2026 Olympics Team Event: Women's Short Program

[Alfa]

Sorry can someone post some sort of livestream to watch? The stupid Australian channel keeps going to commercial and there is nothing LIVE and I hate the commentators.

 

[pesto]

No falls, pops, deductions or downgrades in the whole segment. Just Kristen's 1A as an invalid element, but that was known in advance. Triple-triples all the way down to 9th, too.

Well skated, ladies.

 

[CaroLiza_fan]

Sorry, had to pop away and do something when the broadcast ended.

Settantaquattro.....yeah baby...

Had to look that up, because it looked like and Irish-Italian mash up to me. (There is an Irish channel called Setanta Sports, and in Irish mythology, Sétanta was Cú Chulainn's real name).

So settanta is the Italian word for 70. Never knew that.

And Settantaquattro is this:

Can't believe it is coming up on 23 years since we lost Daijiro Kato. It doesn't seem that long ago since I was cheering him on.

For those that are getting confused, I'm talking motorbike racing.

CaroLiza_fan

 

[elektra blue]

see you later for the opening ceremony, i got to show up for Mariah, right? love you all

 

[SmileHappy34]

That was an intense women short.
Fantastic skate all.

 

[Skating91]

Liu 3Lo is a clear underrotation, it's closer to a downgrade than a q.

 

[SmileHappy34]

The judges callers wanted to give sb and pb
Lara fantastic
Kaori great
Alysa wonderful
Ji-a beautiful
Anastasia. Lovely
Madeline dramatic
Lorine sublime
Riyuang good
Ekaterina happy
Kristen decent

It is intense watching and hoping for the best skates of everyone

 

[SmileHappy34]

No falls, pops, deductions or downgrades in the whole segment. Just Kristen's 1A as an invalid element, but that was known in advance. Triple-triples all the way down to 9th, too.

Well skated, ladies.

Well there is a q on alyssa.
It is one of the better

 

[SmileHappy34]

Now need to go back and watch the beginning of the team event, but Peacock won't let me rewind to watch it on the world feed. Will have to wait a few hours maybe for them to post the replay. Thanks for watching women with me!

I am rewatching dance

 

[SmileHappy34]

Yeah, she knew it when she landed it too. But even clean, Kaori would have been hard to beat, so I don't know that it would have made a difference in standings.

She lost 3 points in tech content before total . She had a 42 09 brought it down to a 39. Who knows how much in pcs or added bonus

 

[Skating91]

Liu's combo the 3Lz looks on the q to me, but certainly not deserved of any GOE, then the loop is massively prerotated and then massively underrotated and just a q.

Some of the skaters put so much preparation into creating an elegant appearance especially Shin and Gubanova, and Liu's hair seems a little disheveled with bits of hair messily hanging out everywhere and I don't understand this homemade bleached ring around her head it's totally incongruous with the costume and program, it should be reflected in the presentation mark. Otherwise why would any skater spend an hour preparing themselves to go on the ice. It's the Olympics, and it's a sport all about appearance.

 

[pesto]

Well there is a q on alyssa.
It is one of the better

There are some q's, <'s, and !'s, but no <<

 

[Skating91]

Sakamoto was magnificent I got goosebumps watching her. 3Lz was a wrong edge as usual though.

 

[Ziotic]

Liu's combo the 3Lz looks on the q to me, but certainly not deserved of any GOE, then the loop is massively prerotated and then massively underrotated and just a q.

Some of the skaters put so much preparation into creating an elegant appearance especially Shin and Gubanova, and Liu's hair seems a little disheveled with bits of hair messily hanging out everywhere and I don't understand this homemade bleached ring around her head it's totally incongruous with the costume and program, it should be reflected in the presentation mark. Otherwise why would any skater spend an hour preparing themselves to go on the ice. It's the Olympics, and it's a sport all about appearance.

I see we are still adhering to dated views on how women should look.

Just cause you don’t like it doesn’t make it so.

Also. Appearance has ZERO to do with presentation.

 

[Karoltyna]

Liu's combo the 3Lz looks on the q to me, but certainly not deserved of any GOE, then the loop is massively prerotated and then massively underrotated and just a q.

Some of the skaters put so much preparation into creating an elegant appearance especially Shin and Gubanova, and Liu's hair seems a little disheveled with bits of hair messily hanging out everywhere and I don't understand this homemade bleached ring around her head it's totally incongruous with the costume and program, it should be reflected in the presentation mark. Otherwise why would any skater spend an hour preparing themselves to go on the ice. It's the Olympics, and it's a sport all about appearance.

Looks have nothing to do with presentation scores, as well as our personal tastes. I personally dislike every single of Gubanova's looks but I won't say she isn't deserving her PCS because her dresses and hair are ugly. WTF

 

[Mathman]

Fine skating. Top 4 were great. No problems with judging/scoring.

Sakamoto will be hard to beat.

Thanks everyone for the running commentary.

 

[Skating91]

I see we are still adhering to dated views on how women should look.

Just cause you don’t like it doesn’t make it so.

Also. Appearance has ZERO to do with presentation.

I'm not commenting on natural looks, but how she presents herself. This is a sport all about how people present themselves to an audience, and they are judged on everything they do. There are loose strands hanging out everywhere all over her head. It's nothing to do with gender. I'd say the same thing if a male skater had such messy hair and bleached a ring in his hair.

Looks have nothing to do with presentation scores, as well as our personal tastes. I personally dislike every single of Gubanova's looks but I won't say she isn't deserving her PCS because her dresses and hair are ugly. WTF

I think it should contribute in a small way to PCS, in much the same way like Smart/Dieck knocked it out of the park with their Dune costumes, immaculate way they presented themselves, and that translated to suddenly receiving a boost from judges.

I never said her dress is ugly, although I don't like the loose pieces on it. I'm neutral to it. It's not ugly, but not one of the great ones. Ugly is a strong word for her hair I never said that. Sorry, but the bleached ring detracts from the program and distracts the audience .

A skater is looking for every edge they can get out there why sabotage themselves?

 

[Jennyf]

I kind of love the combo of Alysa's hair and her tattered dress. It reminds me of a woodsprite, or a character from a fairy tale.

 

[Ziotic]

I'm not commenting on natural looks, but how she presents herself. This is a sport all about how people present themselves to an audience, and they are judged on everything they do. There are loose strands hanging out everywhere all over her head. It's nothing to do with gender. I'd say the same thing if a male skater had such messy hair and bleached a ring in his hair.

Again, YOUR opinion.

I didn’t notice anything wrong with her hair.

 

[TontoK]

Fine skating. Top 4 were great. No problems with judging/scoring.

Sakamoto will be hard to beat.

Thanks everyone for the running commentary.

I thought they all performed competently, except for Sakamoto, who was well above that level. She was spectacular. Clearly the leader of the pack on this day.