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The US has three men’s spots, so Zhou doesn’t need to be second, he just needs to be third. Next season might be more of an issue with all the junior men projected to move up, but right now he just needs to stay ahead of either Brown or Krasnozhon.
Like I said: assuming he podiums at Nats, he’s fine. If he doesn’t, I think he’s still fine due to how many of the US men are either untested or seen as inconsistent. But Zhou may be sliding into the inconsistent group himself, and if he finishes off the podium, who knows? I think the modal outcome is one in which Zhou is on the team, but if Krasnozhon has a better GP season than Zhou and Nats is a bloodbath, Zhou may be on the team as the “backseat” member, not his usual “Chen’s driving, I call shotgun” spot.