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The Olympic dream dies hard.

Latest episode - Olivia answers questions - about the 20 minute mark she talks a bit about technical changes she would like to see - she does not like the current direction in the Rhythm Dance.

Per Jackie Wong's 'The Rocker Skating' Skate America preview podcast Shin/Nagy's entry to Skate America was a placeholder in the hopes that Chan/Howe would get another assignment, and Shin/Nagy were aware that they would only be competing if that happended.

His competitive career is probably over, and with the way his knees were even before the suspension it was almost certainly not going any further than this season. He is free to resume his coaching career, if he hasn't already.

That's what happens when only 3 skaters from Europe finish in the top 12 at Worlds, and guarantee 2 Grand Prix slots, and then all 3 are forced to withdraw from those Grand Prixes as a result of injury.

Making the free skate was necessary to qualify a spot to the Olympics, and the total score for the skater in 24th was 139.81. I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say 185 was about what was needed to qualify a spot to the Olympics.

Another change for Skate America: Karina Akopova/Nikita Rakhamnin, Armenia have been added to the Pairs event.

As far as we know - there's been no announcement that I've seen - just the update to the entry grid.

That would be a question for the USFS.

Don't you gain time when you cross the international date line going from Asisa to North America?

Pairs entries officially updated to reflect Chan/Howe replacing Shin/Nagy at Skate America Pairs Entries Niina Petrokina out of Finlandia Trophy Women's Entries

I think it makes perfect sense - get the big jumps out of the way, and not waste the good music when he can't really perform full out.

Olympic minimums are the same as Europeans/Four Continents.