olympian Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Saitama hosted the last important event of the figure skating. With that, it officially ends the 2013-14 figure skating season and the road to Shanghai for Worlds 2015 officially begins. Below are the schedule of the 2014-15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating tournaments. 2014/15 ISU Grand Prix Schedules Skate America, 24-26 Oct, Chicago (Hoffman Estates), Illinois Skate Canada Int'l, 31 Oct - 02 Nov, Kelowna, British Columbia Cup of China, 7-9 November, Shanghai Rostelecom Cup, 14-16 November, Moscow Trophee Eric Bompard, 21-23 November, TBA NHK Trophy, 28-30 November, Osaka ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 11-14 December, Barcelona Important Tournaments 26 Jan - 1 Feb - European Figure Skating Championships; Stockholm, Sweden 19 - 15 Feb - Four Continents Figure Skating Championshipsl; Seoul, South Korea 2 - 8 March - World Junior Figure Skating Championships; Tallinn, Estonia 23 - 29 March - World Figure Skating Championships; Shanghai, China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Multiple Spot for Worlds 2015 With Three (3) spots Men: Japan, USA Ladies: Japan, USA, Russia Pairs: Canada, China, Russia Ice Dance: Canada, Russia, USA With Two (2) spots: Men: Canada, China, Spain, Russia, France, Czech Republic Ladies: Canada, Italy, Korea Pairs: Germany, Italy, France, USA Ice Dance: Italy, France, United Kingdom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted April 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 ISU receives South Korea complaint over figure skating judginghttp://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/16/yuna-kim-figure-skating-complaint-isu-sochi-olympic-judging-south-korea/ > hope something good comes out of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted April 17, 2014 Report Share Posted April 17, 2014 Cinquanta is an idiot. He needs to go. They won't change anything. They won't change the result. Yuna was robbed. It's unfair and the world keeps turning. Only thing is, we're all a little more disenchanted with figure skating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted April 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2014 Cinquanta is an idiot. He needs to go. They won't change anything. They won't change the result. Yuna was robbed. It's unfair and the world keeps turning. Only thing is, we're all a little more disenchanted with figure skating. I fully agree. I really miss the 6.0 years. Now, the programs are too generic. i don't see a program that stands out that much anymore. even yu-na's. i hope cinquanta is booted out soon. we can't wait for 2016 before he leaves. time to let figure skating be governed by figure skaters with a separate body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathesgelatin Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 So apparently, it does seem very likely that Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov are splitting. Katsalapov has teamed up with Victoria Sinitsina and they are in the process of a 3-4 test skate period in Detroit with Marina Zoueva, to end around May 12. In the meantime, Ilinykh is supposedly teaming up with Sinitsina's old partner, Ruslan Zhiganshin. Ilinykh and Zhiganshin are said to be going over to Elena Kustarova. There are a number of other splits rumored with varying levels of certainty - a lot of Russian & Eastern European dance teams, in short. The one that's most intriguing to me is the US's Tim LeDuc and DeeDee Leng are rumored to be splitting (emphasis on rumored). I thought they had a lot of potential... Too bad. BUT. If we could get Tim LeDuc with someone good... Tim is a really magentic skater, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 And somehow get to split Weaver and Poje. They look too good. What's a 3-4 skate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathesgelatin Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 And somehow get to split Weaver and Poje. They look too good. What's a 3-4 skate?? Katsalapov & Sinitsina are basically 'trying out' with Zoueva for a month. She's seeing what she thinks of them together as a pair (to make a recommendation to the Russian fed, although I think very few people are under any illusions now that the relationship between Ilinykh & Katsalapov could be salvaged, and gauging if she would be willing to take them into her group. Could be potentially REALLY BAD news for the Shibutanis if she takes Katsalapov & Sinitsina. The Shibutanis have a great level of base skating skills, but I think they've A) been punished by judges for that 'too early' world medal and they've stagnated under Zoueva. I was hoping for the Shibutanis to go to another coach, but it seems like they're pretty committed to Zoueva, unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 21, 2014 Report Share Posted April 21, 2014 If the Russians kicked out foreign skaters in 2012? or 2013? I don't see why the US Figure Skating Fed can't do the same--especially in the light of the sanctions in Crimea. I mean their dancers have already flooded the Ballroom Dancing ranks; and hopefully took out US residency & citizenship too. I wonder how many of the transplanted Russian coaches now teaching in the US are sleeper agents for the KGB? I think what's-her-face Oxsana Gritschuk is one....for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathesgelatin Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thought this might make you all laugh/groan: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_04_22/Sochi-bids-for-2017-World-Figure-Skating-champs-official-0001/ Sochi is bidding for the 2017 ISU World Championships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 23, 2014 Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 Thought this might make you all laugh/groan: http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_04_22/Sochi-bids-for-2017-World-Figure-Skating-champs-official-0001/ Sochi is bidding for the 2017 ISU World Championships. Only if the entire judging panels are Russian!! But the last WOG host city usually gets the ISU Worlds in the following Olympic year. (I know World Cup might happen that year...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted April 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2014 here's hoping helsinki gets 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathesgelatin Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 AYFKM: http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/25/evgeni-plushenko-figure-skating-retirement/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted April 28, 2014 Report Share Posted April 28, 2014 AYFKM: http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/2014/04/25/evgeni-plushenko-figure-skating-retirement/ Leave it to Evgeny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 According to Insidethegames, Glasgow will bid for the 2017 Worlds (Olympic qualification event). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breathesgelatin Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 According to Insidethegames, Glasgow will bid for the 2017 Worlds (Olympic qualification event). So we've got Glasgow, Sochi, and Helsinki (although the last one might just be a rumor?? haven't seen a press source on that one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athensfan Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So we've got Glasgow, Sochi, and Helsinki (although the last one might just be a rumor?? haven't seen a press source on that one). Anywhere but Sochi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 Moore-Towers/Moscovitch have split. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted April 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So we've got Glasgow, Sochi, and Helsinki (although the last one might just be a rumor?? haven't seen a press source on that one). Stockholm is also bidding. Moore-Towers/Moscovitch have split. this is a big blow to the pairs program. just when they are starting to really leave their mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 who are Moore-Towers & Moscovitch? What country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted April 30, 2014 Report Share Posted April 30, 2014 So we've got Glasgow, Sochi, and Helsinki (although the last one might just be a rumor?? haven't seen a press source on that one). Well, if Stockholm's also in the mix; I think it might go Glasgow 2017 (Glasgow's never hosted) and probably offer 2018 to Sochi (as per tradition). Helsinki last hosted in 1999; Stockholm in 1922 (and Gothenburg's hosted recently in 1976 and 2008). The last UK hosting was in 1995 at Birmingham. Once the new Warriors Arena's foundations are laid, I hope San Francisco can bid/host for 2022 or 2023. (The last time was in Oakland in 1992 -- so it would be like 30 years for the Bay Area from that time.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intoronto Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 who are Moore-Towers & Moscovitch? What country? Sarcasm? Lol. Canada finished fourth at this years worlds and 5th in Sochi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baron-pierreIV Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Sarcasm? Lol. Canada finished fourth at this years worlds and 5th in Sochi. I never look beyond the podium winners (or except if they're US pairs...) so I never reahlly heard of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 they might give 2017 to Helsinki since they've lost 2 straight (to Shanghai and Boston respectively). Well, if Stockholm's also in the mix; I think it might go Glasgow 2017 (Glasgow's never hosted) and probably offer 2018 to Sochi (as per tradition). Helsinki last hosted in 1999; Stockholm in 1922 (and Gothenburg's hosted recently in 1976 and 2008). The last UK hosting was in 1995 at Birmingham. Once the new Warriors Arena's foundations are laid, I hope San Francisco can bid/host for 2022 or 2023. (The last time was in Oakland in 1992 -- so it would be like 30 years for the Bay Area from that time.) I wonder if Canada's next hosting will remain in the East (with the new Quebec City Amphitheater) or West either in Winnipeg or Edmonton (new arena) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olympian Posted May 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Updated 2014/15 ISU Grand Prix Schedules Skate America, 24-26 Oct, Chicago (Hoffman Estates), Illinois Skate Canada Int'l, 31 Oct - 02 Nov, Kelowna, British Columbia Cup of China, 7-9 November, Shanghai Rostelecom Cup, 14-16 November, Moscow Trophee Eric Bompard, 21-23 November, Bordeaux NHK Trophy, 28-30 November, Osaka ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final, 11-14 December, Barcelona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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