I wouldn't be surprised if, apart from Yuzuru and his quest to scare us all to death with the 4A, there are very few 'firsts' in the next year or two as people start seriously looking past the current troubles and towards Beijing. What I've seen of Chen off-ice strikes me (his fans may differ) as pragmatic, even phlegmatic, and while Trusova seems to be more reckless, they both - along with Shoma Uno, the other one mostly mentioned in this thread - must have their eyes firmly fixed on what may be their only or last chance at an OGM then. And the others who are good enough for a first would also have Olympic medals in mind.
Given the real possibility that their trajectories/training will already be in trouble if this season is a mess, and the increasing risks of career-pausing-if-not-stopping injury by going one better in something no one has tried and for good reason... wouldn't it be a trifle, well, just silly?
Given the real possibility that their trajectories/training will already be in trouble if this season is a mess, and the increasing risks of career-pausing-if-not-stopping injury by going one better in something no one has tried and for good reason... wouldn't it be a trifle, well, just silly?