Post by Admin on Nov 18, 2021 2:32:12 GMT
It all comes down to the wire at the final stop on the 2021 Grand Prix circuit, Rostelecom Cup, which takes place in Sochi, Russia, Nov. 26–28 at the Iceberg Skating Palace, the 2014 Olympic venue. This marks the first time in 16 years that Moscow has not hosted the event.
This competition would have completed the circle for Japan′s Yuzuru Hanyu, who contested NHK Trophy and Rostelecom Cup in his first season on the senior circuit 11 years earlier. However, the Japanese superstar was forced to withdraw from his first event after tearing the ligaments in his right ankle in early November. On Nov. 17, the Japanese federation announced that Hanyu had withdrawn from this competition to allow his injury to fully heal. Maxim Naumov also withdrew citing injury.
Mikhail Kolyada, the bronze medalist at the Italian Grand Prix needs to finish first or second to have any chance at making the Grand Prix Final. He will be joined by two young guns: Evgeni Semenenko, the bronze medalist at Skate Canada and Mark Kondratiuk, whose third-place finish at Nebelhorn Trophy secured a third spot for his nation at the 2022 Olympic Games. Australia′s Brendan Kerry, who trains full time in Russia, has been added to the roster.
This competition will mark the conclusion of Michal Březina’s 11-year Grand Prix career. Regardless of where he places, he will be celebrated in Sochi not only by his family, friends and the audience in attendance, but also by countless fans around the globe.
In the women′s event, this will be the third time this season that Russia′s Kamila Valieva and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva will go head-to-head (Finlandia Trophy, Skate Canada International). They will be joined by Maiia Khromykh, the 2021 Budapest Trophy champion and the silver medalist at the Gran Premio D′Italia. Canada′s Madeline Schizas, Mariah Bell of the U.S. and Japan′s Rino Matsuike are the only non-Europeans entered for this competition.
Reigning World pairs champions Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov of Russia are the top team in this not so strong pairs field. They will be joined by Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin who finished third at their first Grand Prix in Canada.
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov should have no issues claiming the ice dance crown assuming there are no health issues affecting the team. The other two steps of the podium are up for grabs.
ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2021
Women
Entries
No. Name Nation
1 Olga MIKUTINA AUT 1
2 Ekaterina RYABOVA AZE 2
3 Loena HENDRICKX BEL 3
4 Viktoriia SAFONOVA BLR 4
5 Madeline SCHIZAS CAN 5
6 Eva-Lotta KIIBUS EST 6
7 Rino MATSUIKE JPN 7
8 Ekaterina KURAKOVA POL 8
9 Maiia KHROMYKH RUS 9
10 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS 9
11 Kamila VALIEVA RUS 9
12 Mariah BELL USA 10
ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2021
Men
Entries
No. Name Nation
1 Brendan KERRY AUS 1
2 Roman SADOVSKY CAN 2
3 Michal BREZINA CZE 3
4 Morisi KVITELASHVILI GEO 4
5 Matteo RIZZO ITA 5
6 Keiji TANAKA JPN 6
7 Kazuki TOMONO JPN 6
8 Mikhail KOLYADA RUS 7
9 Mark KONDRATIUK RUS 7
10 Evgeni SEMENENKO RUS 7
11 Camden PULKINEN USA 8
17/11/2021 10:37:47 UTC
This competition would have completed the circle for Japan′s Yuzuru Hanyu, who contested NHK Trophy and Rostelecom Cup in his first season on the senior circuit 11 years earlier. However, the Japanese superstar was forced to withdraw from his first event after tearing the ligaments in his right ankle in early November. On Nov. 17, the Japanese federation announced that Hanyu had withdrawn from this competition to allow his injury to fully heal. Maxim Naumov also withdrew citing injury.
Mikhail Kolyada, the bronze medalist at the Italian Grand Prix needs to finish first or second to have any chance at making the Grand Prix Final. He will be joined by two young guns: Evgeni Semenenko, the bronze medalist at Skate Canada and Mark Kondratiuk, whose third-place finish at Nebelhorn Trophy secured a third spot for his nation at the 2022 Olympic Games. Australia′s Brendan Kerry, who trains full time in Russia, has been added to the roster.
This competition will mark the conclusion of Michal Březina’s 11-year Grand Prix career. Regardless of where he places, he will be celebrated in Sochi not only by his family, friends and the audience in attendance, but also by countless fans around the globe.
In the women′s event, this will be the third time this season that Russia′s Kamila Valieva and Elizaveta Tuktamysheva will go head-to-head (Finlandia Trophy, Skate Canada International). They will be joined by Maiia Khromykh, the 2021 Budapest Trophy champion and the silver medalist at the Gran Premio D′Italia. Canada′s Madeline Schizas, Mariah Bell of the U.S. and Japan′s Rino Matsuike are the only non-Europeans entered for this competition.
Reigning World pairs champions Anastasia Mishina and Alexander Galliamov of Russia are the top team in this not so strong pairs field. They will be joined by Daria Pavliuchenko and Denis Khodykin who finished third at their first Grand Prix in Canada.
Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov should have no issues claiming the ice dance crown assuming there are no health issues affecting the team. The other two steps of the podium are up for grabs.
ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2021
Women
Entries
No. Name Nation
1 Olga MIKUTINA AUT 1
2 Ekaterina RYABOVA AZE 2
3 Loena HENDRICKX BEL 3
4 Viktoriia SAFONOVA BLR 4
5 Madeline SCHIZAS CAN 5
6 Eva-Lotta KIIBUS EST 6
7 Rino MATSUIKE JPN 7
8 Ekaterina KURAKOVA POL 8
9 Maiia KHROMYKH RUS 9
10 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS 9
11 Kamila VALIEVA RUS 9
12 Mariah BELL USA 10
ISU GP Rostelecom Cup 2021
Men
Entries
No. Name Nation
1 Brendan KERRY AUS 1
2 Roman SADOVSKY CAN 2
3 Michal BREZINA CZE 3
4 Morisi KVITELASHVILI GEO 4
5 Matteo RIZZO ITA 5
6 Keiji TANAKA JPN 6
7 Kazuki TOMONO JPN 6
8 Mikhail KOLYADA RUS 7
9 Mark KONDRATIUK RUS 7
10 Evgeni SEMENENKO RUS 7
11 Camden PULKINEN USA 8
17/11/2021 10:37:47 UTC