- Evan Lysacek is officially not going to Worlds, but he is not retiring, which I am not exactly overjoyed about. I doubt that he will continue onto Sochi though, whatever he is saying at the moment.
- Ryan Bradley will take Lysacek's Worlds spot, and then, I would imagine, he will retire, even though I would seriously love him to stay another season at least. I am just happy to see him get another chance at Worlds; I love his FS this season and am so excited to see it one more time!
- Johnny is definitely going to Worlds and has even been making noises about possibly continuing next season, which I would love to see. I think he's just starting to get his 'Johnny' back, if you will, and next season potentially holds great results for him.
EDIT: Johnny has announced that he is in fact not going to Worlds, which means that Adam Rippon gets to go! I am very excited about this because I love him. Hopefully Jeremy, Ryan and Adam (or at least Jeremy + 1 other) can all hold it together at least well enough to earn the USA the usual three spots.
- Jeremy will also be skating at Worlds, and more than likely next season, too, which is good because this Olympic showing would not be a good one for him to go out on. Going by his up-down-up-down pattern so far this season, he could turn up in Turin with another couple of perfect programs, a la US Nationals.
- Joubert is apparently continuing until 2012, when Worlds will be held in Nice, which I am so happy to hear. I assume this means we will see him Turin, but I think all the French men except Amodio have to have a test skate to see who will take the second spot. I will be really sad if Jouby doesn't get to go. I also think it is kind of stupid to make him have some sort of 'skate off' with Ponsero and Préaubert. I can see that they would want to monitor him and check that he is mentally and physically capable after his depressing showing in Vancouver, but really, he is very clearly of a higher standard than both Ponsero and Préaubert, especially Préaubert. France is going to want those three places next season and as far as I can tell, Joubert and Amodio are going to be the guys most likely to win them. Hopefully Brian can get it together and come back strong!
- I'm not sure what Ponsero or Préaubert will do next season. I think Préaubert is relatively new onto the scene but Ponsero seems to have been around for a while and may feel he is ready to retire, I really have no idea. I'd be perfectly happy to see either or both of these two back next year, though.
- I was not expecting him to, but apparently Plushenko is also heading to Worlds. I will love it if he gets silver - or worse - again. I am assuming that he will go back into retirement after this season, but I wouldn't put it past him to stay in, especially if he doesn't get the results he thinks he deserves.
- I'm not sure what Ponsero or Préaubert will do next season. I think Préaubert is relatively new onto the scene but Ponsero seems to have been around for a while and may feel he is ready to retire, I really have no idea. I'd be perfectly happy to see either or both of these two back next year, though.
- I was not expecting him to, but apparently Plushenko is also heading to Worlds. I will love it if he gets silver - or worse - again. I am assuming that he will go back into retirement after this season, but I wouldn't put it past him to stay in, especially if he doesn't get the results he thinks he deserves.
- Takahashi is to skate one more season, which, I would assume, includes a showing in Turin, but I'm not positive on that one.
- Patrick Chan is aiming to continue until Sochi. Like Daisuke, I assume this means he will be at Worlds. I doubt that Canada will send Vaughn in the second spot though, given his performance in Vancouver.
- Stéphane will not be at Worlds and it doesn't look like he'll be continuing to skate competitively next season, which is not exactly a surprise but is still sad. Jamal Othman will go for Switzerland.
- I think both Tomas and Michal will go for the Czech Republic. I really hope that Tomas can get himself together and skate two clean or near-clean programs, but at this point, I don't hold out much hope. I can't remember the exact criteria, but if Tomas bombs as spectacularly as he has been doing all season, I think they will struggle to get two spots for the Czech Republic next year, which will be a real shame if both boys are still competing.
I will continue to update this post as more men confirm their plans for the rest of this season and the next few years!
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- Stéphane will not be at Worlds and it doesn't look like he'll be continuing to skate competitively next season, which is not exactly a surprise but is still sad. Jamal Othman will go for Switzerland.
- I think both Tomas and Michal will go for the Czech Republic. I really hope that Tomas can get himself together and skate two clean or near-clean programs, but at this point, I don't hold out much hope. I can't remember the exact criteria, but if Tomas bombs as spectacularly as he has been doing all season, I think they will struggle to get two spots for the Czech Republic next year, which will be a real shame if both boys are still competing.
I will continue to update this post as more men confirm their plans for the rest of this season and the next few years!
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