Replay Lounge 2026 Worlds

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The 2026 World Figure Skating Championships will take place Mar 25-29, 2026.

This is the place to dive deeper and continue conversations from the fast-paced competition threads!

Who impressed you the most? Any standout programs or surprises? How did your favorites do? Want to analyze scores? Share your thoughts and have fun!

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[Blades of Passion]

Surprised to see Levito suddenly doing 3Lutz+3Loop, and doing the second jump well enough to not get called. A much more pleasing combo than her usual 3Toe that she spindles around on the ice to do.

 

[Skating91]

Surprised to see Levito suddenly doing 3Lutz+3Loop, and doing the second jump well enough to not get called. A much more pleasing combo than her usual 3Toe that she spindles around on the ice to do.

The loop looked like an underrotation to me. Massive prerotation on the ice as well.

Tech panel had a bad day at the office.

 

[yfan1]

The loop looked like an underrotation to me.

Lol, no.

You really need to not post about jumps, because you don't know much about them.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I dont know much about jumps either. Or Skating. But I saw enough of this comp to know we dont have an Amber problem, we have an ISU problem. Amber did a 3A and a combo with a 3Toe. I did not see a review bar under the boxes. In my pic, we see the end of Amber's 3A and the end of the 3 Toe. It is crystal clear to me that both of these jumps should have been reviewed...OK, the end of the Axel could go either way.
The end of the Toe was a disaster. But you can only see it on a big screen and stop action slow mo. So why does the ISU refuse to use modern technology to make rotation crystal clear? Baseball is going to player requested replays of pitcher throws. What is the ISU afraid of? You will find it in Jon Jackson's book, "On Edge" (BTW I cant believe I am saying this but J and T would have pointed out this travesty...Mark and the woman who thinks she is being paid by the word wont either.)

 

[CoyoteChris]

Lol, no.

You really need to not post about jumps, because you don't know much about them.

I thought one of the rules here is to be respectful of others....I guess I was wrong.

 

[yfan1]

I thought one of the rules here is to be respectful of others....I guess I was wrong.

I too think it's disrespectful for the same person to constantly hate on skaters from one country. I agree with you there.

 

[4everchan]

Well.. Amber's toe loop was marked q.
Levito's lutz was marked ! and the combo received very low GOE.

So why the complaints ? Both were penalized.

The panel was lenient.

Nina's jumps didn't get reviewed and they looked small in real time, and very few calls were made among the top skaters.

I guess I personally care more about a fair panel than a "flawless" panel. Fair and flawless would be awesome but if some skaters do not get calls because the tech panel is giving them the benefit of the doubt, I prefer that the same goes for everyone.

What I despise the most is when some skaters are picked and favoured. I don't think that was the case here but that's just my opinion.

 

[Skating91]

Lol, no.

You really need to not post about jumps, because you don't know much about them.

They missed the clear wrong edge on Isabeau's 3Lz as well (as well as Kaori of course). These tech panels are a law unto themselves. They should be forced to publicly justify themselves after each event.

 

[yfan1]

They missed the clear wrong edge on Isabeau's 3Lz as well

They gave her a (!) call. You can maybe say she deserves a full 'e' since she goes from a shallow outside edge to clear inside, but (!) is technically justifiable.

A full 'e' is not at all justifiable for Kaori here, although I'd say she deserved a (!) here, too, and she also doesn't deserve the huge GOE that she got. She goes from a deep outside edge to a moderate inside edge. The counterrotation is already happening in her jump there.

 

[Karoltyna]

The panel was lenient.

So lenient I almost wish Katia did 3+3 just to see what happens

 

[CoyoteChris]

Well.. Amber's toe loop was marked q.
Levito's lutz was marked ! and the combo received very low GOE.

So why the complaints ? Both were penalized.

The panel was lenient.

Nina's jumps didn't get reviewed and they looked small in real time, and very few calls were made among the top skaters.

I guess I personally care more about a fair panel than a "flawless" panel. Fair and flawless would be awesome but if some skaters do not get calls because the tech panel is giving them the benefit of the doubt, I prefer that the same goes for everyone.

What I despise the most is when some skaters are picked and favoured. I don't think that was the case here but that's just my opinion.

Well, I hope you are right...although there was the case a a judge at the Olys that was suspended for one year for favoritism, then brought back by the ISU. For me, I have no idea how much her score was for the 3 T, vs what it would have been if a UR had been called. I would rather see a properly working judging system where questionable Jump landings are reviewed than not reviewed. The tech panel could turn around , look at a big screen TV and review the jump landings from multiple landings.

 

[Mathman]

Who impressed you the most?

I would have to say Ilia Malinin SP so far.

As the Olympics showed, anything can happen. But... I think we have to reconcile ourselves to the reality that, like it or not, in men's figure skating it's quad flip and quad Lutz+triple toe* that will put you ten points up on the competition.

 

[Skating91]

I would have to say Ilia Malinin SP so far.

As the Olympics showed, anything can happen. But... I think we have to reconcile ourselves to the reality that in men's figure skating it's quad flip and quad Lutz+triple toe* that will put you ten points up on the competition.

It was an incredible performance by Malinin, Kagiyama came out and from up in the heavens where I was sitting the extra speed and skills of Kagiyama were apparent but totally blew it on his final jump otherwise it would have been only a few points in it.

Still, Ilia has nothing to prove if he wins the next four championships it changes nothing he needs that Olympics gold to end any debate about greatness, and the pressure come 2030 will be immense. It's something he'll be thinking about every day for the next four years.

We know he can win worlds and he will do it with ease, but can he ever handle the Olympics is the question.

 

[skatedreamer]

I would have to say Ilia Malinin SP so far.

As the Olympics showed, anything can happen. But... I think we have to reconcile ourselves to the reality that, like it or not, in men's figure skating it's quad flip and quad Lutz+triple toe* that will put you ten points up on the competition.

What really impressed me about Ilia's SP was that he looked stronger, more focused, and seemed to be skating very much within himself today.

After an LP like he had at the Olympics, some skaters would have just written off this season. That Ilia chose instead to go to Worlds tells me there's some real guts beneath all his "Quad God" bravado -- not to mention determination. I give him tons of credit for that.

Fingers crossed for his LP tomorrow!

 

[Anna K.]

The beginning of this thread gave me such a nostalgic "It was offside! - It was not offside!" soccer fan discussion feeling...

Just saying.

 

[maofan]

Went back and watched again just 2 men SPs: Lukas Britschgi's and Aleksandr Selevko's.
Pure entertainment, not only for myself watching on a computer screen or for the audience in Prague, but for Lukas and Aleksandr themselves! They looked like they were having a blast, no stress or competition pressure in sight!
I enjoyed that very much!

 

[ladyjane]

Don't forget Stephen Gogolev. He might not be as expressive as Alexandr and Lukas, but he seemed to have had a blast too.

 

[Arigato]

Amber's 3A was not executed well, so of course she received negative GOE.
Amber's 2nd jump in her combo was not executed well, so of course she received a q and negative GOE.

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I couldn't care less who is pro Amber or con Amber. All I care about is accurate scoring. They did their job.

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As for Selevko? I've replayed it 4 times. His performance level is really something and that 4T is a humdinger. Great height. And only a few men could perform to Prince's music that well.

 

[rain]

So thrilled for Pereira/Michaud! I had all my fingers and toes crossed for them, but they had not managed a good long program all season, so I was braced for disappointment. But they rose to the occasion! Easily their best skates of the season. So excited for them to be on the world podium. Just too bad they couldn't have squeaked out the silver, with that second in the free.

Off to watch Gogolev crush it once again, as has become his custom this season. He just needs to keep it up in the LP for an easy top 10 finish, which would mean two slots for Canadian men next season.