User blog comment:PokemonTDHTF98/TDAS: What if Courtney is Replaced with another contestant./@comment-26897147-20141022102042/@comment-24152851-20141022125156

Not neccessarily, Owen and Beth were finalists but weren't in this season. Plus the original TDAS lineup (before Brick was swapped for Sam) indicated Gwen wasn't originally planned for the season.