2026 US Nationals Men's Free Skate "It's Raining Menning"

[Lanie]

still beautiful skating even with the errors

 

[canbelto]

Beautiful skate, but probably not enough. Too many errors.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

USFS should never trust Torgy ever again with an important international assignment.

Does that apply to any skater who has a bad performance at one world championship? Like should Vincent Zhou have been left of the world team in 2022 because of worlds 2021 or is this special for Torgy?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

And that's that for Max. Sorry for everyone who've had their hearts in it for him.

Bet you're not.

 

[peibeck]

Great audience support for Naumov, but that was too hit and miss.

 

[Braulio]

as much as I would love to see him going to Milan but it wont happen I fear, technically way behind Torgashev

 

[Karen-W]

Beautiful skate, but probably not enough.

Nope, not with that error on the 3s+2t for the last jumping pass.

 

[Matryeshka]

Forget the cookies. I'm going straight for the brandy.

 

[overedge]

Good job, Max

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Do we think he'll be behind Jacob?

 

[ilovepaydays]

Beautiful skate. Period.

 

[barbk]

Does that apply to any skater who has a bad performance at one world championship? Like should Vincent Zhou have been left of the world team in 2022 because of worlds 2021 or is this special for Torgy?

Didn't Torgy finish 21 and 22 at Worlds?

 

[canbelto]

is that Viktor Petrenko? Can barely recognize him.

 

[slicekw]

Emotional - yes
Enough - hmm.

 

[misskarne]

Does that apply to any skater who has a bad performance at one world championship? Like should Vincent Zhou have been left of the world team in 2022 because of worlds 2021 or is this special for Torgy?

Uh, there were plenty of us arguing that the question should have been Zhou vs Malinin not Brown vs Malinin because of Zhou's previous Worlds...

 

[Skaterbob]

Does that apply to any skater who has a bad performance at one world championship? Like should Vincent Zhou have been left of the world team in 2022 because of worlds 2021 or is this special for Torgy?

Not really sure that is comparable when Vincent beats Nathan months later and of course had medaled at Worlds previously.

 

[Lanie]

I think NBC is gonna be mad their exploitative story probably won’t continue in Milan

 

[Karen-W]

Bet you're not.

My indifference to Max's skating doesn't prevent me from feeling badly for everyone who really wanted this for him.

 

[misskarne]

COME ON JASON!!!

 

[BittyBug]

Didn't Torgy finish 21 and 22 at Worlds?

22nd.

 

[her grace]

Uh, there were plenty of us arguing that the question should have been Zhou vs Malinin not Brown vs Malinin because of Zhou's previous Worlds...

But it couldn’t be based on USFS’s tiers in the selection criteria. They’ve gotten rid of the tiers for this time so they’re not so boxed in

 

[BittyBug]

is that Viktor Petrenko? Can barely recognize him.

Vladimir Petrenko, his brother.

 

[Amy L]

is that Viktor Petrenko? Can barely recognize him.

That's Vladimir Petrenko, Viktor's brother.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Emotional - yes
Enough - hmm.

Problem is, who’d thought that Torgashev was going to skate like THAT?

And what’s the odds that Brown and Hiwatashi BOTH have major mistakes?

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Didn't Torgy finish 21 and 22 at Worlds?

Sure, but I still don't think you can just perma ban someone like that. Things change all the time. Amber had never medaled at nationals until 2021 and she's medaled at every one since.

 

[canbelto]

Oh dear. Total implosion.

 

[Lanie]

Oh no

 

[Matryeshka]

I think for him, the win is skating well. He'd be a long shot under the best of conditions. He's keeping the legacy of his parents alive.

But the lyrics to this song after Max, oy.

 

[just tuned in]

Jason looks heavier taking the ice.

 

[tangerine dream]

Uh, there were plenty of us arguing that the question should have been Zhou vs Malinin not Brown vs Malinin because of Zhou's previous Worlds...

IMO Zhou was on the team the moment he beat Chen at SA.