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They have to prove it four years in a row.
Don't you think there's a reason why people have been so keen on finding another russian ice dance number one for Sochi?
Bobrova / Soloviev have been called limited in their potential for so many years now.
A few years ago, Ilynikh/Katsalapov were described as a couple who at least had the potential to get to the level of Davis/White and Virtue/Moir.
I completely agree that things haven't developed in that way.
But you have to acknowledge why the Russian Federation was torn between supporting Bobrova/Soloviev 100% and hoping for something better.
If everybody skates clean at Sochi, and judging isn't biased (we all know how that's going to go ), Bobrova/Soloviev would finish no higher than 5th, behind Davis/White, Virtue/Moir, Péchalat/Bourzat and Weaver/Poje. Maybe behind Capellini/Lanotte.
I do believe they'll get the bronze medal handed to them regardless if they don't fall, but still, their limited potential is the reason for those things that have frustrated you over the past years.
I'm still hoping for a response from you about my question I asked you earlier: Was Bobrova/Soloviev's LP earlier this season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fELRKt-_GHo already supposed to represent 2 frightened birds? Or was it something completely different?