Historical "firsts" for 2025-26 season

[gsk8]

Continuing from our 2015-2025 thread, what were some of the historical firsts you recalled from this season in figure skating?

 

[Minz]

Mikhail Shaidorov won Kazakhstan's first ever Olympic gold medal in figure skating (and won the first Winter Olympic gold medal for Kazakhstan since 1994).

 

[Fetinia]

First olympic gold in pairs for Japan

 

[NanaPat]

First winter Olympic medal for Georgia.

 

[4everchan]

First time olympic champion with two different partners in dance : Guillaume Cizeron. ( I'm thinking that's true but I may be wrong. I know it's been done in pairs but I don't think it's been done in ice dance).

Also, most likely the first time ice dancers win gold at Olympics before even taking part in world championships. (FBC)

 

[4everchan]

First Olympic team medal for Italy.

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

First Oscar de la Renta skating dresses (Deanna Stellato-Dudek)

 

[ladyjane]

I think it's an historical first that a Japanese woman won 4 World Championships.

 

[ladyjane]

First winter Olympic medal for Georgia.

And first World medal for the same Georgian couple.

 

[4everchan]

would it also be the first time Canadian junior pairs placed 1st and 2nd at worlds ?

 

[4everchan]

first medal for Australia at world junior in singles : Hana Bath. (I am being specific with singles because AUS won in pairs before)

 

[4everchan]

first time a junior wins 4 golds in singles : Mao Shimada

I will stop here.. I think others should play too

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

First skater from Taiwan who is still based there at the Olympics (Yu-Hsiang Li)

 

[ladyjane]

I was wanting to say it was the first time an ID couple won World's at their debut, but I was wrong. It was done before - in 2015 when Gabriëlle and Guillaume did that earlier. I'll make it the first time in 11 years then... exactly the same applies to the skaters at Euro's.

 

[dorispulaski]

What I would like to know is who are the charming young couple in the photo?

 

[Magill]

Was it also the first time ever that the 4th place finisher was not invited to the Olympic gala when a gala was held?
That was so disappointing! Mone Chiba did not really deserve this insult from the organizers...

 

[dorispulaski]

Do we know that Mone wasn't invited? Was she sick, injured, or just refused the spot?

 

[DemTuppesSeine]

Do we know that Mone wasn't invited? Was she sick, injured, or just refused the spot?

I don't think it's any of these. I read a quote from an interview where she said that at the day of the gala she found an empty rink (with the help of Carolina Kostner) and skated her gala program there.

 

[DizzyFrenchie]

I don't think it's any of these. I read a quote from an interview where she said that at the day of the gala she found an empty rink (with the help of Carolina Kostner) and skated her gala program there.

I was so grateful to Carolina Kostner! It gave relief to Mone Chiba.

 

[bartlebooth]

First Dutch Pair at the Olympics (Danilova/Tsiba).

First Swedish Ice Dance team at the Olympics (Reitan/Majorov). Nikolaj Majorov is also the first Olympian in Ice Dance to have had a previous participation in Singles (Takahashi got close but sadly didn't make it).