Just realised that the top placing Russian male since the Olympics changes for every competition:
Olympics - Dima
Worlds - Kolyada
Grand Prix - Voronov
Nationals - Kovtun
European - Samarin
There is a real Russian roulette going on...
I don't envy the people who have to make the final call on the world team. I wouldn't want to be in that position with a hand full of skilled but unpredictable wildcards. You never know which one of them is going to shine and which is going to crumble.