2026 Olympics Team Event: Men's Short Program

[Karoltyna]

So, this means Jun won pop the Axel in individual event, right?

 

[FlossieH]

Well, Cha, if you are going to completely miss an axel, it is better to do it today than in the individual event.

 

[snowflake]

so sad for Jun with his beatuful skating... better next time!

 

[cocteautwin]

Oh no, Jun so rarely misses his axel Better here than later.

 

[Skatingcat]

Since I am watching the international feed, can someone explain to me the little map in the left-hand corner that seems to show the skater covering the ice or something? I don't get it.

 

[YuBluByMe]

Eh, I knew the pop on the axel was going to happen.

 

[discodisco]

Cha it's so much better than this predictable repetitive music. He is someone who should be challenging himself the way Michelle Kwan did with all sorts of different kinds of musical styles and not just this elevator muzak. What is with this popular repetitive four chord pseudo-classical music that skaters have been choosing the last few years.... ugh...

Awesome step sequences though. Bummer about the single axel. Still, this guy is just such a great skater with stunning speed and flow...

Does this beat Stephen?

Looked like the quad sal was about a quarter under, and I thought the Lutz was actually about a quarter under as well, though I think the loop was okay, other than the requisite pre-rotation.

 

[Dawn825]

That step sequence was sooooo good

 

[Demandred]

Shame about the axel pop, but better here than in the individual. The step sequence was majestic, the quad sal was gorgeous.

 

[yelyoh]

Argh Jun.Well better now than the Men's SP. Love his skating.

 

[yuumagical]

No, not the pop on the axel...and Jun's costume looks so good in this venue too...*sigh*

 

[4everchan]

well... nothing that happened so far matters (except that Stephen needed to skate clean) ... now let's see how the skaters and the judges handle themselves.

 

[lariko]

Well, Korea doesn't need points anyway w/o a pair, so Cha can conserve his energy for individual event.

 

[Ruthypegs]

Was a man in the audience a Brittish comedy actor? I do not remember his name, but looked like him.

I thought that, too - do you mean Matt Lucas?

 

[RatedPG]

Darn!! Poor Cha!!
See…. That is what makes GoGo special. It is not easy to quad triple and then quad and then triple axel.

Ok. I’m beginning to think Canada is safe into the top five. I hope GoGo can pass half the skaters in the final flight to put Canada back into medal contention. Which, is where they belong

 

[bartlebooth]

i was so ready for clean jun but nooooo

Since Team Korea has no hopes anyway, better here than in the individual event.

 

[Arriba627]

No Jun Bug. Please. No popped jumps. In spite of that, he is a lovely skater. Ok you got your nervousness out. Now you will have a perfect individual skate. And no stalking of jumps please.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

where did you find it? I'm also tuning in from the UK and would prefer to listen to BBC if possible - thanks if you can help

Sorry, didn't realise the BBC would be doing a dedicated stream for the skating. Here it is:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/l0057wpm/

CaroLiza_fan

 

[YuBluByMe]

Cha it's so much better than this predictable repetitive music. He is someone who should be challenging himself the way Michelle Kwan did with all sorts of different kinds of musical styles and not just this elevator muzak. What is with this popular repetitive four chord pseudo-classical music that skaters have been choosing the last few years.... ugh...

Awesome step sequences though. Bummer about the single axel. Still, this guy is just such a great skater with stunning speed and flow...

Does this beat Stephen?

No, it’s not going to beat Gogolev. The pop on the axel is costly, losing 8 points plus GOES.

 

[Demandred]

Only 41.75 PCS? Come on, judges...