They got SA and IDF, replace Yu/Zhang for both their assignments
Rudest/Wolfe got the other IDF so they and H/S have 2 assignments. Stellano/Bartholomay only have 1 assignment.
Withdrawals, Replacements, and Alternates
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They got SA and IDF, replace Yu/Zhang for both their assignments
Rudest/Wolfe got the other IDF so they and H/S have 2 assignments. Stellano/Bartholomay only have 1 assignment.
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Its not like FRA and USA feds have to inform each other which team they are inviting. They just happened to pick the same substitute. Good for H&S.
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Stellato & Bartholomay were already on COR so they are still with only 1 event.
They lost to several other U.S. teams at Skate Detroit in both the SP and the LP. So there is no "totally deserve" in this picture. L&M could have made a great argument for themselves there, but they didn't make it. I'm not sure the junior results will be enough without a top summer score.
And here is the current status of the Pairs list (USA's S/B and L/M both got a spot today)- the minimum score for a GP is D/K's score, so there won't be any more below them...there are 5 more spots (I am including the TdF spot for Esbrat/Novoselov) to be filled, plus the USA TBD
41 Lu & Mitrofanov - NHK
42 Walsh & Michaud - SC
43 Pfund & Santillan
44 Suzaki & Kihara - NHK
47 Barquero & Maestu
50 Zhang & Song
53 Danilova & Kamianchuk
41 Lu & Mitrofanov - NHK
42 Walsh & Michaud - SC
43 Pfund & Santillan
44 Suzaki & Kihara - NHK
47 Barquero & Maestu
50 Zhang & Song
53 Danilova & Kamianchuk
I’m pretty sure Li/Xie will also be eligible for a second spot.
I see Finland renounced to their host pick (expected given they don't have any pair right now).
Host pick at Skate America, one at IdF (were E/N host pick? If so Didier may wait until Masters de France in September before deciding if one of their 2 pairs is worthy/hasn't unnerved him), 2 spots at Helsinki...where is the 5th available spot?
has it established how Li/Xie were eligible for their first spot?
He would have been 37 on SB list with his previous partner. I’m pretty sure that’s how they are eligible.
It would put them ahead of all those who are left.
Although I didn't remember if there was an official announcement, it seems that Danilova & Kamianchuk splitted after the last Nebelhorn Trophy, where they failed to qualify for Olympics
I suppose it is the case.
But they forgot to write it in the rules when they published the General Announcement.
If I've not mistaken, the "split couples" are mentioned only once. In the following passage:
Return of a Split Couple - “Returning Split Couple”
Pairs or Dance Couples, who were previously in the top 7 to 12 of an ISU World Figure Skating Championships in the past two seasons (2016/17 or 2017/18) but who split and now have a new partner, may always be chosen as an Organizing ISU Member Skater as per paragraph 2.2. f) and in addition, may be considered as an Organizing ISU Member’s Choice as per paragraph 2.2. g). They will be ranked in the list of Grand Prix Season’s Best scores by taking the season’s points of their partnership with their most recent previous partner, if proof is given in writing by their ISU Member that they intend to continue their competitive career and their return is announced and confirmed by the date of the annual Selection Meeting. Such Pairs/Dance Couples are defined as a “Returning Split Couple” and such Returning Split Couples do not need to fulfill the requirement of a minimum Grand Prix score.
https://isu.org/docman-documents-li...9/17598-gp-general-announcement-2018-19-final
So those who were 7-12th at 2016/17 and 2017/18 World Championships can be considered with their new partner....but those who were 1-6 are not mentioned!
I assume it is due to some "cut and past" problems
Rajcova withdrew? Hope she's okay
Now I wonder who'll get her spots :think:, wishing to see Eunsoo Lim at either Finlandia or SA
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No way it'll happen but if Ekaterina Kurakova is indeed skating for Poland, I wish she'd get one. But there's no way she could 
Possible substitutes to Event 1 (US ladies are not eligible, last digit is number of existing Event)
34 186.34 Eunsoo LIM KOR 5
46 175.71 Hanul KIM KOR
48 174.82 Xiangning LI 4
54 172.41 Alaine CHARTRAND CAN 2
55 171.40 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 6
Possible substitutes to Event 3
34 186.34 Eunsoo LIM KOR 5
39 183.85 Angela WANG USA 4
41 182.57 Courtney HICKS USA 4
46 175.71 Hanul KIM KOR
48 174.82 Xiangning LI 4
52 172.65 Starr ANDREWS USA 1
(Russian and Japanese ladies are not eligible, they have 3 entries at both Events, while there are 6 Ladies - 3 Japanese, 3 Russians - who have higher Season Best, places 26 to 33, but they may pretend only if their nations skaters WD)
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To elaborate Wang, Hicks and Andrews would only be eligible for Finland since SA had three US ladies (and Starr is already there).
The SA will almost certainly go to Eunsoo, she trains in the US and the American ladies aren’t really options as they already have 2USA + their TBD.
Yes. I corrected.
