2026 Olympics: Gala Exhibition

[dorispulaski]

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Olympic Winter Games 2026 Figure Skating
Milano Cortina / ITA
6 Feb - 22 Feb, 2026
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Milano Ice Skating Arena
Unipol Forum
Via Giuseppe di Vittorio, 6, 20057 Assago MI, Italy
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Gala Exhibition
Saturday, 21 February 2026
20:00 CET (UTC +1)
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The order of Skate for the Gala:

https://wmr-static-assets.scd.dgplatform.net/wmr/static/_PDF/OWG2026/FSK/2026-02-20/FSK-------------------------------__C51F_1.0.pdf

The following Skaters are invited in the Exhibition, and have accepted:

GUEST​

Carolina KOSTNER
“Carolina Moon Lake” by Massimo Colombo & Emanuele Bardin

ICE DANCE​

FOURNIER BEAUDRY Laurence/CIZERON Guillaume FRA
"Metamorphosis;" "Mad Rush" by Philip Glass

CHOCK Madison/BATES Evan USA
"Once I Was Loved" by Melody Gardot

GILLES Piper/POIRIER Paul CAN
"Autumn Leaves" by Eva Cassidy

GUIGNARD Charlene/FABBRI Marco ITA
"La cura per me" by Giorgia

REED Allison/AMBRULEVICIUS Saulius LTU
"Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses; "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses; choreo. by Marie France Dubreuil, Samuel Chouinard

SMART Olivia/DIECK Tim ESP
(Soccer number) "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba; "Beautiful Day" by U2; Freed from Desire" by Gala

MEN​

SHAIDOROV Mikhail KAZ
“Hero” by Hans Zimmer & John Powell, “Kung Fu Fighting” by Carl Douglas, “Baby One More Time” by Tenacious D from Kung Fu Panda soundtrack

KAGIYAMA Yuma JPN
"Frostline" composed by Hayato Sumino; choreo. by Carolina Kostner

SATO Shun JPN
"Senbonzakura" by Lindsey Stirling; choreo by Satoko Miyahara

CHA Junhwan KOR
"“Not a Dream” by Sohee Song

SIAO HIM FA Adam FRA
“Senses" by Cedric Tour; "Story Of A March Day” by Cedric Tour; choreo by Benoit Richaud

MALININ Ilia USA
"Fear" Performed by NF; choreo by Randi Strong & Ilia Malinin

GRASSL Daniel ITA
“Sant’allegria (con Mahmood)” by Ornella Vanoni & Mahmood, “Far l’amore” by Bob Sinclar & Raffaella Carra

PAIR SKATING​

MIURA Riku / KIHARA Ryuichi JPN
"Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake

METELKINA Anastasiia / BERULAVA Luka GEO
"Techno Syndrome" (from Mortal Kombat soundtrack) by The Immortals, “True” by Spandau Ballet

HASE Minerva Fabienne / VOLODIN Nikita GER
“Fortitude” by HAEVN

PAVLOVA Maria / SVIATCHENKO Alexei HUN
“Kiss" by Prince; performed by Tom Jones; "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones, performed by Tom Jones & Froro; choreo. by Sofia Evdokimova

CONTI Sara / MACII Niccolo ITA
"Macarena” by Los del Rio, “YMCA” by Village People, “Cotton Eyed Joe” by Rednex

WOMEN​

Alysa LIU USA
“Stateside" (with Zara Larsson)” by PinkPantheress

Kaori SAKAMOTO JPN
A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman soundtrack; composed by Pasek and Paul, performed by Pink; choreo by Misato Komatsubara

Ami NAKAI JPN
"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" (from Sing soundtrack) performed by Tori Kelly

Amber GLENN USA
“That’s Life” performed by Lady Gaga

Adeliia PETROSIAN AIN
“Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” by Shakira, “Hips Don’t Lie” by Shakira, featuring Wyclef Jean

Niina PETROKINA EST
"Cell Block Tango” from Chicago soundtrack performed by Mýa, Ekaterina Shchelkanova, Denise Faye, Susan Misner, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Taye Diggs, & Deidre Goodwin

Haein LEE KOR
"Your Idol" by by Saja Boys; "What It Sounds Like” by Huntrix; from KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack; choreo. by Yea-ji Shin

TEAMS​

ITALIAN OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING TEAM
"Nessun Dorma" (from Turandot) performed by Luciano Pavarotti

USA OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING TEAM
"We Will Rock You” by Queen, “Diva” by Beyonce, “Feel This Moment” by Pitbull, “American Woman” by Lenny Kravitz, “Free Bird” by Moonlight

FINALE​

“Viva la vida performed by David

 

[boo69]

I thought it was strange on the NBC Olympic tv listing website that it stated that Ilia Malilnin and Amber Glenn are scheduled to perform at the exhibition when the competition hasn't finished yet. I could understand having Ilia scheduled to perform, since he's pretty much a shoo-in for a medal. But, there is no guarantee that Amber will perform well, unless the placements don't matter to determine if a skater is to perform at the gala.

 

[reneerose]

I thought it was strange on the NBC Olympic tv listing website that it stated that Ilia Malilnin and Amber Glenn are scheduled to perform at the exhibition when the competition hasn't finished yet. I could understand having Ilia scheduled to perform, since he's pretty much a shoo-in for a medal. But, there is no guarantee that Amber will perform well, unless the placements don't matter to determine if a skater is to perform at the gala.

It's the usual NBC "Go USA" market your recent American National champs hype.

 

[NanaPat]

I thought it was strange on the NBC Olympic tv listing website that it stated that Ilia Malilnin and Amber Glenn are scheduled to perform at the exhibition when the competition hasn't finished yet. I could understand having Ilia scheduled to perform, since he's pretty much a shoo-in for a medal. But, there is no guarantee that Amber will perform well, unless the placements don't matter to determine if a skater is to perform at the gala.

They may be planning to have all the winners of the team gold medal at the exhibition. Otherwise, it's just marketing, as noted above. I have seen marketing pictures for Skate Canada International that show skaters that won't even be there!

 

[dorispulaski]

At other competitiions, there are sometimes skaters who are invited ahead of time because they are known to have amusing exhibition programs. Jason was occasionally one.

 

[anonymoose_au]

I hope Donovan gets an invite! Any opportunity to see more of him is always welcome!

 

[Rikku]

Hmm... unless they put ice in the closing ceremony, might this mean an appearance by Carolina in the gala?

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Hmm... unless they put ice in the closing ceremony, might this mean an appearance by Carolina in the gala?

How many years now have I been saying that Carolina would have her big goodbye at the 2026 Olympics Gala?

There again, I had been saying for years that she would be lighting the flame, and it didn't happen.

No harm to the people involved, but I still think it was very unfair to have all three of the people lighting the flames coming from Alpine Skiing.

And just as I type that, Carolina gets interviewed by Tiffany Zahorski!

That was a lovely interview. Especially the bit where the two of them were reminiscing about when they competed at 2018 Senior Worlds in this very arena.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[TontoK]

Wait. They've invited Ilia to skate at the gala? I'm not sure how I feel about that.

He certainly doesn't merit it in terms of this competition. But I suspect that if the goal is to have eyeballs on screens, it's a smart move on the part of the gala people... whoever they are... I don't even know who decides these things.

Even if he doesn't merit it, I hope he skates well and ends his Olympics on a better note. I admit I'll make an effort to watch just to see how this saga ends, and I almost never watch a gala.

 

[4everchan]

Ilia is an olympic champion, so why not ? I don't watch galas but I am sure he will have a crowd pleasing number.

 

[ladyjane]

Ilia has a gold in the Team event, so why not? And that gold was due to his skating in the FS. Others contributed of course but he was second (SP) and First (FS). And there was only a point difference in the end. His skate made that happen.

Generally his Gala programmes are fun though. That's what Galas are for!

 

[skatedreamer]

I thought it was strange on the NBC Olympic tv listing website that it stated that Ilia Malilnin and Amber Glenn are scheduled to perform at the exhibition when the competition hasn't finished yet. I could understand having Ilia scheduled to perform, since he's pretty much a shoo-in for a medal. But, there is no guarantee that Amber will perform well, unless the placements don't matter to determine if a skater is to perform at the gala.

Well, we all know what happened to Ilia.

I agree that it's odd for NBC to be talking about the exhibition lineup before the end of the competition. Even as an American, I get very impatient with some of their USA hype. NBC and Peacock still have Ilia splashed all over their sites, too. It seems a bit sad and rather pathetic after Friday's debacle.

It also sort of bothers me that they're making a huge deal out of Amber and Alyssa while almost completely ignoring Isabeau. Maybe that's a good thing, though -- with less media attention, she can stay focused on what she needs to do for her events.

And I'm nervous for Ilia but glad he's going to Worlds. IMO it's good that he's getting right back on the horse, as it were.

 

[NewLook]

Ilia has a gold in the Team event, so why not?

Will Japanese ice dancers be invited? They are silver medalists.
Meanwhile, Gumennik was training together with Malinin, as well as with Torgashev and Litvintsev. Go figure.

 

[TallyT]

It also sort of bothers me that they're making a huge deal out of Amber and Alyssa while almost completely ignoring Isabeau. Maybe that's a good thing, though -- with less media attention, she can stay focused on what she needs to do for her events.

That is why a sneaky part of me is hoping that if one of the American women take it, it is her. (Please note, I am not heavily favoring anyone, the top rank will all be good for OGM in my eyes.)

 

[skatedreamer]

That is why a sneaky part of me is hoping that if one of the American women take it, it is her. (Please note, I am not heavily favoring anyone, the top rank will all be good for OGM in my eyes.)

As an American, I'll be delighted to see any of the US women on the podium. Isabeau is my favorite but they each have their own unique style and strengths. I'm proud of all of them.

That said, Kaori skated like a goddess in the team event. If she can replicate that in the women's free, I'd say the OGM is hers -- and rightly so!

 

[boo69]

It also sort of bothers me that they're making a huge deal out of Amber and Alyssa while almost completely ignoring Isabeau. Maybe that's a good thing, though -- with less media attention, she can stay focused on what she needs to do for her events.

Maybe they want Isabeau to be on the podium. If I had to choose one of the 3 Americans to be on the podium, I would pick Isabeau. That way she gets a medal too, since Amber and Alyssa already have a medal from the team event.
Crossing my fingers that Kaori gets the gold.

 

[Andrea82]

Screenshot of Men, Pairs and Ice Dancers invited

https://x.com/jun_july_love/status/2024124236646817919/photo/1

 

[lariko]

So glad to see Pavlova/Svyatchenko on the list!

 

[niks]

Ilia has a gold in the Team event, so why not? And that gold was due to his skating in the FS. Others contributed of course but he was second (SP) and First (FS). And there was only a point difference in the end. His skate made that happen.

Actually, it was the pair team who won the Team Gold for USA. Ilia was clearly supposed to won both his events and in the end, he underperformed, losing one point in the SP. The pair team overperformed in their FS and won one more point than expected. Without this extra point, even with Illia winning the FS, USA and Japan would have had the same number of points, and Japan would have won the Gold medal based on the tie-break rules.

 

[Magill]

Not to mention that his win in the Team Free Skate came as a surprise to many commentators, at least in Europe, and did not feel that obvious and justified at all. Many felt he was also held up by the judges even in the Short when he should have come rather 3rd that 2nd, behind not only Yuma but also Gogolev.
While complaining about reputation judging has suddenly become very legitimate in this event, I think mentioning these voices is just as legitimate as some other complaints