2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics - Figure Skating Qualification

[Karen-W]

Love this news for Daria & Michel!!!!

Also, this puts a nail in the USFS' hopes of securing a third spot.

 

[Sylvia]

Today in Rome - Guignard/Fabbri, Conti/Macii, Grassl, Gutmann, Ghilardi/Ambrosini:

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(2nd Italian man still TBD)

 

[Sylvia]

Yu-Hsiang LI (figure skater) and Ying-Chu CHEN (women's long track speed skater): https://www.instagram.com/p/DSi-uA8E-th/

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[eurodance2001]

It's nice to see when a Federation or Olympic committee openly embrace their athletes and their earned Olympic spots as opposed to being stubborn with unrealistic internal qualifying criteria for no reason. The one that still comes to mind is the Swiss Olympic Committee rejecting not just one but two pairs spots in 1994 that were earned by the Monod's at 1993 Worlds. Plus Monod's missing the Olympics by one spot cause they placed 11th at Europeans instead of 10th.. One lousy spot.. That's just stupid..

 

[Sylvia]

France's Olympic Figure Skating Team officially was announced today (Dec. 23, 2025):

Première sélection olympique : le patinage artistique français en route vers Milano Cortina 2026 - FFSG

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Dans le cadre de cette première sélection, la FFSG est fière d’annoncer la présence de neuf athlètes en patinage artistique et danse sur glace, qui défendront les couleurs tricolores lors des épreuves individuelles et de la prestigieuse épreuve par équipes.

Messieurs

• Kevin AYMOZ – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes
• Adam SIAO HIM FA – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes

Dames

• Lorine SCHILD – Épreuve individuelle & épreuve par équipes

Couples

• Camille KOVALEV / Pavel KOVALEV – Épreuve par équipes [team event only, for now]

Danse sur glace

• Evgeniia LOPAREVA / Geoffrey BRISSAUD – Danse sur glace & épreuve par équipes
• Laurence FOURNIER BEAUDRY / Guillaume CIZERON – Danse sur glace & épreuve par équipes

 

[Sylvia]

OFFICIAL SELECTION MILANO CORTINA 2026
"We are proud to announce our figure skaters who have made it to the Team Belgium delegation for the Winter Olympics!" - photos of Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone are in this Dec. 23rd post:

Team Belgium on Instagram: "🚨 OFFICIAL SELECTION MILANO CORTINA 2026 🚨 We are proud to announce our figure skaters who have made it to the Team Belgium delegation for the Winter Olympics! Swipe ⬅️ to meet the athletes. #WeAreTeamBelgium #OfficialS

1,620 likes, 7 comments - teambelgium on December 23, 2025: "🚨 OFFICIAL SELECTION MILANO CORTINA 2026 🚨 We are proud to announce our figure skaters who have made it to the Team Belgium delegation for the Winter Olympics! Swipe ⬅️ to meet the athletes. #WeAreTeamBelgium #OfficialSelection...

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[olympic]

OFFICIAL SELECTION MILANO CORTINA 2026
"We are proud to announce our figure skaters who have made it to the Team Belgium delegation for the Winter Olympics!" - photos of Loena Hendrickx and Nina Pinzarrone are in this Dec. 23rd post:

Team Belgium on Instagram: "🚨 OFFICIAL SELECTION MILANO CORTINA 2026 🚨 We are proud to announce our figure skaters who have made it to the Team Belgium delegation for the Winter Olympics! Swipe ⬅️ to meet the athletes. #WeAreTeamBelgium #OfficialS

1,620 likes, 7 comments - teambelgium on December 23, 2025: "🚨 OFFICIAL SELECTION MILANO CORTINA 2026 🚨 We are proud to announce our figure skaters who have made it to the Team Belgium delegation for the Winter Olympics! Swipe ⬅️ to meet the athletes. #WeAreTeamBelgium #OfficialSelection...

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So, I figured Loena was on the team, but I was wondering about Nina. She must have passed her fed's monitoring (?) Glad she made it and I hope she's 100% by February.

Now, what about Estonian Nina? I like watching her too

 

[Karen-W]

So, I figured Loena was on the team, but I was wondering about Nina. She must have passed her fed's monitoring (?) Glad she made it and I hope she's 100% by February.

Now, what about Estonian Nina? I like watching her too

Nina competed at Golden Spin a few weeks ago - not the greatest of competitions for her, but she's back on the ice for sure. Same with Niina, who competed at Tallinn Trophy 4 weeks ago. The only major question at this time is Kimmy Repond, who is back on the ice now, but did not compete at Swiss Nationals last weekend.

 

[Sylvia]

Tomás Guarino [Sabate], Asaf Kazimov, Sofia Val, Olivia Smart and Tim Dieck with Spanish fed. president Frank González (next to Olivia) and Alejandro Blanco, the President of Comité Olímpico Español (Dec. 16, 2025): https://www.instagram.com/p/DSVBQAqjE9i/

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[Karen-W]

From the Aussie news thread - Anastasia Golubeva is officially an Australian!

Anastasia Golubeva is officially an Aussie!

ANASTASIA/ on Instagram: "Today is a day I will always remember today I officially became an Australian citizen.🇦🇺🦘 This past year has been one of the hardest of my life, with many challenges both on and off the ice. That’s why this moment means so

I've faced many challenges, but becoming an Australian citizen means so much to me. I'm grateful for the opportunity to grow, fight, and believe in my dreams, and I'm proud to represent Australia in the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games.

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