2026 Olys Pairs SP PBP - Veni, Vidi, Wedgie

[Lara]

I have lab meeting tomorrow during the pairs free and at this rate I may be ok with that. Great job for them!

 

[Finnice]

I just added up all of my husbands that are competing tonight here.

Hi, beib, Nikita is mine!

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Hi, beib, Nikita is mine!

Oh no he has been on lockdown for three years now.

 

[ilovesalchows]

That actually worked better for them than when they sucked the life out of Fleetwood Mac last year.

 

[Lizziebeth]

As far as russian expats go, Danilova/Tsyba are my faves. Good skate! I hope judges to with it

according to their bio he was born in Gronigen and she started skating at the same club as he did back in 2006???

 

[Aceon6]

KAnd the clean programs (or so) continues! dutch landing stuff!

Well, we know how that story played out with the men. I think the skategods expect a sacrifice or two in order to get a decent free skate segment.

 

[LilJen]

Happy for Emily/Spencer. Dutch did well, too.

 

[Karen-W]

Ugh! Can't believe that's behind the French! Booooo!

 

[Sally1214]

Who is the blond dude with Daria and Michel? Should I know who he is?

 

[skatingguy]

Yuna Nagaoka/Sumitada Moriguchi
Coach: M. Hamada, D. Savin, F. Klimov, C. Reed
Music: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, Bernie Taupin; Goodby Yellow Brick Road (from “Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania Trailer”) by Epic Geek, Elton John, Bernie Taupin; Goodby Yellow Brick Road (from “Ant-man and the Wasp: Quantumania” Epic Version) by Alala, Elton John, Bernie Taupin

First Olympic appearance. One World Championships participation(s) with a best result of 22nd in Pair Skating in 2025. Won Pair Skating bronze at the Four Continents Championships in 2026.

Short Program
PB: 71.95
SB: 71.95

 

[miffy]

Ugh! Can't believe that's behind the French! Booooo!

I can't either! That's crazy

 

[floridaice]

"Both born in Moscow" from Sandra sounds nicely snarky.

As far as russian expats go, Danilova/Tsyba are my faves. Good skate! I hope judges to with it

His ISU bio says he was born in Groningen -- is that wrong?

 

[MacMadame]

Ugh! Can't believe that's behind the French! Booooo!

I agree with that result. TES was about the same and I'd give it to FRA on PCS.

 

[BaileyCatts]

Meagan Duhamel this week said she was available.

Could NBC get her a contract and fly her in before tomorrow?

 

[Matryeshka]

(I'm a sucker for skating in hold, please ISU give us a waltz RD????), a

YEEEESSSS. I am not opposed for trying modern RD. I'm OK with trying something different, but it just doesn't work, and it must be a nightmare for the judges, especially amongst the lower-ranked teams. Comparing apples to Ricky Martins just doesn't compare.

That was great! Probably the best one could reasonably expect from them.

This is the most I've enjoyed the Dutch in a few seasons

I hope N/M stay healthy, stay together, and are challengers--if not the favorites--for Paris.

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[Private Citizen]

Below the Kovalevs on PCS... that would make me question my choices in life .

I thought maybe it looked better in the arena than it looked life, but I'd have also had it behind Les Kovs based on TV. I want Les Kovs to make the free skate just because they're so lovably terrible .

 

[rfisher]

Well, one of Klimov's teams will skate in the FS and given the struggles Ako/Rak have had, I'm thrilled it is them.

And, the Japanese just sent Les Kovs to the FS

 

[Finnice]

Goodbye yellow brick road with latin dance costumes...Interesting.

 

[tangerine dream]

according to their bio he was born in Gronigen and she started skating at the same club as he did back in 2006???

The year is when they started skating, the club is their current club (not necessarily where they started). But yes, it appears he was born in the Netherlands (although he is of Russian descent).

 

[overedge]

Owie

 

[Lara]

Nooo

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Well, I did not have them on my bingo card to not make it to the free.

 

[floridaice]

 

[JoannaLouise]

Oh no, this is heartbreaking. They've had such a good season up until now

 

[Sally1214]

Oh no ... this is really going downhill fast for N/M. I was so hoping they would have a good showing here.

eta: Lovely step sequence and spin combination at the end of the program though.

 

[beckab81]

Nooooo, I wanted to see the baby Japanese team do well! This probably won't make the free

 

[miffy]

Noooooo Yuna fell twice! I really wanted them to have a good Olympics. Presumably next time there will be a lot more pressure on them, in the team event.

 

[my little pony]

oh no my children were jinxed

 

[Hanna]

This Japanese program is one of my faves.

Oh no, they were on such a roll in their last two events.

The lift

 

[Spikefan]

Dang, not the team I wanted to miss qualifying.