2026 Olys Free Dance PBP - Whale, Are We Ready For Some Bull Sheet Scores?

[Wyliefan]

Oh wow, there's the "Welcome to Milan, Maia" bit in the airline ad. I thought they'd cut it.

 

[Jay42]

ITA, and also for the singles comps, I suck at counting jump rotations...

I can get rotations most of the time but I wait for the tracker to tell me what the jump is because I can rarely tell the difference. I do ok with axel jumps but everything else is a mystery.

Subsequently I really hate this tracker and I hope we have the regular one back for Worlds.

 

[overedge]

I'm guessing that all the empty lower bowl seats across from the judges are the corporate sponsor seats, and the fat cats decided to go watch something else today.

ETA: Shoutout to all the FSUers at 2010 Olympics that discreetly moved into those seats once the event started

 

[skipaway]

Can they PLEASE stop with that "my own Ponomarenko" quote? We GET it.

He doesn’t want to be constantly reminded of his parents achievements…he wants to be known for his.

 

[beepbeep]

The guy who choreographed the vogueing for FBC is Brazilian and the local broadcasters have picked it up. Le sigh.

They started off so well…
(They laid out the story with NS and Gabi’s book right off the bat on the team event RD)

 

[Cachoo]

I have never heard that quote? What does it mean?

I don't know. Maybe the film "My Own Private Idaho." Who knows??

 

[BittyBug]

It means he’s tired of everyone always talking about him in the context of his parents.

 

[overedge]

Oh wow, there's the "Welcome to Milan, Maia" bit in the airline ad. I thought they'd cut it.

You never know, she might be there

I'm kind of amazed, since they'd been out of competition for so long, that the Shib sibs were able to get all these endorsements that assumed they would make the Olympic team.

 

[ryanj07]

Why do we have Scott discussing ice dance... they couldn't get Tanith (I know there's a conflict since she coaches) or Meryl to come on? Anyone but Scott lol

 

[BaileyCatts]

Listening to Scott talking to Mike, all I hear is him from comps back in the day saying "I don't understand it" whenever he was calling Dance events.

 

[miffy]

Justice for L/B being underscored

 

[overedge]

My goodness, could the tech people have chosen any more unflattering photos of the skaters for the entry screen

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

My overly long business meetings are finally over and I'm here for the last two groups. Weirdly, Don McLean's Vincent came up during one of the meetings in relation to an art book so I don't know if that means good or bad things for Gil/Poi.

 

[overedge]

Ohhh, Olivia and Tim, why? Who forced you to dress like that?

 

[ilovesalchows]

I wonder how many people who are new fans of Dance now think the man isn't allowed to leave the ice after listening to Scott.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

Poor Olivia, Dune Messiah doesn’t come out until December, a little late to do a consecutive Dune Part 3 FD for 2026-2027 season.

 

[beckab81]

Why do we have Scott discussing ice dance... they couldn't get Tanith (I know there's a conflict since she coaches) or Meryl to come on? Anyone but Scott lol

My mom told me she was listening to an interview with Scott and he has a new book out. I'm guessing his publicist worked overtime to get him onto the NBC coverage, and with him, Rippon and Wagner all on staff (in addition to T+J), they weren't going to play anyone else for the "soft" commentary.

 

[Wyliefan]

I wonder how many people who are new fans of Dance now think the man isn't allowed to leave the ice after listening to Scott.

Wait, what? What did he say?

 

[skategal]

I feel like this group will be so much better than the final group…

 

[Kateri]

Poor Olivia, Dune Messiah doesn’t come out until December, a little late to do a consecutive Dune Part 3 FD for 2026-2027 season.

OK, but by, like, Dune VI they'll get to the bit where characters start morphing into giant half-human, half-sandworms, and the costuming's gonna get wild. (Maybe some sort of pantomime horse-style double costume?)

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

On the warm up Tim almost bumped into R/A.
That was a Diekish move

 

[ilovesalchows]

Wait, what? What did he say?

Something along the lines of it being the only discipline where the man is rooted to the ice and throws around a 100 pound woman.

 

[skatingguy]

Olivia Smart/Tim Dieck
Rank: 10 Rhythm Dance: 78.53
Coach: R. Haguenauer, M.F. Dubreuil, P. Lauzon
Music: Beginnings are Such Delicate Times (from “Dune Part Two” soundtrack) by Hans Zimmer; Resurrection (from “Dune Part Two” soundtrack) Hans Zimmer; Dune Part Two (trailer mix); Dune Part Two – Trailer 3 Music (epic version) by Mathias Fritsche; Navras by Don Davis & Juno Reactor

First Olympic appearance. Two World Championships participation(s) with a best result of 6th in Ice Dance in 2025. Finished 5th in Ice Dance in the 2025 European Championships.

Free Dance
PB: 123.71
SB: 121.27

Total
PB: 200.92
SB: 196.44

 

[MacMadame]

He doesn’t want to be constantly reminded of his parents achievements…he wants to be known for his.

Ah, I thought it was Johnny saying it and that didn't make much sense.

 

[NinjaTurtles]

May thy knife chip and shatter

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Did Tim get a new costume or did I just never notice him before? Also does Carol still think the Dune music is "noise"?

 

[Messalina]

I actually think these costumes for Dune 2 are genius

 

[MacMadame]

May thy knife chip and shatter

Why are you cursing them??!!

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

And now, to the empress of edges ...

 

[overedge]

Who knew there were so many sequins in the sand dunes.