2026 Olys Pairs FS PBP - Are We Not Entertained?

[CantALoop]

I love their signature upside down position

 

[Andrey aka Pushkin]

Should be enough for a medal, and I would be absolutely at peace with this result.

 

[shan]

Beautiful throws from H/V!!

And not scary lifts!

 

[skatingguy]

Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nikita Volodin
Coach: D. Savin, K. Schubert, S. Brandao, R. Rex
Music: Memoryhouse by Max Richter

Triple Twist 4
3T+2A+2A<+SEQ - Minerva stepped out of the 3rd jump
1S - Minerva popped
Throw 3Lo
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Back Outside Death Spiral 3
Pair Combo Spin 4
Throw 3S
Axel Lasso Lift 4
Choreo Sequence
Hand-to-Hip Lift 4

It was a beautiful performance, but the mistakes on the side-by-side jump will be decisive.

SP: 80.01 = 1st Place
FS: 139.08 = 4th Place
Total: 219.09 = 3rd Place

 

[Private Citizen]

Hoping PCS and their short program lead are still enough for silver, but it's going to be tight. Will medal at least.

 

[Lanie]

If this is behind the Georgians

 

[Karen-W]

MiNiki - 3tw - so light & airy; SBS 3t+2a+2a - step out on the last 2a by her and omg she just popped the SBS 3s... Come on... Hold on for a medal! Throw 3lo - good; first lift - very nice; BODS - nice; combo spin - alright... This program is so derivative of Savchenko/Massot's OGM-winning program, I just can't fully get behind it; throw 3s - beautiful; second lift - excellent; choreo seq - whatever; last lift - fine.

Well, now the question is whether the judges will PCS them to silver or drop them to bronze... TES is dropping and I suspect they're settling for bronze.

 

[personwhoishere]

That last lift was especially cool. A shame about the mistakes

 

[Bunny Hop]

This is going to be close. Staying on the podium may be due to the small lead from the Short.

 

[Aceon6]

12 points diff on TES before reviews. PCS may save 2nd.

 

[marbri]

Hoping their lead from the short keeps them on the podium...

 

[skatingguy]

Miura/Kihara are the Olympic Champions.

 

[slicekw]

Minerva’s wedgie is so high that it would’ve been illegal in most US states in the 1970s. Probably still scandalizes my mom.

Wow, I feel so bad for her/them because I wanted to see a clean skate. Still beautiful.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Already almost 5 points behind MetBru in the TES and dropping.

They had a 5 point lead in the short. PCS could keep them in silver? Should?

 

[Colonel Green]

Looking at the TES they used up pretty much all their short program margin over the Georgians and Hungarians.

 

[tangerine dream]

"Hello? Hey, do you mind if I call you back? We're at the Olympics and are in the middle of our program. Ok, thanks!"

Maybe the phone call is from EMS checking to make sure she survived the lifts?

 

[BittyBug]

Tech score dropped to 69.82 on review.

 

[miffy]

Oh I love that, she says sorry and he smiles kindly at her. What a guy. Nikita and Danny for the kindness to partners award

 

[peibeck]

The look on Minerva's face after the salchow.


Hopefully they did enough for silver.

 

[shan]

Tech score dropped to 69.82 on review.

Ouch!

 

[Aussie Willy]

Another 5th to 1st Olympic Champion?

Same as the men's event

 

[Bunny Hop]

Turned off the sound on my phone. Damn work trying to Teams message me while skating is on. It's not 9am yet.

 

[floridaice]

So much gel in Nikita's hair. The glare was making me think he had big bobby pins holding his hair back.

 

[Private Citizen]

Her final 2A looked short (probably < v. q) on replay, and I think it's bronze. Will be pleasantly surprised otherwise.

 

[Theatregirl1122]

Looking at the TES they used up pretty much all their short program margin over the Georgians and Hungarians.

About a point more than their lead, in the end.

 

[Skaterbob]

This is going to be close. Staying on the podium may be due to the small lead from the Short.

I don't think 4.5 lead is a small lead in the short. I don't see how they aren't second. Oh man I was wrong!

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

Bezic mentioning the behind the scenes help that MinKits got from Katarina Witt.

 

[beckab81]

They'll need PB PCS for silver, and I don't think they'll get it

 

[Aceon6]

Please be silver by .1
No, 2 full points, Minerva needed a double.

 

[Aimless]

Need sunglasses for glare off of Nikita’s hair pomade.