2026 Olympics: Men's Free Skate

[cheerknithanson]

Ilia doesn't need to do 7 quads today.

 

[Blades of Passion]

So the podium is an exact repeat of 2025 Worlds. Shaidorov gets Silver, Yuma the Bronze. And of course Malinin wins.

 

[Ziotic]

I think he will.

He needs a 171.85

 

[Sabsi]

yuma

 

[yuumagical]

*clutches framed autograph of Yuma and cries into Japanese flag*

 

[Seven Sisters]

Shocker
Kind of the epitome of that old chestnut, “not the skate he wanted”

 

[Ares]

Oh no, Yuma I didn't see it coming

 

[lariko]

God nooo, Misha deserves to be ahead

He already scraped together enough TES to get ahead with PCSs on difference

 

[CanadianSkaterGuy]

OMG Shaidorov getting silver at least!

Kagiyama was very very tentative, and not just the elements there were stumbles and slips here and there. Such a talented skater, but judges better do what's fair. Does not deserve 90 PCS.

 

[skatesofgold]

Is Gogolev going to medal?!?!?

Sorry, I'm looking at the wrong results table. My bad. Sato would be the one.

 

[ruffledgrouse]

this is a melt down. Well congratulations ilia

It ain't over till it's over, Ilia's not immune from nerves either. But it's unlikely he doesn't get gold

 

[auser]

Sob. I still love Yuma's beautiful skating even with today's mishaps.

 

[Rikku]

He'll need 171.84 to hang on to the bronze, provisional TES is 92,20

 

[Dreamer57]

At least the shirt looks very good

It reminds me of Turandot 2.0 by Shoma

We might get Shun on the podium? I was hoping for both of them

 

[EdgeCall]

How? Sato and Jun are above him?

And Mikhail too. No chance.

 

[Jeanie19]

Yuma. Great outfit and program. A couple of mistakes, but he never gave up the performance.

 

[el henry]

So sad for Yuma. At least we got to see his marvelous SP skated marvelously earlier. And it's not like he lacks for Olympic medals.

Misha's skating is not my cup of tea, and his music is horrendous, but I love a comeback story, I love that he actually is from his small fed and not an interloper, and he and Jason are buddies when they are at comps together. So all is well.

And Denis is smiling down on him for sure.

 

[CoyoteChris]

Ilia doesn't need to do 7 quads today.

Quad A

 

[Warwick360]

I hate to say it, but Yuma seems to have benefited a lot from Shoma and Yuzu's presence in the last Olympics. Too much pressure over here sadly.

Really shows how strong Yuzu's mental strength was to win gold twice.

 

[Karoltyna]

I'm dead with 0 chances for resurection
Just as dead as beautiful Yuma's ina bauer is.