2026 Olys Mens FS PBP - Habemus Pop-am

[ilovesalchows]

Dare I say it may be going to his head a little bit. Careful, Ilia, a swelled head might throw off your center of gravity...

I just think you need to win the OGM first, then you can go all LeBron.

 

[peibeck]

Is it mathematically possible (based on their BV planned elements) for anyone to break into the top 3 or is the podium a lock even if the top 3 have bad (for them) skates?

Sato has the highest BV out of the 4-12 ranked skaters.

 

[Private Citizen]

Nice 4Ts from Aymoz, Gogolev, Torgashev (though he tried another and singled), now 4T with a hand down. 4T3T twice from Sato. Torgashev trying quad yet again and doubled.

 

[SlavicaK]

Praise be, Rai 2 is back!

 

[annie_mg]

Was that Simone Biles and hubby?

 

[just tuned in]

Tara's Botox commercial - it's a wonder Johnny's not joining for a session.

Her clothing for this commercial -- the thigh-high boots and mini-skirt? Too much.

 

[Matryeshka]

Oh, thank you SO MUCH for reminding me of Slutskaya's Cotton Eye Joe program

That is the very program I was thinking of but did not want to invoke its name lest we wake the gods. Forget Eteri, at this point, I wish the gods would strike down Andrea Joyce.

 

[skatingguy]

Petr Gumennik

Rank: 12 SP: 86.72
Coach: V. Daineko, N. Moroshkin, T. Moskvina
Music: Onegin (soundtrack) by Georgiy Zheryakov

First Olympic appearance. Junior World Championships: 1 x bronze.

Free Skate
PB: 171.30
SB: 169.02

Total
PB: 263.14
SB: 262.82

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Now to the important question of the comp: when am I allowed to start drinking?

 

[MacMadame]

That is the very program I was thinking of but did not want to invoke its name lest we wake the gods. Forget Eteri, at this point, I wish the gods would strike down Andrea Joyce.

Maybe they can be standing very close together.

 

[Karen-W]

Ilia interview with Andrea Joyce and he says he's feeling pretty good and, at this moment, plans on sticking with the 7-quad layout.

 

[peibeck]

I'm a little "Quad God"-ed out at this point. I am rooting for Ilia, but I am hoping to see a little more humility in the coverage of him. I blame NBC for a lot of it, but it comes across in many of the interviews too.

Rumor is he's working on 5T. Maybe he can be the "Quint Bint" soon?

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

That is the very program I was thinking of but did not want to invoke its name lest we wake the gods. Forget Eteri, at this point, I wish the gods would strike down Andrea Joyce.

What's wrong with a two-for?

 

[canbelto]

Egadze is a good jumper ...

 

[Elisheba]

Now to the important question of the comp: when am I allowed to start drinking?

last group would have been the time.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Now to the important question of the comp: when am I allowed to start drinking?

Mimosas are a breakfast drink and it's already 3pm, so I think you've been good to go for a few hours at least!

 

[Matryeshka]

Gumennik looks like a parody of an Urmanov program.

 

[Desperado]

Now to the important question of the comp: when am I allowed to start drinking?

Surprised you hadn't started already.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Gumennik looks like a parody of an Urmanov program.

Is he the Prince of the Circus?

 

[Reuven]

Gaah! It. is. not. air!
It is conservation of angular momentum, Tara.

 

[flyingsit]

Gumennik looks like a parody of an Urmanov program.

Urmanov moved across the ice at least

 

[my little pony]

I feel like I owe an apology to that first boy with Eleanor Rigby

 

[Private Citizen]

Wow these quads. I don’t want to clap, but I can’t help myself. They look equal to or better than Malinin’s. Five! We may already have the quad god title at risk. His quads are better than his triples and there’s not much of a program, but this will still move waaaaaaaay up.

 

[overedge]

Tara's Botox commercial - it's a wonder Johnny's not joining for a session.

Does she get the Botox before or after she goes to TJ Maxx?

 

[MacMadame]

That dude is TALL. And can still jump. I'd be impressed if I wasn't so made the IOC/ISU let him come here.

 

[slicekw]

Petr is loads more watchable in the free than his short. Now I can see why he’s here. Still don’t like that he’s here, but glad for him that he skated well.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Surprised you hadn't started already.

I thought I should remain semi-sober in case I got any important work emails or texts. But it's after 3 on Friday the 13th so I can stop pretending to be a responsible adult.

 

[ilovesalchows]

That TES looks like the Australian team kit, let's see how many Qs.

 

[skatingguy]

Petr Gumennik

Coach: V. Daineko, N. Moroshkin, T. Moskvina
Music: Onegin (soundtrack) by Georgiy Zheryakov

4F
4Lz
4Lo
4Sq+3T
Flying Camel Spin 4 (3 after review)
Step Sequence 4
4Sq+2A+2A+SEQ
3A<
3Lzq+2Lo
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Choreo Sequence
Change Foot Combo Spin 4

Some rotation issues, and three of the quadruple jumps are under review, but otherwise a strong technical skate. Not much of a performance to speak of, but his clean, crisp skating was pleasant to watch.

SP: 86.72 = 12th Place
FS: 184.49 = 1st Place
Total: 271.21 = 1st Place

 

[SlavicaK]

I want to like him - I remember watching him when he was a junior - but Gumennik's program bores me.