Plus, since I & Z finished fourth at CoC, there is virtually no chance of their making the GPF even should they win CoR, so no one will have a good reason to be politicking for them.
Not normally a dance fan but I am looking forward to this short dance. I was impressed with I/Z in China, they have thrown down a very strong marker. Of the three Russian couples it will be interesting to see who comes out on top never mind the battle between Elena and Nikita.
I guess it will be Chock and Bates to win, based on NRW Trophy it will probably be Coomes & Buckland in second with one of the Russians in third.
I think ice dance has become the most unpredictable discipline, where a mistake sends you whizzing into oblivion. Didn't people once complain about it being the exact opposite?