Where are Kropotina & Biktagirova?

[Lucky]

I have been checking the results and these two young ladies seem to be the best juniors the Russians have but they are nowhere to be seen right now. Not at the Junior worlds or the senior worlds either. And will we be seeing them in the GP circuit next year? :(

[Sylvia]

Veronika Kropotina did well on the Junior Grand Prix this past fall, winning gold in Croatia and silver in Estonia to qualify for the Final in December, but she ended up withdrawing due to injury. I didn't see her name in the results for either Russian senior nationals in late December or junior nationals in February. Here's the link to Kropotina's ISU bio:
http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007905.htm

Lilia Biktagirova placed 3rd at Russian senior nationals, but I don't know why she wasn't assigned to return to Junior Worlds or go to Senior Worlds. Here's her ISU bio:
http://www.isufs.org/bios/isufs00007904.htm

The same 2 young ladies are competing at both Junior and Senior Worlds for Russia this month -- Arina Martinova and Katarina Gerboldt.