2026 Worlds Pairs SP PBP - Prague Fling

[genevieve]

Wedgie Data

Starting Order
Warm-Up Group 1
1 Karina AKOPOVA / Nikita RAKHMANIN ARM
2 Gabriella IZZO / Luc MAIERHOFER AUT
3 Anna VALESI / Martin BIDAR CZE

Warm-Up Group 2
4 Sofiia HOLICHENKO / Artem DARENSKYI UKR
5 Irma CALDARA / Riccardo MAGLIO ITA
6 Oxana VOUILLAMOZ / Tom BOUVART SUI

Warm-Up Group 3
7 Jiaxuan ZHANG / Yihang HUANG CHN
8 Kelly Ann LAURIN / Loucas ETHIER CAN
9 Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV FRA

Warm-Up Group 4
10 Katie McBEATH / Daniil PARKMAN USA
11 Daria DANILOVA / Michel TSIBA NED
12 Yuna NAGAOKA / Sumitada MORIGUCHI JPN
13 Ioulia CHTCHETININA / Michal WOZNIAK POL

Warm-Up Group 5
14 Emily CHAN / Spencer HOWE USA
15 Anastasia VAIPAN-LAW / Luke DIGBY GBR
16 Annika HOCKE / Robert KUNKEN GER
17 Lia PEREIRA / Trennt MICHAUD CAN

Warm-Up Group 6
18 Maria PAVLOVA / Alexei SVIATCHENKO HUN
19 Alisa EFIMOVA / Misha MITROFANOV USA
20 Anastasiia METLKINA / Luka BERULALA GEO
21 Minerva Fabienne HASE / Nikita VOLODIN GER

 

[skatingcheckers]

I'm watching the skaters prior to the pairs short program. I really hate the tu-tu costumes. I prefer long and flowy.

 

[MacMadame]

So I'm guessing I have time to watch another Womens SP before Pairs actually start skating?

 

[miffy]

Just turned the feed on and there are people hanging from the ceiling, and a skating hedgehog

 

[Wyliefan]

You could not pay me enough to hang in the air on a ribbon over ice. Not enough money in the world.

 

[MacMadame]

Just turned the feed on and there are people hanging from the ceiling, and a skating hedgehog

Okay, I'm sorry I missed that.

 

[Matryeshka]

Lithuania: we will have the bestest, most artistique competition ever.

Prague: hold my beer. With a ribbon.

 

[Wyliefan]

There goes the feed again.

 

[MacMadame]

I guess we're getting the Opening Ceremonies. Does someone have a schedule that shows when the skating actually begins?

 

[victorskid]

So I'm guessing I have time to watch another Womens SP before Pairs actually start skating?

The Pairs SP is scheduled to start at 18:45 local time in Prague.

 

[MacMadame]

The Pairs SP is scheduled to start at 18:45 local time in Prague.

Thanks. So, with the introduction of judges/technical panel and the 6-minute warm-up, it's going to be another 20 minutes. Hope Peacock gets the feed going properly by then.

 

[victorskid]

Thanks. So, with the introduction of judges/technical panel and the 6-minute warm-up, it's going to be another 20 minutes. Hope Peacock gets the feed going properly by then.

That is supposed to be the start time for Warm-Up Group 1 based on the detailed time schedule: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...----------QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

 

[petro]

Arena is absolutely packed! Even the second level is probably 80% full already. Great to see.

 

[MacMadame]

That is supposed to be the start time for Warm-Up Group 1 based on the detailed time schedule: https://results.isu.org/results/sea...----------QUAL000100--_StartListwithTimes.pdf

Noted. But the Zambonis just left and they are doing crowd-fluffing rather than judge introducing so I think the first program is still going to be 20 minutes from when I said.

 

[victorskid]

Pairs - Short Program

Panel of Judges

Function Name Nation
Referee Ms. Aniela HEBEL-SZMAK ISU
Technical Controller Ms. Vera TAUCHMANOVA ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Ivana JAKUPCEVIC MARINKOVIC ISU
Technical Specialist Ms. Dana GRAHAM ISU

Judge No.1 Mr. Ludwig CZOCZEK ISU
Judge No.2 Ms. Salome CHIGOGIDZE ISU
Judge No.3 Ms. Christine BLANC ISU
Judge No.4 Ms. Mary CHAPMAN ISU
Judge No.5 Ms. Saodat NUMANOVA ISU
Judge No.6 Ms. Pia ALHONEN ISU
Judge No.7 Mr. Igor FEDCHENKO ISU
Judge No.8 Ms. Deveny DECK ISU
Judge No.9 Mr. Marco BUTTARELLI ISU

Data Operator Ms. Agnieszka SWIDERSKA ISU
Replay Operator Mr. Zoltan JANOSI ISU

 

[victorskid]

Noted. But the Zambonis just left and they are doing crowd-fluffing rather than judge introducing so I think the first program is still going to be 20 minutes from when I said.

You couldn't prove it by me as the CBC GEM re-stream of the ISU stream has yet to start and we are still geoblocked from the ISU stream

 

[npavel]

Thanks. So, with the introduction of judges/technical panel and the 6-minute warm-up, it's going to be another 20 minutes. Hope Peacock gets the feed going properly by then.

No judges/technical panel introduction

 

[victorskid]

The stream picked up with the introduction of the 3rd pair.

 

[MacMadame]

No judges/technical panel introduction

They are starting the warmup late so my prediction that the first team to take the ice for their program will happen at 10:55 am is still going to be pretty close.

 

[Matryeshka]

One team doesn't make it? I know rules are rules, but that's just awful to be the one team. You think they could squeeze them in somewhere.

Go Izzo!!!

 

[miffy]

Ooh Rakhmanin has a nice new haircut

 

[Jay42]

Why would they change the technical tracker to have a yellow line under the box instead of just doing the yellow box like they were doing before? The different colour boxes makes more sense.

 

[Karen-W]

AkoRakh - 3tw and throw 3z - both excellent - high & airy; SBS 3s - he pitched forward - may have had a hand down? lift - good; step seq - fine; BIDS - split jump entrance was interesting; SBS spins - excellent unison on 1st & 3rd positions, 2nd was messy in part because they drifted a bit too close for my liking on the spacing.

Overall solid start and I'm sure they'll make the FS.

 

[MacMadame]

Why would they change the technical tracker to have a yellow line under the box instead of just doing the yellow box like they were doing before? The different colour boxes makes more sense.

I like the yellow line. I want to know if the item had + or - GOE even a few elements later when I've forgotten the actual score.

 

[Karen-W]

Why would they change the technical tracker to have a yellow line under the box instead of just doing the yellow box like they were doing before? The different colour boxes makes more sense.

I think they wanted to find a way to indicate the judges were still giving an element positive GOE even while the tech panel was marking it for review.

 

[MacMadame]

Which team is on the bubble for qualifying? I was thinking Izzo/Partner

ETA until I looked at the ISU bios and their SBs.

 

[Jay42]

I think they wanted to find a way to indicate the judges were still giving an element positive GOE even while the tech panel was marking it for review.

Ah that's fair.

 

[miffy]

I like the yellow line. I want to know if the item had + or - GOE even a few elements later when I've forgotten the actual score.

I like it too. And I like them showing the planned elements & base score at the start. I'm not keen on the timer at the bottom, it's not like it's some kind of race or that they are likely to not finish in time. They could just show it right at the end if they have to.

 

[JoannaLouise]

SBS 3lz with a decent amount of speed - that was great!

 

[MacMadame]

I like it too. And I like them showing the planned elements & base score at the start. I'm not keen on the timer at the bottom, it's not like it's some kind of race or that they are likely to not finish in time. They could just show it right at the end if they have to.

I find it distracting but it does tell us when they are getting the jump bonus without the commentators having to tell us 1000x times.

(Not that it stops them but it slows them down.)