2026 U.S. Nationals Senior Men Free Skate

[labgoat]

You know 150 was Jimmy Ma's best FS score this season - so good for him...

I did not mean to make you cry but to say he tried his very best today. It just wasn't meant to be.
Knowing Jimmy - he is pleased that Max got the spot.

 

[Arigato]

Also, Torgashev should have scored even higher tonight. He deserved 90 PCS for that program.

Agreed.

 

[cheerknithanson]

Tomorrow is going to be interesting.

 

[moonvine]

I did not mean to make you cry but to say he tried his very best today. It just wasn't meant to be.
Knowing Jimmy - he is pleased that Max got the spot.

I’m sure he is pleased for Max. He dropped from 5th the last however many years to whatever he was today and I am sad for him.

 

[readernick]

No, because the committee isn't comprised of 12-year-old girls.

Imho this is an unfair insult to teenage girls. The most obvious fragile egos and personal vendettas in current society seems to be mostly held by middle aged and old men.

Regardless though, I agree with the sentiment that his tackless comments should have no impact on selection. That's a slippery slope to go down. Athletes should be judged on their performance not on their opinions.

 

[moonvine]

Tomorrow is going to be interesting.

Ilia put his hand down. I was shocked!

 

[Dawn825]

I think excitement surrounding Ilia's performance here suffered a little from the audience being deflated about Jason and Tomoki.

Personally, being in the audience, I wasn't excited because of his simplified content. He did what was right for him, but seeing a bunch of triples from Ilia Malinin was just straight up not entertaining for me.

 

[labgoat]

I’m sure he is pleased for Max. He dropped from 5th the last however many years to whatever he was today and I am sad for him.

So am I. But nothing will hurt me as much as when I lost Tai & Randy...

 

[Dawn825]

I really really hope Jason makes the team.

 

[moonvine]

So am I. But nothing will hurt me as much as when I lost Tai & Randy...

Tai was here tonight.

 

[Sjs5572]

Tai was here tonight.

Both Tai and Randy are beautiful people inside and out.

 

[moonvine]

This meet the team thing is on Peacock right?

 

[moonvine]

Both Tai and Randy are beautiful people inside and out.

I’d love to meet them.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

I hear you but, Ilia didn't go in 2022 after taking silver so this is going to be a tough one because they have to build the team event and not sacrifice the individual events especially for Ilia. If I recall correctly, the men's sp is very close to the team event. Ugh. I hate this.

Team event is a no brainer.

Pick two of Amber/Alysa/Isabeau.
Pick Chock/Bates and Zingas/Kolesnik.
Pairs whomever is picked.

Ilia can do both segments for men - but if they want to rest him up just have him do the SP and whatever US man can do no worse than 5th in the team FS.

 

[Arigato]

The most obvious fragile egos and person vendettas in current society seems to be mostly be held middle aged and old men.

In the U.S. we have roughly 350 million people. I doubt anyone has collected solid evidence to back up such a claim.

 

[sworddance21]

I really really hope Jason makes the team.

I am the biggest Jason fan there is, but I really don't think he will. He just did not skate well enough this weekend. He has been the clear number 2 this whole quad, but I don't think his BOW this last year or so is enough to mitigate that disastrous skate. I am sad. I wonder if they might send him to 4CC - or Worlds, if Ilia doesn't go - but I'm not even sure of that. His 3A has abandoned him for some reason. I wonder if he is not all the way healthy.

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

Personally, being in the audience, I wasn't excited because of his simplified content. He did what was right for him, but seeing a bunch of triples from Ilia Malinin was just straight up not entertaining for me.

He’s breaking in boots and he won by 55 points. He also did two solo triples. But still did a 4F and 4Z series and a 4S+3A.

 

[Sjs5572]

Team event is a no brainer.

Pick two of Amber/Alysa/Isabeau.
Pick Chock/Bates and Zingas/Kolesnik.
Pairs whomever is picked.

Ilia can do both segments for men - but if they want to rest him up just have him do the SP and whatever US man can do no worse than 5th in the team FS.

Well, Torgashev could score anywhere from 135 to 190. He definitely has the highest ceiling, sans Ilia. I could see him placing anywhere from first to fifth.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Team event is a no brainer.

Pick two of Amber/Alysa/Isabeau.
Pick Chock/Bates and Zingas/Kolesnik.
Pairs whomever is picked.

Ilia can do both segments for men - but if they want to rest him up just have him do the SP and whatever US man can do no worse than 5th in the team FS.

There are variables, especially in which country makes the free between Canada and France and the pairs SP standing, but realistically US is just about giving the team gold to Japan on a platter if Ilia and C/B don’t skate both segments. Ilia may have to bite the bullet, especially with how Nationals turned out.

 

[kan01]

I am the biggest Jason fan there is, but I really don't think he will. He just did not skate well enough this weekend. He has been the clear number 2 this whole quad, but I don't think his BOW this last year or so is enough to mitigate that disastrous skate. I am sad. I wonder if they might send him to 4CC - or Worlds, if Ilia doesn't go - but I'm not even sure of that. His 3A has abandoned him for some reason. I wonder if he is not all the way healthy.

I don't think he would go to 4CC, or Worlds