That's what I thought, since he hasn't resumed training yet. Participating in the final Grand Prix would give him more time to rest, prepare his programs, and, in case he withdraws, it would allow whoever takes his place time to prepare.
😭 no Ilia isnt responsible for the stuff w kazfed Misha's been dealing w their bullshit before they were even in seniors Ilia was being GAY at the olympics he was plotting how he was gonna ask that man out for dinner
I just received this official statement from the ISU
“The topic of participation of skaters from Belarus and Russia was raised at the ISU Council meeting on Saturday June 13 in Tenerife. Further analysis is being undertaken and will be presented at the next meeting of the Council in the coming weeks. ISU will be making no further comment at this time.”
Emergency podcast(s) coming up today! But initial impressions and surprises in no particular order:
Skaters we thought might have skipped GP or taken season off or retired: Malinin, Liu, Glenn, Brown, Cha
Notable skaters NOT on this list: Gilles/Poirier, Guignard/Fabbri, Shibutani/Shibutani, Stellato/Deschamps, Kam/O'Shea, Beccari/Guarise, Hendrickx, Sadovsky, Jin
The GP selection rules indeed DID change for 2026-27, takes out old seeded skaters rule, includes Olympic medalists guaranteed 2 spots isudam.blob.core.windows.net…
TBA spots have to be filled by Sep 15
No Russian athletes on the GP
No new pairs currently in the GP (3 TBA spots open)
No new surprise pairings
four hours of videogames, someone gifting him a shitload of money, countless backflips and one fail, him dropping the f word and announcing that he’s gonna change his hair
I feel high but his happiness is priceless 😭
The initial Grand Prix list should have happened today in the afternoon after the elections happened. I have not heard if that’s confirmed, nor have I heard what the timeline is for release