baron-pierreIV 1691 Report post Posted March 3, 2013 World Junior Figure Skating Championships Results Junior Men 1. Joshua Farris, USA 2. Jason Brown, USA 3. Shotaro Omori, USA Junior Ladies 1. Elena Radionova, Russia 2. Julia Lipnitskaia, Russia 3. Anna Pogorilaya, Russia Wow, a sweep for both the US men and Russian ladies. The #3 US guy, Shotaro Omori, with a purely Japanese name, I hope he confuses the hell outta the Japanese men and judges when he moves to the senior level. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Report post Posted March 8, 2013 Worlds starts in 1 day. Olympic slots on the line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athensfan 1081 Report post Posted March 9, 2013 Worlds starts in 1 day. Olympic slots on the line. According to the ISU website, competition starts on the 13th, not the 9th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Report post Posted March 10, 2013 According to the ISU website, competition starts on the 13th, not the 9th. I got that info from teh countdown clock. but actual competition will start 13th. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Report post Posted March 10, 2013 Competition Schedule Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 11:00 – Pairs Short Program Wednesday, March 13, 2013, 15:45 – Opening on Ice, Men Short Program Thursday, March 14, 2013, 10:30 – Ladies Short Program Thursday, March 14, 2013, 17:15 – Ice Dance Short Dance Friday, March 15, 2013, 11:45 – Pairs Free Program & Victory Ceremony Friday, March 15, 2013, 17:45 – Men Free Program & Victory Ceremony Saturday, March 16, 2013, 14:30 – Ice Dance Free Dance & Victory Ceremony Saturday, March 16, 2013, 19:00 – Ladies Free Program & Victory Ceremony Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 10, 2013 10th is when practice starts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Report post Posted March 11, 2013 Scheduled of 2013-2014 ISU Grand Prix Events 2013 18 - 20 Oct Hilton HHonors Skate America ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013/2014 TBA, USA 25 - 27 Oct Skate Canada International ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013/2014 St. John, New Brunswick, Canada 1 - 3 Nov Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013/2014 Beijing, China 8 - 10 Nov NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013/2014 Tokyo , Japan 15 - 17 Nov Trophee Bompard ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013/2014 Paris , France 22 - 24 Nov Rostelecom Cup ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating 2013/2014 Moscow, Russia 5 - 8 Dec Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2013/2014 Combined Juniors and Seniors) Fukuoka, Japan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 14, 2013 (edited) Pairs and men's short program finished. Canada in 3 medal positions. Dennis Ten finally emerged. Quota for Sochi standings after short program (will change after the long program):PAIRS: Russia (3) Canada (3) Germany (2) China (2) France (2) USA (2) Italy (2) FOR UK to qualify France needs to drop to 11th. Bulgaria and Poland will likely not qualify spot here unless the a team withdraws.MEN Canada (3) Japan (3) France (2) Czech Republic (2) Spain (2) USA (2) China (1) Germany (1) Uzbekistan (1) Sweden (1) Russia (1) Estonia (1) Edited March 14, 2013 by intoronto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Report post Posted March 14, 2013 can't remember how many spots are at stake in London. the other olympic qualifier will be Nebelhorn Trophy later this year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Report post Posted March 14, 2013 Canada's doing great at the worlds so far. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Report post Posted March 14, 2013 Results after Short Programs Mens 1. Patrick Chan CAN 98.37 2. Denis Ten KAZ 91.56 3. Kevin Reynolds CAN 85.16 4. Daisuke Takahashi JPN 84.67 5. Brian Joubert FRA 84.17 6. Michal Brezina CZE 83.09 Ladies 1. Yuna Kim KOR 69.97 2. Carolina Kostner ITA 66.86 3. Kanako Murakami JPN 66.64 4. Kaetyln Osmond CAN 64.73 5. Ashley Wagner USA 63.98 6. Mao Asada JPN 62.10 7.Akiko Suzuki JPN 61.17 Pairs 1 Tatiana VOLOSOZHAR Maxim TRANKOV RUS 75.84 2 Meagan DUHAMEL Eric RADFORD CAN 73.61 3 Aliona SAVCHENKO Robin SZOLKOWY GER 73.47 4 Yuko KAVAGUTI Alexander SMIRNOV RUS 69.98 5 Kirsten MOORE-TOWERS Dylan MOSCOVITCH CAN 69.25 6 Qing PANG Jian TONG CHN 63.95 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 I forgot to add Kazakhstan, Denmark, Austria and Belgium for men's singles Women after shrot program: South Korea (3) Japan (3) USA (3) Italy (2) Canada (2) Russia (2) Sweden (2) France (1) China (1) Estonia (1) Spain (1) Ukraine (1) Great Britain (1) Slovakia (1) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dave199 57 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 intoronto, good prediction on Osmond months ago. I wouldn't have guessed she would be sitting in 4th place after the short program at the Worlds a year out from the Olympics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fox334 93 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) can't remember how many spots are at stake in London. the other olympic qualifier will be Nebelhorn Trophy later this year. 24 for singles, 19 for dance and 16 for pairs. Neulborn trophy will have 6 spots for singles, 5 for dance and 4 for pairs.IMO figure skating has one of the worse qualification system of any sport, winter or summer. Edited March 15, 2013 by Fox334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 I wouldn't go that far. It is straight-forward, consistent means that the best are there. No country is deep enough to send 4 medal contenders. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
olympian 4 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 i worried about osmond during the short since she skated really early. she was the ninth skater and practically had to wait. but skating early seems to have helped her. she's skating 23rd in the free skate then followed by Yu-Na. I hope Duhamel and Radford upsets the Russians later. They drew the first spot in the final flight while the Russians drew last. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 I wouldn't go that far. It is straight-forward, consistent means that the best are there. No country is deep enough to send 4 medal contenders. Exactly. Figure skating also happens to have a lot of universality. Only 4 countries would qualify for the team trophy (ie have at least one qualified in each event): Canada, USA, Russia and France. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 And that is why their shouldn't be a team event. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fox334 93 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) Exactly. Figure skating also happens to have a lot of universality. Only 4 countries would qualify for the team trophy (ie have at least one qualified in each event): Canada, USA, Russia and France. Close. In Vancouver it would have been six (add Italy and Germany).I wouldn't go that far. It is straight-forward, consistent means that the best are there. No country is deep enough to send 4 medal contenders.That's not my objection. I think a limit of 3 per country is fine, and I also think that making sure only a few countries can actually send three skaters per event is also fine. Figure skating is also, unlike skiing, a sport where its really important to limit the number of entries to make sure everything is wrapped up in a sane amount of time.What I have a problem with is how they decide which countries get a second or third entry. Essentially having one good skater can get you two or three entries. Having two good skaters can get you three entries. Whether or not you get three entries should be based on how good your third skater is. Whether or not you get two entries should be based on how good your second best skater is. Its ridiculous that South Korea is about to get three entries in the women's event because of Kim Yu-na. Edited March 15, 2013 by Fox334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 Though they need meet minimum standards for the Olympics and usually that is high up. Plus countries like Spain and Georgia rejected their second quota spot for the worlds (Georgia did that for the Olympics as well in 2010) for the WC. So will will likely see Korea sending 2 as opposed to 3. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fox334 93 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 Though they need meet minimum standards for the Olympics and usually that is high up. Plus countries like Spain and Georgia rejected their second quota spot for the worlds (Georgia did that for the Olympics as well in 2010) for the WC. So will will likely see Korea sending 2 as opposed to 3. The second athlete should still have to qualify her own quota spot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 The second athlete should still have to qualify her own quota spot. I agree with that. The top 24 should qualify with a max of 3 per nation when distributing the quotas. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 Judges are bad. The Germans fell twice and scored higher then the Canadian pair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
intoronto 650 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 Pairs competition over Russia gold Germany Silver and Canada bronze More importantly SOCHI quotas: PAIRS: Russia (3) Canada (3) Germany (2) China (2) France (2) USA (2) Italy (2) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faster 545 Report post Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) It will be the first competition I can remember without 3 Chinese Pairs. Edited March 15, 2013 by faster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
