2026 Olys Pairs SP PBP - Veni, Vidi, Wedgie

[peibeck]

Even before the stumble and fall out of the lift, I would have put that behind Lia and Trennt. Max has seemed off all season, and I doubt his 3T was rotated.

 

[CantALoop]

NBC why the extreme closeup?

 

[Desperado]

I thought, "no matter what happens, this is a victory" and then...

 

[Aussie Willy]

The was best timing to the music fall I have ever seen. I literally screamed out loud "no" and woke up the dogs.

Now I will have to rewatch it

 

[overedge]

Oh my

 

[Amy L]

Those boards have been so close to everyone all week. Is the practice ice bigger or something?

This arena has thick padding on the boards because short track is competing there too.

 

[allezfred]

At least they made the free!

 

[MacMadame]

Those boards have been so close to everyone all week. Is the practice ice bigger or something?

ETA not the boards! But still and I wonder if she was too close to him because she sensed them.

Adrenalin?

 

[genevieve]

I barely breathed through DS/D’a program. Understandably tentative throughout. Deanna did everything she could to get through it. That fall at the end of the Lift was just crushing.

She is still a rock star. And an Olympian at the age of 42 freaking years old

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Only made the free by about 1.4 points, so I'm just so glad they are in. Not making the free would be such a sad result.

 

[ilovepaydays]

OMG, did they get no points for that lift?

That score hurt to look at.

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

I literally want to cry. This competition feels cursed.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Those boards have been so close to everyone all week. Is the practice ice bigger or something?

ETA not the boards! But still and I wonder if she was too close to him because she sensed them.

They have the padding for the speed skaters around them. Wonder if that has reduced the rink size?

 

[Colonel Green]

Made the free, thankfully for them.

 

[Skaterbob]

Did Max trip her on that exit???

I replayed it 5 times and couldn't tell what happened. It looks like she was still clinging to his arm never braced herself for the exit.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

Deanna will keep going until 2030

 

[tony]

She even mentions fall on the lift docks so many points. Negative GOE, 1 point for fall. Coach does a Duhamel and says it was about 6 points lost. Probably 5 or so is indeed accurate.

 

[skategal]

Well Deanna and Max made the free and they are Olympians.

I’ll take it.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I thought, "no matter what happens, this is a victory" and then...

I'm still counting it as a victory.

 

[MsZem]

Freakln' 40 years old. I wanna be her

42. The answer to life, the universe and everything.

What a legend.

 

[Colonel Green]

Wow, Lia & Trennt could actually make the final flight of the free skate if somebody falters. Not sure that would actually help them, though.

 

[jamesy]

NBC why the extreme closeup?

Yeah, that was weird. Someone was really hoping to catch a single tear.

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Even before the stumble and fall out of the lift, I would have put that behind Lia and Trennt. Max has seemed off all season, and I doubt his 3T was rotated.

Same, Max had a rough skate, they were slow and out of sync. Still, heartbreaking.

 

[Aussie Willy]

Deanna will keep going until 2030

She will keep going until she is on a zimmer frame

 

[overedge]

Well Deanna and Max made the free and they are Olympians.

I’ll take it.

And they have a world championship too.

 

[rfisher]

It looked like Deanna was considering a Babs-esque death stare there for a moment.

The best pair stare came from Stolbova after Klimov aborted a lift and dropped her. I wasn't sure he was going to live.

 

[text_skate]

Dmitry Savin is a great replacement. 6 teams from 6 different countries!

And he's not just changings jackets, shirts, too

 

[LilJen]

Max looked stiff and tentative throughout. Wondering if he was worrying about her.

 

[miffy]

British Simon Reed mixes up Sheffield (England) with Dundee (Scotland)

 

[Theatregirl1122]

OMG, did they get no points for that lift?

That score hurt to look at.

They got 3.4. A fall doesn't give you 0 points, but it's -5 in GOE, which put them at 4.4 for the lift plus a 1 point fall deduction. Loss of 5-6 points potentially.