U.S. Men 2021-22 season news & updates

[Barbara Manatee]

Gutted for Vincent. Fingers crossed for the rest of the team.

 

[mackiecat]

Vincent has just shared a video message about having to withdraw from the Men's event: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZrh0jbgDYU/

This is heartbreaking

 

[honey]

So heartbreaking for him. I guess things like this were bound to happen this time around, but it still seems
shocking somehow. Hopefully everyone else can stay covid free.

Sending big hugs to Vincent though. I hope after this disappointment wears off that he will be very proud of the silver medal that he earned with his team.

 

[Spikefan]

I was really hoping for a false positive. I cannot imagine dealing with this disappointment in isolation.

 

[wickedwitch]

That sucks so, so much. I'm devastated for him.

I was really hoping for a false positive. I cannot imagine dealing with this disappointment in isolation.

That may be the worst part - having to deal with this horrible situation alone and isolated.

 

[VGThuy]

Well, I’m depressed.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

I'm so heartbroken for him.

 

[mtnskater]

The worst news….so beyond awful. All the hard work and sacrifice Vincent put in day after day, year after year to skate at the Olympics. I thought he had a shot at a medal. I’ll miss seeing his gorgeous “Vincent” free program tonight so much. Very glad he got to skate in the team event and get a silver medal.

 

[Karen-W]

I'm just so sad for him. I have to wonder if he'll take a couple of seasons off and attempt a comeback for Milano-Cortina. I could see him throwing himself into college and finishing his undergrad degree in 3 years then come back to competitive skating in the 2024-25 season. Somehow, I feel he is in no way done now that the individual event has been snatched from him.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Might depend on how Worlds goes. I know I would be thrilled to see him skate for the next 4 years. He's been my favorite US guy since 2018 when he posted his emo Instagram post after a disappointing SP.

 

[Spiralgraph]

He look so sad I feel like crying too. Dang this crud.

 

[Cherub721]

Oh no. I hope the team medal is a small consolation to Vincent. Gutted for him.

 

[Karen-W]

And he won't even be able to attend the medal ceremony tonight. This just sucks so hard for him.

 

[Frau Muller]

I’m beyond sad. Best wishes to Vincent. May he achieve future dreams, including Worlds 2022, as he mentions. Also, congrats on achieving his Olympic medal - silver in the TE! ?

 

[giselle23]

The worst news….so beyond awful. All the hard work and sacrifice Vincent put in day after day, year after year to skate at the Olympics. I thought he had a shot at a medal. I’ll miss seeing his gorgeous “Vincent” free program tonight so much. Very glad he got to skate in the team event and get a silver medal.

I will miss seeing his Vincent program, too. Vincent definitely had a good shot at the top five, and a medal even if the stars aligned. I hope he has a quick recovery and that we will see him at Worlds.

 

[clairecloutier]

Wow, just devastating news for Vincent. I'm so sorry for him. And also for Kolyada, and Seegert, and all the other athletes who have been taken out of these Games by CV19. To get this news on the very eve of the men's short program is just a gut punch. Man. ??

 

[AnnM]

I was really hoping for a false positive. I cannot imagine dealing with this disappointment in isolation.

Very good point. In his video he mentioned how crushingly lonely and isolated he felt the past couple months trying to stay healthy for the Games and now this. I feel so bad for him and I hope he has a good support system.

 

[soogar]

Vincent has just shared a video message about having to withdraw from the Men's event: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZrh0jbgDYU/

So sad for him. I'm sure he did everything right including being boosted and isolating yet he still is positive. Now looking for all the righteous people who have been finger pointing on this board to say that somehow he is at fault for catching Covid.

 

[Firedancer]

I am just heartbroken for Vincent. I can’t even imagine how devastated he must be, after all the years of hard work and sacrifice, to not be able to compete. He looked so sad. It won’t be the same but I hope he is able to come back and medal at worlds

 

[Frau Muller]

I’m just bracing myself for more such situations. The Games are young; we’re just commencing the traditional FS events. Hope not but, as Vincent’s case demonstrates, the daily tests in the athletes village can yield unimaginable positive results, even among folks who’ve taken all precautions, vaccines, boosters, etc.

 

[Rafter]

Vincent has just shared a video message about having to withdraw from the Men's event: https://www.instagram.com/p/CZrh0jbgDYU/

He must be asymptotic. He doesn’t seem sick at all!

 

[AYS]

Poor Vincent.

Thank goodness he had a chance to compete in the TE, but I imagine that feels like very small consolation right now.

 

[Rafter]

H/B and C/B must be holding their breath.

 

[soogar]

H/B and C/B must be holding their breath.

Yes, I worry for the rest of that team who was with him especially the two dance teams.

 

[Jammers]

Who though it was a good idea to have all of those skaters in that box during the TE? That's playing with fire.

 

[livetoskate]

Who though it was a good idea to have all of those skaters in that box during the TE? That's playing with fire.

Yeah that was a dumb idea. They were jammed in there together. Vincent sounded like his nose was stuffed up but it could have also been from crying. So sad for him. At least he got to compete in the team event & got a medal, & he'll probably be fine for Worlds.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

H/B and C/B must be holding their breath.

I can’t imagine the psychological dread all of the athletes are going through, especially with a positive case like this so many days after arrival. Invisible enemy indeed.

 

[Rafter]

I really hope Nathan has stayed far away!

CBC showed some practice clips. Happy to see Nathan wearing an N95.

 

[Spikefan]

Just another reason the Team Event should have been at the end. I’m already so sad, if anyone else from the TE tests positive I’m going to be crushed.

 

[marbri]

I am more worried about the ice dancers rather than Nathan as he is just one person. If that spreads to the US ice dancers then it can spread through half the ice dance field.

I recall Megan Duhamel tweeting her at the size of the boxes and how close everyone was when the event opened. It certainly was an interesting choice considering how strict everything else is. Plastic barriers between all the athletes in the dining area but cram them all together in the boxes. I wonder if that was left to the ISU whereas the organisers control everything else.