About the Standings per Nations.
I didn't get how ISU got the total points in that system last season.
Based on the rules (http://static.isu.org/media/224412/standing_-calculation_jgp_series_15_16.pdf) these should have been the results of the ladies as far as I know.
Ladies (The scores are from 1st event to 7th event. Only 4 best scores will be counted)
Japan: 22p - 17p - 28p - 20p - 20p - 26p - 28p = 104p Total
Russia: 22p - 24p - 14p - 24p - 28p - 17p - 11p = 98p Total
Yet they weren't the official result but these one were.
1. Russia 98 points
2. Japan 90 points
http://www.isuresults.com/events/jgp2015/jgpnos.pdf
Can anyone explain to me why those were the official results. I get that if one deletes the last two events then one get the official results but I haven't found anything that would suggest that the last two JGP events wouldn't count for points.
Russia is doing very well indeed. Unfortunately, there is a long way between juniors and seniors. Lots of those teams may not survive the transfer to seniors. E.g. Stepanova/Bukin has done so well in juniors and still struggle to push through in seniors ranks, Yanovskaya/Mozgov split up. Lots of pairs also split up. From the last group of strong pairs that was in juniors a few years ago, Tarasova/Morozov are the only one who are still together and going strong. The remaining four pairs are gone and not doing that great with their new partners yet. Men look good in juniors (Aliev, Petrov) and then they seem to struggle in seniors. They are not bad, but not quite there yet. In fact, ladies seem to be the only discipline that is managing the transfer between juniors and seniors well. Medvedeva, Radionova, Pogorilaya...
Saying that, it is worth it to watch juniors because what they manage at their young age is amazing. Even if they never do so well in seniors, they will always be remembered.
I had the exact same discussion with a friend yesterday. Russia is killing it in Junior or skaters might come and be successful one year and then we don't see them anymore. But those kids are really entertaining and amazing skaters, they own the junior field!Russia is doing very well indeed. Unfortunately, there is a long way between juniors and seniors. Lots of those teams may not survive the transfer to seniors. E.g. Stepanova/Bukin has done so well in juniors and still struggle to push through in seniors ranks, Yanovskaya/Mozgov split up. Lots of pairs also split up. From the last group of strong pairs that was in juniors a few years ago, Tarasova/Morozov are the only one who are still together and going strong. The remaining four pairs are gone and not doing that great with their new partners yet. Men look good in juniors (Aliev, Petrov) and then they seem to struggle in seniors. They are not bad, but not quite there yet. In fact, ladies seem to be the only discipline that is managing the transfer between juniors and seniors well. Medvedeva, Radionova, Pogorilaya...
Saying that, it is worth it to watch juniors because what they manage at their young age is amazing. Even if they never do so well in seniors, they will always be remembered.
Russia is doing very well indeed. Unfortunately, there is a long way between juniors and seniors. Lots of those teams may not survive the transfer to seniors. E.g. Stepanova/Bukin has done so well in juniors and still struggle to push through in seniors ranks, Yanovskaya/Mozgov split up. Lots of pairs also split up. From the last group of strong pairs that was in juniors a few years ago, Tarasova/Morozov are the only one who are still together and going strong. The remaining four pairs are gone and not doing that great with their new partners yet. Men look good in juniors (Aliev, Petrov) and then they seem to struggle in seniors. They are not bad, but not quite there yet. In fact, ladies seem to be the only discipline that is managing the transfer between juniors and seniors well. Medvedeva, Radionova, Pogorilaya...
Saying that, it is worth it to watch juniors because what they manage at their young age is amazing. Even if they never do so well in seniors, they will always be remembered.
Which is very common in sports.
These Kids practice for 10 years +, often without many friends, they live for the Sport and especially the girls grow up with many doubts when their Bodys change.
It might sound like not a big deal for us men, if we gein 6 pounds, but it can hurt a girl a lot and URs crawl in, stupid YT haters say rude things ... It will mess with their minds you know.
Look at Liza, what she had to go through ...
It seems that it makes difference with men too, though. Pitkeev and Petrov don't seem to be so great in seniors and the change in their bodies should be actually helping them. Russian women seem to transition better than Russian men! Medvedeva, Radionova, Pogorilaya... so it can't be only about change in bodies.
It seems that it makes difference with men too, though. Pitkeev and Petrov don't seem to be so great in seniors and the change in their bodies should be actually helping them. Russian women seem to transition better than Russian men! Medvedeva, Radionova, Pogorilaya... so it can't be only about change in bodies.