Well Rika said her doctor gave her clearance to compete at the Challenge Cup despite her injury. She also mentioned that they intend to compete at Challenge Cup to get points for the world standings.
https://twitter.com/echotpe/status/1096239824216895489?s=21
https://twitter.com/figureskatingm1/status/1096294992815878144?s=21
So I’d say her attendance is basically confirmed
Next week!
That actually makes sense. She's only done one sr B this far and 250 more points for winning the Challenge Cup would mean she'd easily pass Tursy, Kostner and Tennell on the WS list and the last warm-up group at Worlds would be Alina+Kaori+Satoko+Rika+Bradie & one of Med/Kostner/Tursy, depending on who makes it to Worlds.
That combo is a beauty!
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She landed that on Japanese Jr Nationals last season, maybe she can land in a ISU competition just for the sake of doing so? That would be awesome!
(( lost some points. Earned 66 pointsWasn’t it for the world ranking points? Something about maybe being able to start in the last group at Worlds (?).
