#worldsfigure

Right now, the International Skating Union is planning to hold 

World Figure Skating Championships  in Stockholm for March 22-28. 

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, which has avoided lockdowns throughout the pandemic, has registered 11,014 new coronavirus cases since Friday. The Government of Sweden  implemented COVID restrictions with little efficiency.

The International Skating Union  will provide a “bubble” that lacks the safety of figure skaters (INCLUDING MINORS), coaches, teams, locals and others.

SKATERS MUST SIGN A WAIVER THAT CLAIMS THAT ISU WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE OF COVID- RELATED DAMAGES.

Skaters MUST PARTICIPATE if they want to qualify for the Olympics.

ISU held events where many skaters suffered from COVID. ISU DID NOT BAN ANYONE WHO DIDN'T FOLLOW COVID RESTRICTIONS.

Even if he doesn’t get gold, he is still very likely to make it onto the podium.  If you take a look at his past competitions, you’ll see a trend.  At Skate Canada International 2016, he was 4th after the short yet still managed to win silver overall; at SCI 2015, he was 6th after the short and silver overall.  At Worlds 2012, he placed 7th in the short program, then went on to earn the bronze medal (with one of his most amazing, memorable performances to date, IMO).  Just recently at 4CC 2017, he placed third in the short and then got a season’s best, breaking the 200 point barrier, to earn the silver. 

The point is, we should all have faith in him.  One less-than-ideal skate with a few mistakes doesn’t dictate the success of someone’s season or their career.  Don’t forget, this is the Yuzuru Hanyu who won the Olympics and the World Championships at age 19, was the first man to break the 100, 200, and 300 point barriers, and has won 4 consecutive GPFs- and that’s only naming a few of his illustrious achievements.  We, his fans, of all people, know better than anyone what a trooper and a fighter he is, and how he thrives under pressure.  And above all, even if the judges decide to give him less-than-satisfactory points, that’s not what truly matters.  As Yuzu himself has said, a score is just a score, whereas a performance is a performance, and something completely different altogether.  Who else gets the crowds fired up like he does?  Who else can skate with such finesse, passion, and prowess?  He’s a brilliant performer, through and through, and that’s something that can’t be defined by any number of medals or awards.

So my Worlds 2017 predictions -  I'll do everything other than ice dance since I don't want to jinx it :)) also this is just my top 3 in no particular order since I honestly think all 3 in each discipline can take any kind of medal.

Pairs: Sui/Han, Savchenko/Massot, Tarasova/ Mozorov

Can also take the podium: Stolbova/Kilmov, Duhamel/Radford

Ladies: Medvedeva, Pogorilaya, Kostner:

Can also take the podium: Wagner, Miyahara, Osmond

Men: Hanyu, Fernandez, Chen

Can also take the podium: Uno, Chan, Boyang