At the same time, he was invited by Skate Canada. They didn't have to invite them, especially since Skate Canada was going to give host spots to two young pairs that may have liked "protection". I think he should start by saying "thank you Skate Canada" for giving us this opportunity and we hope we can get another GP later on. He knows the rules and never complained about them when he was competing with a steady partner right? I don't like when skaters want rule changes only when it starts impacting them. Next year, they will have 2 spots and some skaters coming out of juniors or after a break (perhaps the Spanish team?) may not have any... Will he advocate to change the rules ?I think I agree with him on this point. It seems that hosting federations sometimes will pick lower ranked skaters on the alternates list to avoid a challenge for their own skaters. This season, it's going to lead to skaters who would otherwise have a shot at the GPF (B/G and Matsuike in the women's event) not getting the chance to compete for that.
As a matter of fact, Osmond won Skate Canada, and only had one GP spot. She was not invited to a second event despite the w/d. Who else but a few Canadians on this site complained about that ?
The ISU changes rules all the time... I am confident they have discussed this and didn't find a fairer alternative.
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