The World Figure Skating Championships are under way in Gothenburg and from a British point of view we have to hope ice dancers John and Sinead Kerr finally deliver something.

They have the chance, possibly not to podium, but to hit the top five or six in the world, which would give British skating a boost.

The Scottish siblings have potential and are under the tutelage of Russian coach and former Olympic champion Evgeny Platov, whose expertise you cannot fault.

Now it's a question of whether John and Sinead plateau with Platov or use this season to maximum effect.

I don't think they can afford to be chameleonic every year.

At some point people have to be able to say, 'that's who they are, that's how they perform and that's what they are delivering'.

I think this is the year to make it happen otherwise they will fade into the background. They need to send out a signal that they are not done yet.

In the men's event, Japan's Daisuke Takahashi has had a great season but he will be up against the experience of the likes of Stephane Lambiel and Brian Joubert.

They've all got the desire to win it, but it might not come down to how experienced everybody is or how prepared they are, it will be what they deliver on the day.

The ladies' is interesting because many of America's skaters who could have been potential medal contenders here cannot compete because of their age.

They still fall into the juniors age bracket, so a lot of the best in the world are not actually taking part.

When you consider Kimmie Meissner, the 2006 world champion, is now only ranked number seven in the US it shows the strength in depth they have.

That makes it a very open event so we could see a Japanese or at least Asian one, two, three.

Enjoy the action,
Robin

Robin Cousins commentates on the World Figure Skating Championships for the BBC.

Robin was talking to Paul Birch

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