2026 Olys Mens FS PBP - Habemus Pop-am

[Wyliefan]

He always looks like he's having such a great time!

 

[MsZem]

I love love love Donovan, that program got off to a fabulous start, but his spins and A Little Less Conversation were not nearly the same speed.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

Donovan is such a cutie. I love that you can tell how much he's enjoying skating even when the jumps don't all succeed. I hope he sticks around for at least another 4 years.

You really want 4 more years of Hip Hip Chin Chin?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Well, that wasn't perfect for Donovan. Not my fave program of his either.

In today’s day, an Elvis medley will even barely register a heart palpitation on my radar.

 

[Spikefan]

One of the best Elvis costumes.

 

[peibeck]

2 Olympic moments in a row for this flight? Yeah!!!

 

[Private Citizen]

He’s doing a full rotation on the ice on his toe loops

 

[Citlali]

Donovan

 

[Lizziebeth]

He is really getting dinged on his tech score for URs

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

His technical came almost 10 points down.

 

[peibeck]

Donovan is such a cutie. I love that you can tell how much he's enjoying skating even when the jumps don't all succeed. I hope he sticks around for at least another 4 years.

He's 26. I guess it could happen but kind of doubt it will.

 

[Karen-W]

Sorry I find this more cheesy than fun. I’d review every jump and suspect at least half were UR. He has a terrible pronounced toe axel and a bit of a leg wrap. Below Li on my scorecard.

TES dropped a LOT upon review but his PCS is going to keep him ahead of Li.

 

[made_in_canada]

I love his pink jacket

 

[skatingguy]

Kao Miura
Rank: 22 SP: 76.77
Coach: N. Sato, N. Fukui, K. Okajima
Music: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) by Michel Legrand

First Olympic appearance. One World Championships participation(s) with a best result of 8th in Men Single Skating in 2024. Won Men Single Skating gold in 2026, Men Single Skating gold in 2023 and one Men Single Skating bronze in 2022 at the Four Continents Championships. Grand Prix Final: 1 x 5th. Junior World Championships: 1 x gold

Free Skate
PB: 189.63
SB: 175.14

Total
PB: 281.53
SB: 273.73

 

[Reuven]

One of the best Elvis costumes.

1968 all leather comeback costume.

 

[Lilia A]

My gem feed is super behind. I'll refresh after Kao's skate.

 

[peibeck]

Miura needs his Olympic moment now too, please!

 

[Lara]

He was seriously named after Donovan Bailey? Unexpected but cool of his parents.

 

[floridaice]

ok Kao -- now is the time for a Nathan Chen redemption skate!!

 

[Aceon6]

Not last. The breakfast burrito worked. My mozzarella sticks with marinara better move Rizzo up.

 

[Karen-W]

Well, let's see if Kao can do better today on his broken boot than he did in the SP. I'm not hopeful.

 

[Lara]

Aw no. Come on Kao.

 

[MsZem]

Why would you tinklify Umbrellas of Cherbourg??

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

They have like 30 sweepers, and there’s nothing to sweep.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Why would you tinklify Umbrellas of Cherbourg??

If there's a way to ruin a piece of music, skating will find it.

 

[Karen-W]

This step sequence is so bad. It doesn't play to the musical highlights at all. It's just a step sequence for the sake of having a step sequence. Meh.

 

[Baby Yoda On Skates]

No Olympic moment for Kao.

This program is a bunch of nothing.

 

[Private Citizen]

All things considered not bad for Miura.

Will we see another 4Lo tonight? Second 4T went up sideways but landed somehow. Seemed to have covered up a few shaky landings with choreo and fooled the judges based on the green blobs.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Obviously nowhere close to how he would have wanted his Olympic experience to go, but considering he's skating on a broken boot, that was a pretty incredible fight.

 

[MsZem]

One of my favorite things about Umbrellas is that skaters treat it as a schmaltzy love story when it doesn't really end happily for the couple at all!

Sort of like people who only look at the title of Born in the USA