2026 Olympics: Pairs' Short Program

[LazyFuzai]

Metelkina and Berulava in great spot.They start the heat group

 

[Ichatdelune]

They're still using Artsakh? Not that they're in the wrong for it but complaints and all

 

[snowflake]

armenia starts well

is there a pair that don't start with a twist?

 

[Andrea82]

Function Name Nation Referee​ Ms. SANCHO Saioa​ SPA Technical Controller​ Ms. LYNCH Susan​ AUS Technical Specialist​ Ms. FLEURY Veronique​ FRA Technical Specialist​ Ms. GAYNOR Whitney​ USA Judge No.1​ Ms. VAN GERWEN-MAAS Nicole​ NED Judge No.2​ Ms. GRAHAM Peggy​ USA Judge No.3​ Ms. HOWARD Karen​ CAN Judge No.4​ Ms. HEBEL-SZMAK Aniela​ POL Judge No.5​ Ms. CHIGOGIDZE Salome​ GEO Judge No.6​ Ms. ONO Ayumi​ JPN Judge No.7​ Mr. SOOS Attila​ HUN Judge No.8​ Ms. CHEN Weiguang​ CHN Judge No.9​ Ms. BATES Leah​ AUS

 

[Ichatdelune]

armenia starts well

is there a pair that don't start with a twist?

Some start with the SBS jumps

 

[elbkup]

do you fix it with gin?

I’ll never tell

 

[4everchan]

I truly believe that short track penalty judging is even more incomprehensible than ID GOE judging

it got better... but the problem is the finals.... the Korean (sorry) pushed William out just enough not to be DQ... it allowed the other Korean (my fave babe) to win his medal... William finished 5th... UGH

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

1. Karina AKOPOVA & Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM
SP: "Artsakh" by Ara Gevorgyan, choreo by Sofia Evdokimova

3Tw3
3LzTh
3S (very far apart)
5RLi4
StSq3
BiDs4
CCoSp3 (slight lost of sync on upright camel)

SP: 66.27 (1st) PB

Karina and Nikita looked nervous right from the off, but they staked fantastically well with their elements. They have really fantastic pairs elements, although their SBS jumps were quite far apart. They still have some work to do in terms of connection to the music and choreography, and their step sequence lacked flow and glide, but their program has a lot of great transitions to boost the composition score.

 

[elektra blue]

crazy entry in the spiral! first time i see a split. but it's time for my dinner break, Sui/Han jiayoh!

 

[LadyB]

Fedi!!!!!!!

Maladtsy!

 

[FlossieH]

Really nice skate from the Armenians. It is such a shame we couldn't see them at Europeans.

 

[auser]

Good start from AKOPOVA Karina / RAKHMANIN Nikita!

 

[lariko]

That's a great opening performance! Well done, Armenia!

 

[ruffledgrouse]

Good start! Let's keep this energy going the rest of the competition!

 

[frompolandwithlove]

That jumpy entry into the spin was pretty cool! They looked a bit slow tho??

 

[Sabsi]

What a great start from Akopova/Rakhmanin!
Everything clean, everything solid. Olympic ice behaving for once.
Can we please keep this energy all night?

 

[soccerjc77]

Wow ! The armenian couple did great ! Good way to begin the competition.

 

[Jeanie19]

Karina/Nikita. Nice outfits and program. Really good skate.

 

[Ruthypegs]

I won't be here; my neck is still in great pain and I've worked up a lot of energy to go to a temple with a friend. Maybe the service there will provide it with some healing energy. I am sending my best wishes to the pairs, though. Please stay safe and have beautiful performances!

I hope your neck heals quickly, and you're soon out of pain.

 

[cocteautwin]

Very solid skate from the Armenians. They nailed everything but they looked a bit slow. Program is not my cup of tea.