2026 Olympics: Pairs' Short Program

[moonvine]

Spam is better than Peacock, you can buy spam outside of the US if you are willing to pay

I don’t like spam.

 

[Ichatdelune]

Minerva is beautiful and gold would look good on her and Nikita as much as RikuRyu, I just want those two on the podium and they can skate it out for who gets what color

 

[snowflake]

Lovely to watch a tall pair skating so beautifully !

 

[lariko]

80! Yes!

 

[lileychristie]

A teeny stumble during the stsq but that should easily lead

 

[freedomlover]

Daniel, don't jinx them. Ice is slippery.

 

[GGFan]

Good for Sui/Han. Their score held up pretty well. After 4CC I was just hoping that they would not embarrass themselves, given the strong legacy they have.

 

[snowflake]

80.01

 

[museksk8r]

80.01, H/V into 1st!

 

[discodisco]

Whoa!!! What a goddamn lie. Tryin to keep Riku and Ryuichi in thd running. That's laughable and so political. Go Minnie and Nik!

Well, they have scored 81 points for this program, so even with the 6-point loss on the lyft, they still had such a high ceiling that it really isn't that much of a surprise. That's just how the math works, though I agree, had this being based on ordinals, they probably would have been a few places lower.

 

[LazyFuzai]

5 points,they cant mess it up right?

 

[Dreamer57]

Lia and Trennt in bronze medal position!!

 

[lariko]

And Canada in 3rd

 

[maofan]

The competition started so well, many great performances for teams that were just happy to be there and make the FS. I thought that last 2 groups were feeling the pressure of big expectations and did not perform freely, hence the many mistakes.
But wow, Minerva and Nikita, gorgeous program and skate!
What an unexpected surprise for Lia and Trennt to be in last group for FS, and even get a small medal ( if there is such a thing at Olympics)! Wouldn’t be great if they end up on the podium?

 

[bigsisjiejie]

Whaat???! Did you guys see Riku all on top of Ryuichi in that twist dismount??? And they got 2.28 GOE? Puhleeze. A bunch of teams have a clear separation on the twist dismount, but never this team, and they are never ever called on it. Just given overly hig GOE every time. Unfair. This team is NOT aesthetically pleasing either. And nrither are the Georgianz. Always overscored. Political favorites. They are NOT that good. Constantly gi en something for mistakes. Okay now I see they messed up their lift. Let's see what happens.

Agree. Riku/Ryuichi got gifted that 73 with that major lift mistake. Anyone else would have been hammered. Performance was flat also. Score should have been around 69-70. Bah.

 

[GGFan]

7th and 9th for the US? Is this a dream? I was not expecting anything. I'll take it

 

[discodisco]

Clearly the leader, but that was not an 80-point skate. They've skated better. But I understand the context, and the judges needed to end it the event with some big numbers.

 

[figureskatingandrainbows]

The FP is going to be interesting, H/V have the highest SB in the free score but are also quite inconsistent and haven't been in this position at the Olympics ever before. They can take this title as long as they are clean, but they will likely need to be almost clean - they can afford one small error like a SBS pop or a step out thanks to their SP lead. The Georgians are in second, and they can keep that place if they are completely clean, but that is a lot of pressure for them and they have been very nervy when leading in the past. In particular, their lifts really worry me. And Lia and Trennt are going to be in third, which is really worrying for me; that is a lot of pressure. Hopefully, they just skate with joy and don't worry about podium placements, if the other top pairs are clean they will likely drop but can still finish in the top 5-6.

M/K will need to bounce back from their disappointment, skate clean, and hope the Germans have a few errors to win this event. They need to make up 7 points, which is a lot, but not impossible. However, they can certainly take silver with a clean skate tomorrow; it will just depend on how they bounce back. The free is really going to be a game of mental fortitude and who can deliver on the day.

 

[4everchan]

She waited during their skate, allowing courtesy of watching. But not for Berulava. In teams she was off on him before he even grasped Metelkina's hand.

the difference is that what happened to the Japanese pair looks awful but he had a secure reaction which isn't as scary as seeing a guy with a tilted lift and unsafe footwork throughout the lift, which means that it could result in a very scary fall that cannot be secured by any reaction he would have.

I am constantly afraid when I watch him and it's been like this for a long time. It's about time someone calls it.

 

[DonnaR]

I hope Lia and Trennt are able to mentally cope with skating in the last group at the Olympics!! Second through ninth place are only 5 1/2 points apart.