2026 Olys Pairs SP PBP - Veni, Vidi, Wedgie

[allezfred]

Why on earth did these two come back?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Didn’t they win a Grand Prix event this season?

 

[Aceon6]

ETA someone said 15 teams would make it. That doesn't divide by 4.

16, 4 groups

 

[rosetintmyworld]

S/H perfectly on the beat for the throw, but the trick with this percussive of an arrangement is that they really need their prior sharpness to really snap everything into place.

 

[Braulio]

Sui just can´t jump anymore and is sad to watch

Never understood why the comeback, they remind me of the Shibutanis with their attempt in ice dance, glad that chinese did not have really strong home competition and still got the federation support but you look they are way past their prime

 

[Matryeshka]

Russmenians off to a great start!

I know Sui/Han shouldn't be here, but of all the comebacks, this is the one I was most excited about it. I can't help but want them to do well. They and Shen/Zhao are my all time favorites, and well, I'm just gonna enjoy what they do well in the pairs competition.

 

[mattiecat13]

Dear ISU:

Please ban that hideous, ugly upside-down split lift. Thank you.

 

[ryanj07]

I've always loved Sui/Han but sadly they are well past their prime.

 

[JoannaLouise]

Coming back after retirement (or semi-retirement) went really well for Cizeron, but unfortunately I don't think it's going to pay off the same way for Sui/Han.

 

[skatingguy]

Wenjing Sui/Cong Han
Coach: H. Zhao, W. Zhang, J. Guan
Music: Habanera

3T - Wenjing stepped out - hand down
Triple Twist 4
Throw 3F
Flying Change Foot Combo Spin 4
Reverse Lasso Lift 4
Back Inside Death Spiral 3
Step Sequence 3

Better than the Team Event, but the error could leave them buried in the standings if the top teams go clean.

Q SP: 72.66 = 1st Place

 

[my little pony]

not terrible! I was thinking they might w/d after team like Plush

 

[Hedwig]

so much better than in the TF! Good for them!

Darn the 3toe for her....

 

[ilovepaydays]

Han didn’t really need that vest with his costume, right?

 

[Karen-W]

SuiHan - SBS 3t - not a fall but she stumbled out of it badly; 3tw - gorgeous; throw 3f - fine if a bit heavy on the landing; SBS spins - serviceable; lift - good; BIDS - decent; step seq - this choreo bit at the start is sort of cringe. Well, that was better than the TE SP but they're going to need mistakes from a lot of other teams to make the last group for the FS or be in spitting distance of the podium.

 

[beckab81]

Much better than expected based on 4CC, I'm guessing that she's skating on some painkiller shots. Twist, throw & lift were all excellent to my eye (I love their twist variation with 1 arm extended).

 

[MacMadame]

Didn’t they win a Grand Prix event this season?

Not according to their ISU Bio. But they did place third for Bronze

 

[Citlali]

First time watching Sui/Han in the season... I just wanted to remember them at their best

They are committing crimes against Carmen and messing in the sbs

Sui looks lovely, I like the long hair

China should really have invested in their younger athletes, making them comeback is absurd

 

[peibeck]

Wenjing put her foot down on that double twizzle like a French ice dancer....

 

[rfisher]

Fedor looking amused (not in a good way) at that score

Fedor is just glad they're here. It looked like the team would be forced to retire last year.

 

[Finnice]

Sui/Han were ok. No such a joy they had when they shined.

 

[skatingguy]

Anastasiia Golubeva/Hektor Giotopoulos Moore
Coach: G. Pachin, A. Pachin
Music: Exogenesis: Symphony Pt. 3 (Redemption) by Muse; I Won't Stand Down by Muse

First Olympic appearance. Three Wold Championships participation(s) with a best result of 8th in Pair Skating in 2023. Finished 4th in Pair Skating in the 2024 Four Continents Championships. Junior World Championship: 2 x silver.

Short Program
PB: 65.73
SB: 59.27

 

[Aceon6]

I’d rather remember them as they were

 

[Kateri]

I really do think Sui just came back to have a good hair Olympics to erase the memory of her tragic Beijing style.

 

[Sally1214]

Sui/Han: First of all, I really like her dress. Too bad about the jump error. For selfish reasons, I wish they hadn't come back as I would have loved for my last memory of a competitive skate by them to be fabulous (like they used to be).

 

[Braulio]

72.66 is high

they could be in the end in the hunt for a bronze medal

 

[honey]

That seems kinda high for that. Better than the team, but that wasn’t a 70+ skate.

 

[Hedwig]

I am surprised Wenjings toe was not downgraded. Or do I read the score sheet wrong?

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

First time watching Sui/Han in the season... I just wanted to remember them at their best

They are committing crimes against Carmen and messing in the sbs

So many crimes have been committed against Carmen.

 

[Sally1214]

Who is commentating on pairs with Kurt on GEM today?

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Even though he is my husband, this is the one that I have on the bubble for not making the free …. them along with Italian number two.