2026 Olympics: General Info and Pregame Chat

[DemTuppesSeine]

If you get an info let ne know. My camera will not take pro photos but I'd like to have them a little better than the one my phone does

I have a small camera with a decent zoom but I'd love to take the big one, the lens length would be okay. I only got automatic answers so far and the last one said "We're very busy right now..." and I thought "Yeah go figure you're busy in January, that's why I started mailing in OCTOBER!"

 

[Kiki5375]

Well I have cat B tickets for SP no way to take good photos from up there but I have cat A for FS and that's row 2.. maybe I will look whats allowed on SP and go all in for FS

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Well I have cat B tickets for SP no way to take good photos from up there but I have cat A for FS and that's row 2.. maybe I will look whats allowed on SP and go all in for FS

I have B for everything, but I'll try anyway...

 

[skatingfan4ever]

I will be at men's short and free

WOW! How fortunate you are! I hope you have a great time and I look forward to your reports.

 

[Kiki5375]

Thank you. I will do my best to keep you all updated. Most expensive adventure of my life but if you do it you have to do it right

 

[Kiki5375]

https://results.isu.org/schedules/OWG2026_ColouredTimeSchedule.pdf

Does anyone know if there is a chance to watch practice?

 

[pearly]

I don't think so, no.

 

[Dawn825]

I don't know if this has already been discussed, but will the ISU YouTube channel stream as usual?

 

[Cdimop]

Was bored and decided to try and predict the women’s results of Milano a month early. These predictions will definitely change after the results of euros and 4cc though..
Kaori Sakamoto 230+

Alysa Liu 230+

Ami Nakai 225- 230

4. Adeliya Petrosian AIN () 225-230
5. Amber Glenn 215-220
6. Mone Chiba210-215
7. Niina Petrokina205-210
8. Isabeau Levito 205-210
9.Haein Lee 200-205
10.Lara Naki Gutmann200-205
11. Sofia Samodelkina 200-205
12. Jia Shin 195-200
13.Anastasia Gubanova 195-200
14. Loena Hendrickx 195-200
15. Nina P 195-200
16. Safovnova AIN ()185-190
17. Maddie Schizas 180-185
18. Kimmy Repond 175-180
19. Ruiyang Zhang 170-175
20. Iida Karuhen175-180
21. Maria Seniuk 170-175
22. Ekaterina Kurkova 170-175
23. Lorine Schild 170-175
24. Olga Mikutina 165-170
25. Julia sauter 150-155
26.Kristan Spours150-155
27.Alexandra Fegin 140-150
28. Livia Kaiser 140-150
29. Golovkina 135-140

let me know your thoguhts and also let me know if I have incorrect information about who is being sent to the Olympics lol

I was hoping someone would start predictions. My feeling is that the top three spots will contain one Japanese woman, one Russian woman and one US woman. However, I’m not sure who those three will be and what order they will end up in.

 

[sissy7]

I don't know if this has already been discussed, but will the ISU YouTube channel stream as usual?

No, the Olympics are always for natinal broadcasters....maybe the Olympics YT channel will, don't know, they will eventually upload the whole event, you can find the previous Olympics there now

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Matteo Rizzo has been officially named to team Italy.

Team Germany is now official too:
Pairs: Hase/Volodin and Hocke/Kunkel
Ice Dance: Janse von Rensburg/Steffan

 

[Minz]

I’ll be doing play-by-plays for (hopefully) all the singles events, including the team event if I can make it.

I don’t think I’ve ever done play-by-plays for this big a competition before, but I’ve been refining my spreadsheet system so I think it should be fine.

 

[pearly]

I don't know if this has already been discussed, but will the ISU YouTube channel stream as usual?

Where are you based? For me, the Olympics were always worth the one month paid subscription for whichever channel was broadcasting them. You get all the sports, replays, and on some I think you even get a choice of which feed you want to listen to. I am in Europe and HBO had the past two Olympics covered as a part of the standard plan - no need to purchase the Sports expansion plan.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

https://results.isu.org/schedules/OWG2026_ColouredTimeSchedule.pdf

Thank you for posting the Time Schedule. Because I didn't realise it was starting so soon! The first competitive action is tomorrow fortnight. I had it in my head that the Olympics didn't start until the 20-somethingth of February! So I thought I had a month to get things prepared. Not 2 weeks!

When discussing the Uzbekistan situation in the other thread about a month ago, @Andrea82 told us that the deadline for entries was 26th January. Now that I know that competitions start on 6th February, is that not very late? For most skating events, the deadline is usually a month in advance.

Also, the Olympics starting earlier than I thought doesn't leave a lot of time between Four Continents and the Olympics! It's going to be a really tough schedule for those American skaters that are doing Nationals, Four Continents, and the Olympics.

Yes, I'm thinking of my kids, Emilea and Vadym! At least they will have a bigger gap between the Olympcs and Senior Worlds.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Team Switzerland for Milan:
Lukas Britschgi, Kimmy Repond...and Livia Kaiser!!

 

[FlossieH]

Kimmy Repond, Livia Kaiser, and Lucas Britischgi appear to have been named on the Swiss Olympic Team: https://www.swissolympicteam.ch/de/...lano-cortina-2026/Athletendetails-Milano-2026 There had been doubts about Livia because she hadn't met the minimum score set by the Swiss Olympic Committee. I am glad that they are allowing her to go anyway.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

I'm really happy for her too, just wish they had decided to do this earlier so she wouldn't have needed to compete that much while clearly injured.

 

[TT_Fin]

Finland has chosen Iida Karhunen in women as expected. Article in Finnish

 

[skatingfan4ever]

Forgive the U.S.-centric inquiry, but looking at the weather for the next ten days or so for a large portion of the U.S., I do wonder if any of our skaters/athletes may struggle to arrive in Milan on time. How early do athletes typically try to arrive at an event like this? The team event is right at the start, followed by men's individual. I know this is "just skating" and safety is most important. Still, I would hate for any skaters to arrive feeling unprepared due to such travel woes (or, heaven forbid, not arrive at all).

Should I be worried? I guess the only way to know is to monitor social media for athlete arrivals in Milan.

 

[Kiki5375]

Skating Club of Boston posted this today

Sarah Brannen on Instagram: "I spent the afternoon filming a segment with @mirainagasu and Kwani Lunis for @nbc10boston's @thehubtoday. Spencer Howe, a 2026 Olympian, stopped by, and I saw Max Naumov go through his long program. Mirai read Lolly on t

33 likes, 3 comments - sarahsbrannen on January 23, 2026: "I spent the afternoon filming a segment with @mirainagasu and Kwani Lunis for @nbc10boston's @thehubtoday. Spencer Howe, a 2026 Olympian, stopped by, and I saw Max Naumov go through his long program. Mirai read Lolly on the Ice to her...

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So she met Spencer Howe and Max Naumov yesterday in Boston. Official practice in Milano will start next saturday and the guy from USFS said they will meet on 29th in Bergamo... My guess is the skaters will arrive in Bergamo Monday or Tuesday