2026 Olympics Team Event: Men's Short Program

[SmileHappy34]

Great men's competition. If nothing scoring erratic.

Possible didn't like lock for title for ilia. Wanted to show nothing sure or lock in figure skating.
Ice is slippery even for quadgod.

 

[4everchan]

The CBC commentators are coming to the stunning realization that they have a chance at bronze and are getting all excited, it's so cute

this is what happens when you get so bullied by the judges on the first day... and then, against all odds, the youngest competitor comes in and kills it and judges cannot do anything about it because others just don't deliver anything close to him...

So yeah... I am giddy too... and I will have a piece of cranberry orange bread coming out of the oven just now

 

[Karoltyna]

I'd be fine with Yuma winning the individual competition... Actually, that's my biggest wish for the men's event

I'm thorn between him and Adam OGM wish. It really hurts

 

[3T3T]

I think that’s a fair result, Kagiyama was clearly the better tonight and is good value for his 10pt+ lead. Malinin look nervy and was a bit off, I still his PCS were a bit to high.

Bar Kagiyama, it was a nervy final group. There was a lot of pressure on those guys. Well done to Gogolev for delivering for Canada. I thought Egadze might have been behind Boyang, even though I really like his short, his jumps were a bit off. France were a little unlucky.

 

[4everchan]

I'm thorn between him and Adam OGM wish. It really hurts

I am okay if Adam wins it too... I prefer Yuma for his skating skills and Adam for his flair... but this season, Adam's jumps have been inconsistent. So I am putting all my eggs in Yuma's basket

 

[snowflake]

Feeling smug about this prior comment, which I know rubbed some people wrong but is looking pretty spot on today.

well this was one competition out of three or four for Ilia and Yuma. But good that there is competition

 

[Zora]

Ilia's skating, somehow I enjoy it and then I don't. If he had some really good music, I think I could enjoy his skating.

 

[Arigato]

I'd be fine with Yuma winning the individual competition... Actually, that's my biggest wish for the men's event

Yuma was fantastic. Snoopy is still celebrating.

 

[YuBluByMe]

That was honestly the best men’s competition of the season. I know a lot of fans see the team event as low pressure, but it isn’t for countries that are in medal contention. There’s a big difference between competing with yourself and competing with teammates. No one wants to feel like they’ve let others down. That’s why some of the competitors were unusually nervous today. I think Ilia will be more relaxed in the individual.

 

[shan22044]

And that's why Ilia needed to go in 2022 to get that Olympic experience under his belt.

You may be right. He’s just a kid after all.

 

[Karoltyna]

Thoughts:
Hero of the Event: Stephen Gogolev. Canadians everywhere should be sending him flowers, Dessert-of-the-Month, etc.
Favorite: YUMAAAAA!!! What more needs to be said?
Kick in the Pants Award: Ilia. Kind of ragged today. That individual gold medal is not guaranteed. Take care.
Bummer Award: France. So close, so far. Will always wonder if putting Adam in the SP would have let them make the cut.

I suspect Adam refused to skate SP because he didn't believe in Lorine

 

[cheerknithanson]

Well at least Ilia got his first taste of Olympic ice out of the way. Hopefully he can shake it off for the individual event.

 

[withwings]

Oh, Gogo. You did a great skate, but that was a rubbish interview!

What kind of interview?? And why they jump on skaters immediately after skate? It is so disprespectful and psychologically wrong. No wonder there have been skaters who always said no to interviews immediately after skate.

 

[SmileHappy34]

Feeling smug about this prior comment, which I know rubbed some people wrong but is looking pretty spot on today.

Yes. I agree .

 

[yfan1]

This is good for Ilia, to get the jitters out. It's his first Olympics.

I feel like I have no complaints with the rankings. I'd indeed put Egadze a sliver ahead of Jin, because of two quad attempts (Jin's own landings were not great, so...), even if PCS was whack there and should likely be flipped around... real problem to me are Cha's scores with a popped Axel, but what can you do.

Oh, and I guess if we're strictly talking about scoring and not ranks... Malinin and Grassl x infinity. Because no. Gogolev deserved lower too.

 

[Skating91]

USA versus Japan for gold (1 point)
ITA versus Canada for Bronze (1 point)

If Nika and Gubanova were judged fairly, it should have been France into top 5

Nika had better jumps than Grassl. Real harsh on Nika no GOE on his combo

I don't think Gubanova has received a favour from the officials in her career, her q probably should have got a < but Schizas got away with an underrotation too (was still scowling in the kiss n cry though).

 

[yfan1]

Ilia's skating, somehow I enjoy it and then I don't. If he had some really good music, I think I could enjoy his skating.

He has stage presence for sure.

 

[Ziotic]

You may be right. He’s just a kid after all.

It baffles me to this day that they didn’t send him. It’s like they learnt nothing from Nathan’s first trip.

 

[yuumagical]

Whoooo Yuma!!!
Sorry I left the chat to watch with my mom, who looved Yuma

You're not alone in having family members love Yuma, my grandma loves Yuma and I texted her to remind her that he would be on TV, she watched him too and said he skated as if he had wings! I totally agree with her statement!

 

[SmileHappy34]

It's honestly wild how this is considered a "bad" skate from Ilia. Most skaters would kill to do what he just did lol.

Yes. Ilia this is a bad score. Even Yuma had more lower.
We are so used to 100 and above . We are stunned when he doesn't get it
Judges are harsh on him.
Celebrate when he does.

He is doing 4 competitions maybe wanted easy. Didn't skate his best .