GP Article--Andreev gets Lalique!

[Annes]

The Canadian GP assignments have been changed. Fedor is now competing at Lalique and Michelle Currie AND Bellemare at Skate America.

Here is the link to the changed assignments:
http://www.skatecanada.ca/english/teams/index.html

And the article...
http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/FigureSkating/2003/06/13/110609-cp.html


Maybe this means that W/F and L/F will get assignments, too.

[Tony Wheeler]

Fedor has always had Lalique AND Currie has always had America ;)

W/F and L/F both cannot be assigned to any events aside from Skate Canada, because of the ISU's new policy of skaters HAVING to be on the ISU World Standings in order to get any Grand Prix events. The exception is that Canada still had the option to give them Skate Canada, where the three teams can be any three of their choosing, whether they are on the rankings or not.

[missflick]

Originally posted by Tony Wheeler
Fedor has always had Lalique AND Currie has always had America ;)


Uh, no, for awhile SA did not have any Canadian female skaters assigned to it. Sorry to see L&T off the roster-guess she is still injured.:(

[roogu]

It's ashame there's still no Candian entrant in the men's field at Skate America or the ladies field at Trophee Lalique

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally posted by missflick
Uh, no, for awhile SA did not have any Canadian female skaters assigned to it. Sorry to see L&T off the roster-guess she is still injured.:(

What? I saved the lists from the day they were published and both ladies were definitely on the roster for Skate America. Maybe you mean the men, who still don't have an entry, like roogu mentioned.

[SkateSand]

I don't know about the ladies' skaters, but I printed out the men's rosters on June 1st, and Fedor was listed for Lalique at that time.

Laurie

[Annes]

The Skate Canada listing used to be different...does no one remember the kerfuffle about Andreev not getting an assignment?

It should be interesting to see whether Currie or Bellemare comes out on top at Skate America.

[Tony Wheeler]

Originally posted by Annes
The Skate Canada listing used to be different...does no one remember the kerfuffle about Andreev not getting an assignment?

It should be interesting to see whether Currie or Bellemare comes out on top at Skate America.

Actually Annes, I think that what made people mad was that he didn't have TWO events, while Ben did. :)

[missflick]

Originally posted by Tony Wheeler
What? I saved the lists from the day they were published and both ladies were definitely on the roster for Skate America. Maybe you mean the men, who still don't have an entry, like roogu mentioned.

Whoopsy! You are right.:oops:

[Annes]

lol! I guess the change is simply the product of my overzealous imagination...sorry!

[Annes]

W/F and L/F both cannot be assigned to any events aside from Skate Canada, because of the ISU's new policy of skaters HAVING to be on the ISU World Standings in order to get any Grand Prix events. The exception is that Canada still had the option to give them Skate Canada, where the three teams can be any three of their choosing, whether they are on the rankings or not.



I don't understand. Obertas and her new partner got assignments, including Skate Canada...they're a new team. So why can't Lee and Faustino or W/F????!!! This hardly seems fair.

As well, how will new teams ever get GP assignments if they lack a JGP ranking like Piperno/Dougherty?

[blades]

8-)

patience...the season hasn't even started yet...a lot can happen between now and the fall...i'm sure there will be many surprises...

and no...i don't have an inside line...just remembering the past few seasons and all the last minute changes...

[roogu]

We don't even know how Lee/Faustino and Wakamatsu/Fecteau are as a pair yet ....... I'm sure summer monitoring will come into play.