2026 Junior Worlds - Men FS

[victorskid]

After 2 of 4 groups we have an ice ressurfacing.

FS results so far:
1 Genrikh GARTUNG GER 146.01 81.57 64.44 6.21 6.39 6.75 0.00 #8
2 Yehor KURTSEV UKR 138.40 74.49 63.91 6.29 6.29 6.61 0.00 #12
3 David BONDAR CAN 132.97 69.93 63.04 6.25 6.18 6.50 0.00 #11
4 Hiro KAEWTATHIP THA 132.45 71.68 60.77 6.14 6.07 6.04 0.00 #5
5 Nikita SHEIKO ISR 131.76 64.20 67.56 6.79 6.82 6.68 0.00 #10
6 Matias LINDFORS FIN 126.20 56.43 70.77 7.29 7.21 6.75 1.00 #9
7 Jiarui LI HKG 125.43 62.52 62.91 6.36 6.21 6.32 0.00 #6
8 Qihan ZHAO CHN 120.28 62.61 57.67 5.68 5.68 5.96 0.00 #3
9 Leon ROJKOV GER 108.46 57.58 51.88 5.11 5.04 5.43 1.00 #1
10 Konstantin SUPATASHVILI GEO 103.77 51.89 51.88 5.18 5.04 5.36 0.00 #4
11 Albin SAMUELSSON SWE 97.77 47.22 52.55 5.21 5.11 5.46 2.00 #2
12 Matvii YEFYMENKO POL 97.09 44.28 54.81 5.50 5.25 5.71 2.00 #7


Overall resuls so far:
1 Genrikh GARTUNG GER 209.68 17 1
2 Yehor KURTSEV UKR 208.45 13 2
3 David BONDAR CAN 202.06 14 3
4 Nikita SHEIKO ISR 198.88 15 5
5 Hiro KAEWTATHIP THA 194.38 20 4
6 Matias LINDFORS FIN 192.90 16 6
7 Jiarui LI HKG 187.81 19 7
8 Qihan ZHAO CHN 181.83 22 8
9 Leon ROJKOV GER 169.14 24 9
10 Konstantin SUPATASHVILI GEO 165.39 21 10
11 Matvii YEFYMENKO POL 159.98 18 12
12 Albin SAMUELSSON SWE 158.70 23 11

 

[tony]

Lambiel looks like a Russian coach straight out of the 1970s.

Skorniakov is so nerdy he is so, so shy in person and very unassuming to any attention

 

[Elisheba]

Ean can afford 2 sleeves for this program!

 

[Sylvia]

I really hope Yanhao Li can land his 4T successfully today! (like he did in the warmup)

 

[Elisheba]

the 4t wasnt pretty but he stood up on it.

 

[Sylvia]

Good start by Yu-Hsiang Li -3A called rotated for now, -1.43 on his 4T that he landed.

 

[tony]

Yu-Hsiang was obviously one of my highlights of the Olympics-- from just barely getting in there (and the tech panel incorrectly calling a jump as happening before 2 minutes which could've cost him the spot), to making the free skate in Milan, to having a great skate in said free skate.

He's had this same free skate for four straight seasons, so I'm sure money plays a big part. Hopefully he keeps improving!

 

[MsZem]

Yu-Hsiang was obviously one of my highlights of the Olympics-- from just barely getting in there (and the tech panel incorrectly calling a jump as happening before 2 minutes which could've cost him the spot), to making the free skate in Milan, to having a great skate in said free skate.

He's had this same free skate for four straight seasons, so I'm sure money plays a big part. Hopefully he keeps improving!

Fingers crossed for Jordan! I mentioned in an Olympics thread that he's probably in for a massive bonus, so hopefully that will help with expenses going forward.

 

[tony]

Side note - but Thomas and I were given an extra ticket to the men's free skate in Milan and I texted Yu-Hsiang to make sure that all of his family had tickets. I knew they were all there and I thought of him as one of the first people to give it to. He said he was all covered!

 

[Debbie S]

Good job by Lucius! He's made significant improvement since the start of the season and hopefully he keeps improving.

 

[Wyliefan]

I used to have a mini version of that stuffed seal.

 

[tony]

I love Krouglov. Should've been on the podium at JGPF

 

[her grace]

Krouglov: I thought he was undermarked in PCS in the SP, maybe he'll get credit here for his presentation and musical engagement, particularly after skating after Kazanecki.

 

[JoannaLouise]

I like the way Krouglov pays attention to how he extends his limbs; he's not "floppy".

 

[Wyliefan]

Oh shoot!

 

[tony]

That Salchow fall, darn. I think he would've gone ahead of Lucius otherwise. And he still maybe should if they give him the mid-7's PCS he deserves.

 

[Karen-W]

What can we do to get Belgium a decent ice dance or pairs team that can make a legitimate run at an Oly spot in 2030? Who doesn't want to see Team Belgium in the TE?

 

[beckab81]

Krouglov should still lead on PCS, he’s got such great musical sensitivity and skating skills

 

[victorskid]

Actually, Lindfors is ahead of everyone on PCS:
1 Genrikh GARTUNG GER 146.01 81.57 64.44 6.21 6.39 6.75 0.00 #8
2 Lucius KAZANECKI USA 144.47 78.20 66.27 6.61 6.50 6.79 0.00 #14
3 Denis KROUGLOV BEL 141.48 72.92 69.56 7.04 6.89 6.96 1.00 #15
4 Yehor KURTSEV UKR 138.40 74.49 63.91 6.29 6.29 6.61 0.00 #12
5 David BONDAR CAN 132.97 69.93 63.04 6.25 6.18 6.50 0.00 #11
6 Hiro KAEWTATHIP THA 132.45 71.68 60.77 6.14 6.07 6.04 0.00 #5
7 Nikita SHEIKO ISR 131.76 64.20 67.56 6.79 6.82 6.68 0.00 #10
8 Yu-Hsiang LI TPE 131.48 69.05 62.43 6.07 6.25 6.43 0.00 #13
9 Matias LINDFORS FIN 126.20 56.43 70.77 7.29 7.21 6.75 1.00 #9
10 Jiarui LI HKG 125.43 62.52 62.91 6.36 6.21 6.32 0.00 #6
11 Qihan ZHAO CHN 120.28 62.61 57.67 5.68 5.68 5.96 0.00 #3
12 Leon ROJKOV GER 108.46 57.58 51.88 5.11 5.04 5.43 1.00 #1
13 Konstantin SUPATASHVILI GEO 103.77 51.89 51.88 5.18 5.04 5.36 0.00 #4
14 Albin SAMUELSSON SWE 97.77 47.22 52.55 5.21 5.11 5.46 2.00 #2
15 Matvii YEFYMENKO POL 97.09 44.28 54.81 5.50 5.25 5.71 2.00 #7

 

[tony]

Two quad Lutzes that basically require 10 seconds each of pumping around the ice sloppily to do them, second one questionably landed. But everything else is actually quite nice.

 

[beckab81]

Is it a jr worlds men’s competition without POTC?

 

[her grace]

Choi's getting nice height on his jumps. Needs to work on the turnout of his free leg on the landing instead of just letting it drop unaesthetically

 

[JoannaLouise]

The last 30 seconds of this program - Techno Pirates Remix into Gentle Guitar Pirates

 

[Debbie S]

Choi has a lot of speed but outside of the choreo seq, were there any transitions in that program?

 

[tony]

Choi has a lot of speed but outside of the choreo seq, were there any transitions in that program?

Why should he when it's not a component anymore

 

[tony]

The coach on the left (and coach of almost all the Korean skaters), Hyungkyung Choi, made the short program at 1998 Worlds and is one of five skaters whose program has never seen the light of day AFAIK. I so want to see it.

 

[Debbie S]

Why should he when it's not a component anymore

Well, if you don't want men's skating to just be a jumping show...

Rough skate for Weiler

 

[tony]

Sigh. Weiler came apart completely in the free skate last year and he's basically gone that direction this year too. So pleasant to watch. No consistency.

 

[Wyliefan]

Ow, Yanhao, that looked like a hard fall.

 

[Kateri]

Ugh, that quad toe was one of those dreams that cannot be, I guess.