn't deserve her place and whatnot, and it's making me root for her instead of all the others. Geez, it's not like she's the one choosing herself over the rest - and she doesn't even come from a politically strong background.