2026 Olympics: Men's Free Skate

[LeReveur]

Jun won PCS with 87 marks... at the olympics...

He did, but look at how few marks he got in the 9s.

 

[Kinga]

Marks breakdown

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Obviously all over the place...just like the skating

PCS

Georgia: tie between Cha, Sato and Aymoz
Switzerland: Sato
Italy: Kagiyama
Sweden: Cha
China: tie between Shaidarov, Grassl and Gogolev
USA: Cha
Canada: Cha
Kazakhstan: Cha
Azerbaijan: Cha

I would not say all over the place . Rather the opposite. It clearly shows who had the most interesting program.

 

[badknees]

Don't. Tempt. Fate.

I was thinking just the opposite. Ladies and pairs will be great!

 

[Blades of Passion]

On reflection, I'm happy with this result. It's the shit storm that was needed to hopefully push through rule changes that have been needed for ages now. Hopefully we will get an entirely new segment - "the artistic program", now that it's clear the artistry is long dead in this format of horrifically convoluted step sequences and spins, and attempting as many quads as possible. Of course, I still hope to get those footwork and spin rules changed for the regular SP and LP too. And removing the overscoring of the +2Axel sequences.

 

[tempusfugit]

I sure hope Ilia isn't going to blame this on the USFSA not sending him to 2022 Olympics. I mean, maybe he should have gone. I'm not sure how I feel about the Olympics as a training ground for the next Olympics an athlete may qualify for.

Well, in the past, the Olympics were ALWAYS a training ground for the next one in the case of talented young athletes. Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn, Dorothy Hamill, Linda Fratianne, Babilonia and Gardner--the list is long, and I'm not even starting on gymnastics here, LOL. One went to one's first Olympics, finished a respectable fifth through ninth, and went to the second as a medal favorite. I like that version better.

 

[underrotatedflutz]

all my favourites managed to podium (somehow), but i still feel so bad. Ilia looked quite solid during practice...including the 4A. Pressure must have been too much...

 

[readernick]

Definitely Donovan, one pop will never ruin a Donovan skate. The Taiwanese kid brought it too.

Yu-Hsiang is a treasure. He's so so kind and humble too! Thank you for reminding me of another positive from this competition.

 

[Emcgrath1201]

I was thinking just the opposite. Ladies and pairs will be great!

I don’t know if I have the guts to watch.

 

[tempusfugit]

They were excited because of them being world and GPF medallists. They also like to mention T&D at every opportunity
I think a lot of people on here expected them to win bronze

I'm in the UK at the moment and have been watching. The media here absolutely screwed over F/G with their ridiculous hype.

 

[yelyoh]

Tara or Johnny said he did in the K&C.

I heard it but didn't see who he said it to as I was just entering the room. It was vehement and...well....sort of bitter in tone.

 

[Emcgrath1201]

I heard it but didn't see who he said it to as I was just entering the room. It was vehement and...well....sort of bitter in tone.

I am pretty sure it was his dad.

 

[Karoltyna]

He didn't need to try the 4A. I give him credit for going for it but when he blew it, it seemed like he couldn't let it go and it messed with his head for the rest of the program.

I'm a musician; have screwed up a few auditions just like that. It's horrible when the "judgy" tape takes over your brain!

He was hyped this whole quad by everyone including judges, everyone crowned him as OGM 2 years ago. He was untouchable, he got away with many URs and his PCS were mostly whatever - all because he was supposed to be the on who performs THE JUMP at the olympics and makes history. They forced him to claim a f**king jump as his identity. And when he didn't perform that jump and no history was made, it probably was so stuck in his head, he messed everything else. TBH I didn't watch after he doubled the last sal, I may not be a fan but don't enjoy watching people having meltdowns on ice.

 

[fsfan2480]

Still in shock. Utter shock.

What's wild is that Ilia DID land a quad flip, quad lutz, and quad toe/triple flip. He literally only had to do triples elsewhere (even a double somewhere shouldn't have hurt him) and he'd have coasted to Gold. All what ifs.

Congratulations to Shaidorov for deservedly winning on the night. Gutted for Adam. Cha deserved Bronze. Highest PCS marks of the night and he should've been 2 points or so higher in the short, in my opinion.

These SP/LP ordinals are wild.
Kagiyama 2/6 = Silver
Gogolev 10/2 = 5th
Adam 3/12 = 7th (and only 5 points from Bronze)
Ilia 1/15 = 8th
Torgesen 8/9 = 12th
etc.

 

[*~RussianBleux~*]

I don’t know if there are any Canadians here at the moment.

The way I thought that Stephen should have been ahead of Shun after they skated is giving me…..thoughts…

 

[tempusfugit]

But that's what happens when you win as an American athlete. It's not going to change. You either deal with the pressure or you don't. Like I'm devastated, but the hype was deserved.

Hardly just a US athlete. The UK media did a hideous number on F/G. Same thing with Italian media and Rizzo before this free skate. It's a US atrocity we've exported to the rest of the world now.

 

[Dreamer57]

He has won Worlds twice, but if he wins in March, he will be a 3-time champion. He certainly has a fire lit under him now to do just that.

My mistake! I was listening to our commentator who said he was unbeaten in 3 years. Thank you

Silly me forgetting that Shoma won in 2023

 

[Karoltyna]

I love Shun's coach. He sparks joy.

he is a gem

 

[tempusfugit]

I was able to rewatch ice dance up until the French were awarded their scores, but I don't think I'm going to rewatch this one. I just need a drink. At least I don't care who wins pairs or women.

I'm on my fourth Aviation.

 

[Seruleane]

Other than the 4A, it was safe for Ilya

Was he really going for the 4A? If I were his coach, I would have NEVER let him go all out esp after the last few men had nervy skates. I think he could have won it if he continued to play it safe like in the team event. There was no need to do a 4A, so I hated how NBC kept hyping him as quad god and how he is capable of doing the 4A. He probably felt it would be disappointing if he didn’t at least attempt the 4A on Olympic ice. I guess now we know how it turned out. Sigh.

 

[Skatingcat]

Yes, I heard and saw Elia say that if he had been in Beijing four years ago, he would've skated better. I feel for him, I really do. It must've been a crushing skate for him. But I don't think it's necessarily true. And it's not like we have a time machine or anything.

I do hope he talks to Nathan, Chen or Kurt, Browning.

I wonder if Ilia will stick around for another four years. Other than this Event, he's pretty much won everything