In theory Russian Fed could still replace them with P/P but I am kind of thinking they aren't going to do that. There could be a number of reasons why they aren't doing it.
Possible reasons and maybe something to consider in the future when similar situations arise.
1. They couldn't care less if there would or wouldn't be a all-Russian JGP Final. In fact, it makes no difference for them how many Russian skaters will skate at the JGP Final.
2. They don't understand that there would be most likely all-Russian JGP Final in pairs discipline if they would replace K/S with P/P. I am sure there are people who have tried to tell them that but I am sure there were people who two years ago tried to tell them that they can assign more than 3 pairs to JGP Russia but that didn't make any difference either. This is also the Fed who few years ago didn't understand that the ladies they had named to their last JGP event of season was mostly ladies who would have skated both of their events by the time of the last JGP event and because of that they didn't have anybody who could have replaced Sima after she had to WD.
3. They specifically want to avoid the all-Russian JGP Final.
4. People behind K/S are politically a lot more powerfull than the people behind P/P. Politically powerful people behind K/S were promised that K/S would get a JGP event no matter what shape they are and that is exactly what will happen no matter what.
5. They think really highly of K/S and despite K/S's recent lack of decent results they are convinced that K/S will do so great that K/S could in fact get a 2nd JGP event where they would replace A/K or P/S.
The last one would be the only acceptable reason but based on K/S last event I can't see that it would be the reason. When fully fit K/S can do great and even at their current shape they could medal in JGP Canada but based on their last event it is highly unlikely that they would earn a 2nd JGP event and because of that I see no point in sending them to Canada. They should have sent P/P and make JGP Final history with all-Russian JGP Final.
Possible reasons and maybe something to consider in the future when similar situations arise.
1. They couldn't care less if there would or wouldn't be a all-Russian JGP Final. In fact, it makes no difference for them how many Russian skaters will skate at the JGP Final.
2. They don't understand that there would be most likely all-Russian JGP Final in pairs discipline if they would replace K/S with P/P. I am sure there are people who have tried to tell them that but I am sure there were people who two years ago tried to tell them that they can assign more than 3 pairs to JGP Russia but that didn't make any difference either. This is also the Fed who few years ago didn't understand that the ladies they had named to their last JGP event of season was mostly ladies who would have skated both of their events by the time of the last JGP event and because of that they didn't have anybody who could have replaced Sima after she had to WD.
3. They specifically want to avoid the all-Russian JGP Final.
4. People behind K/S are politically a lot more powerfull than the people behind P/P. Politically powerful people behind K/S were promised that K/S would get a JGP event no matter what shape they are and that is exactly what will happen no matter what.
5. They think really highly of K/S and despite K/S's recent lack of decent results they are convinced that K/S will do so great that K/S could in fact get a 2nd JGP event where they would replace A/K or P/S.
The last one would be the only acceptable reason but based on K/S last event I can't see that it would be the reason. When fully fit K/S can do great and even at their current shape they could medal in JGP Canada but based on their last event it is highly unlikely that they would earn a 2nd JGP event and because of that I see no point in sending them to Canada. They should have sent P/P and make JGP Final history with all-Russian JGP Final.