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Go Kaitlin and Jean-Luc!
And with Tessa/Scott also out, there finally might be Worlds medals for both Hubbell/Donohue and Chock/Bates.
And with Tessa/Scott also out, there finally might be Worlds medals for both Hubbell/Donohue and Chock/Bates.
Wow. I wonder if this means they're retiring, though I'd be surprised, since they are young.
With two teams that were on the podium at the Olympics out, I wonder who will be on the podium. I think the Italian team and both the other American teams from the Olympics have a shot.
Well this generally happens at the World Championships that are held the same year as the Olympics. Not too surprised some top names and medal winners skip it. This has happened as far back as when the 1994 Olympics and the following world championships in Japan that year
I think this will mean C/L on the podium in their swansong.
As long as W/P and G/P get three spots for Canada I will be happy.
It makes me wonder if the Shibs are retiring too. I can see wanting to take advantage of post-Olympic opportunities, but if they do plan to keep competing I can see them losing ground to H/D if H/D medal at worlds.
Where do you project them to finish?
And, ancientpeas, do you think W/P stick it out for another cycle? G/P probably will, but not so sure about W/P.
C/L.. I think it totally depends on how C/B and H/D skate. I'm going to say silver because P/C is a lock for gold. But I think bronze would be a big victory for them. *weighs options*
Right now I'm going to say:
P/C by a lot
H/D
C/L
C/B
In that order. I'm hoping W/P will be 5th and G/P 7th or 8th. That would keep Canada with 3 spots. I'm also hoping S/F have a great worlds.
I think S/B will be 6th or maybe 5th.
I think W/P will skate on to 2020 because worlds is in Canada (and the GPF in '19 is too). Then maybe they retire. I guess it will depend if they can stay healthy. G/P I expect to go to 2022.
Thanks for the bold!
Well you never know how people will skate but.. I mean I'd be thrilled to see W/P on the podium but I'm not sure with the marks they got at the Olympics that they will medal here even if they skate great. I would expect S/B to beat G/P, they did during the GP season. But yes.. hard to think Russia can get more than 2 places. I think the other team is probably going to be around 12th... maybe as high as 10th. That would mean S/B would have to medal to get them three spots.
To boldly go where not pea has gone before.
It's just sad cause most of the worlds that follow as far as we know will be outside of europe - so for us european fans its a little sad.
But yeah it was predictable.
As for the shibs retiring: I had sort of hoped that with V/M probably retiring for good now, the shibs saw a better chance of medalling higher?