2026 Olys Pairs FS PBP - Are We Not Entertained?

[Bunny Hop]

The commentator on my feed keeps saying any team who goes into the lead goes into the gold medal position.

Yes, and it's driving me crazy. Particularly during group one in every event.

 

[beepbeep]

God bless Italian cuisine.

ETA: this is not a complaint

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Don’t forget Chicago and Cats
ETA: Cats is ALW too, non?

Cats is ALW. But I did forget Chicago.

Don’t forget Moulin Rouge

But I dearly want to...

I'd get a kick out of someone skating to Heathers the Musical.

Think how many pearls we could clutch if someone skated to Candy Store!

Any pair ever skate to Sweeney Todd?

I will immediately uber anyone who does this.

Camelot has so much good music! And: A Little Night Music. Candide. Hello Dolly. Brigadoon. Anything Goes. Kiss Me Kate ...

And these are just off the top of my head from the golden years of the musical

Well, you certainly went the opposite direction of what I was thinking.

I was thinking of musicals that opened on Broadway AFTER my mom graduated from high school.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Oof, Ellie's luck on the sbs jumps seems to have run out

 

[Sally1214]

Awww ..... poor Ellie. I had such high hopes for them.

 

[alj5]

ugh this is hard to watch

 

[beckab81]

Ellie used up all the good juju already... glad these two had the team program for their Olympic moment.

 

[flyingsit]

Ellie definitely used up her quota of jumps earlier

 

[Colonel Green]

The clock struck midnight and Ellie turned back into a pumpkin.

 

[Wyliefan]

Well, they'll always have their team free skate!

 

[ilovesalchows]

Well that was the best throw they've done all comp.

 

[BaileyCatts]

At least Ellie and Danny had the skate of their lives in the Team event.

 

[Spikefan]

Ellie did it when it was needed but yikes, I hope this isn’t the beginning of melt downs.

 

[CantALoop]

Ugh I was hoping "Hold your head up, keep your head up" would encourage Ellie after the combo but guess it wasn't to be

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Ah, we've run out of good jumps for Ellie.

I wish she had enough to get through this program, but honestly, they helped the US win gold in the team event, they are gold medalists, and they made the free, so it's all good.

 

[allezfred]

And to think some people thought what this event needed was a third American pair.

 

[Braulio]

It was too good to be true, well guys at least you saved your best free skate here when it mattered the most, the team final

 

[Amy L]

Pressure in the team event seemed to help Ellie. Whatever it was, it's gone now.

At least she got one of the throws though. Wowza the front half was rough.

 

[miffy]

Danny still manages to look cheerful. He also seems to wait for her when she falls. Some guys are down the other end of the rink leaving their partner to scramble. He seems like such a nice guy (if anyone knows otherwise please don't tell me)

 

[Jammers]

Well at least K/O had great skates when it counted will always be Olympic Gold medalists.

 

[Hanna]

All these teams with success in the TE feel like they don't have the energy and focus for the individual anymore. Same as in the men's event.

 

[kirkbiggestfan]

This is US pairs. They will probably repartner with someone without citizenship.

 

[Wyliefan]

Well, it was a nice finish, at least.

 

[rfisher]

Danny crossing himself before he skates ..... cannot hurt.

Didn't help

 

[Hanna]

The commentator on my feed keeps saying any team who goes into the lead goes into the gold medal position.

Well they've watched the men's event and are correct.

 

[Private Citizen]

Another team who will be grateful to have the team event. 3Sq or <+SEQ and another fall now. They're going to drop like rocks. Got the throw 3Lo at least, actually a very nice one by her standards. Still, should go behind Deanna and probably even Ghilardi/Ambrosini and the Poles in the free.

 

[skatingguy]

Ellie Kam/Danny O'Shea
Coach: D. Meekins, S. Straub
Music: Sweet Dreams. Everybody Wants to Rule the World

Triple Twist 4
3T - Ellie stepped out
3S<+SEQ+A* - Ellie fell
Throw 3Lz - fall
Back Outside Death Spiral 3
Throw 3Lo
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Pair Combo Spin 4
Hand-to-Hand Lift 4
Choreo Sequence
Axel Lasso Lift 4

Unfortunately a bit of the magic was missing in this performance, and the mistakes were too much.

SP: 71.87 = 7th Place
-2.00 = Falls
FS: 122.71 = 6th Place
Total: 194.58 = 3rd Place

 

[Colonel Green]

Those lifts sure are nice, though.

 

[miffy]

This makes me worried for M/K. We're saying 'at least they got a team medal' about Italy and USA pairs...

 

[my little pony]

that TES is quite high actually