More to the point, I hear that Bobrova's threatening to come back for the 2019/20 season. When will they stop shoving them down our throats? They are not a good team, they are not a pleasure to watch. Please Russia, please you can do much better than this, please. Another four years of Bobrova would be tantamount to torture.
By then I don't see them coming back to the top. S/B will have gotten around to seal the #1, most likely. And unless they come back stronger than they are now, they won't be able to make up for lost time. But if they come back, and the judges see them good enough for number one, I don't see the problem. They are the best russian team at the moment, and by far. The younger kids, and the new seniors will have time to move up, if they are able to.
If Elena managed to snatch Dmitri from Katia, or maybe get back with Nikita, perhaps Russia would have a new power couple, but seeing the state as it is, I don't see much shuffling around - but I could be wrong. Gladly, so.