2026 Olympics Team Event - Strategy, Predictions & Discussion

[Winnipeg]

I hope Canada sends a 3rd pairs team to be on stand by in case DM cannot skate the pairs event due to her injury. Why did they leave it so late I wonder if this has been bothering her for awhile?

 

[Sylvia]

I hope Canada sends a 3rd pairs team to be on stand by in case DM cannot skate the pairs event due to her injury. Why did they leave it so late I wonder if this has been bothering her for awhile?

Deanna's injury (happened in Montreal) was only made public yesterday: https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/th...dek-injured-pre-olympics-news-updates.113662/

It's possible Skate Canada/COC already already have made contingency plans for sending Laurin/Ethier to Milan.

 

[Winnipeg]

Yes, but the article said she sustained the injury training in Montreal before leaving for the Olys. With that known before they left, why not send a backup team just in case? Like when the US sent Kwan back in 94 in the event Kerrigan was not healed enough to skate (in the end of course she was healthy enough to skate and Kwan wasted a trip but still, it was prudent to send Kwan just in case IMHO).

 

[Habs]

Yes, but the article said she sustained the injury training in Montreal before leaving for the Olys. With that known before they left, why not send a backup team just in case? Like when the US sent Kwan back in 94 in the event Kerrigan was not healed enough to skate (in the end of course she was healthy enough to skate and Kwan wasted a trip but still, it was prudent to send Kwan just in case IMHO).

Deanna and Max haven't left. They're still in Canada.
I would almost guarantee that Laurin & Ethier are ready to go. The pairs draw isn't until Feb 13 so there's still plenty of time.

 

[Winnipeg]

Oh, that makes sense! Thanks for the info. I hope she heals quickly.

 

[A.H.Black]

Chuncheon, South Korea, was the training site in 2018 for Team USA figure skaters.
"The U.S. team spent much of its time at the Olympics practicing a couple of hours away in Chuncheon, South Korea."
https://skatingmagazine.usfigureskating.org/article/Skating_201804_12 (scroll down)The Chuncheon site was not just for the women. I remember that according to Mirai, Vincent discovered at the eleventh hour that he accidentally packed his Opening Ceremony uniform in luggage that already had been sent to Chuncheon. Luckily, an extra Opening Ceremony uniform somehow was found for Vincent.

I remember that, but I also recall someone talking about one of the women going to Japan to train for a few days. That would have been unofficial, of course, and I may be up in the night.

 

[A.H.Black]

February 3, 2026 - 10:00 Final confirmation of Skaters/Couples participating
(Team Leaders Meeting Team Event) in the Team Event. The confirmation includes all
Skaters/Couples available for participation in the Team Event.

This is today. I'm assuming the US would list all the members of the team as being available, but has anyone found anything official?

 

[Sylvia]

This is today. I'm assuming the US would list all the members of the team as being available, but has anyone found anything official?

Not yet.

ETA: https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-.../te/x/team--------------/qual/0004dc--/result

 

[Karen-W]

This is today. I'm assuming the US would list all the members of the team as being available, but has anyone found anything official?

Not that I've seen, but you are correct that most countries with multiple entries are going to list all of the members of the team as being available. About the only ones who I wouldn't expect to be listed are Deanna & Max simply because they aren't even in Italy yet.