U.S. Men 2025-26 Discussion - Quad God and the Mere Mortals

[Allskate]

Max N hit a 92 and Jacob scored almost 85 in the SP at Ice Challenge. I'm all for Max.

Max's short program is one of my favorites this season. I've been eager to see him skate it clean. I'm so glad he skated it so well!

ETA: Posting at the same time. Max's short program was already posted. Here's Jacob's:

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[mtnskater]

Max's short program is one of my favorites this season. I've been eager to see him skate it clean. I'm so glad he skated it so well!

My favorite of all the men’s short programs I’ve seen so far! Perfect for him.

 

[Karen-W]

Sigh for Jimmy and Torgy in the NHK short program.

It was good to see Raf traveled with Torgy…but it kind of seems Torgy competes extra nervy whenever Raf is at the boards.

I don't think Raf traveled for Torgy. It was a bonus, but I suspect his main motivation for traveling was Samodelkina.

 

[HeatherC]

Call me a softie or just sentimental but my heart hopes that Max gets that third spot for the Olympic team. I watched his most recent SP earlier tonight and it was absolutely gorgeous. After everything he has been through this year, just the fact that he's out there competing and skating his heart out shows so much strength, heart, and passion. He seems to be trending up with his programs now and I am LOVING it.

BTW-At US Nats in 2006, Matt Savoie shocked everyone by winning that third Olympic spot over veteran Michael Weiss (and I cried buckets in the crowd). At US Nats in 2026, I would LOVE to see Max have his own "Matt Savoie" moment and end up on that Olympic team (cue me crying again in the audience if that happens). Fun Fact: Where was US Nats in 2006? St. Louis, MO. Where is US Nats in 2026? St. Louis, MO.

 

[her grace]

Don’t even get me started on how many times Savoie was screwed out of a higher national placement due to others having more potential. Savoie more than earned that 2006 spot and probably should have finished 2nd at those nationals.

 

[Taso]

Max performed a beautiful SP to Nocturne No. 20, achieving a score of 92.81 (with a GOE of 2.18 for 4S)!!

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Oh wow that was absolutely beautiful. I forgot I was watching an IJS program. May he repeat similar skates again and again